International Journal of
Biotechnology and Molecular Biology Research

  • Abbreviation: Int. J. Biotechnol. Mol. Biol. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-2154
  • DOI: 10.5897/IJBMBR
  • Start Year: 2010
  • Published Articles: 105

Full Length Research Paper

Efficient somatic embryogenesis of Jatropha curcas L. from petiole and leaf discs

Cecilia Mbithe Mweu
  • Cecilia Mbithe Mweu
  • Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture Technology, P. O. Box 62000-00200, Nairobi, Kenya.
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Aggrey Nyende
  • Aggrey Nyende
  • Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture Technology, P. O. Box 62000-00200, Nairobi, Kenya.
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Justus Onguso
  • Justus Onguso
  • Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture Technology, P. O. Box 62000-00200, Nairobi, Kenya.
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  •  Received: 21 August 2012
  •  Accepted: 19 September 2016
  •  Published: 30 September 2016

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