Journal of
Plant Breeding and Crop Science

  • Abbreviation: J. Plant Breed. Crop Sci.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2006-9758
  • DOI: 10.5897/JPBCS
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 447

Full Length Research Paper

Radio-sensitivity of cowpea to ultra-violet radiation by pollen treatment

Festus Olakunle Olasupo
  • Festus Olakunle Olasupo
  • Department of Crop Protection and Environmental Biology, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria.
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Christopher Olumuyiwa Ilori
  • Christopher Olumuyiwa Ilori
  • Department of Crop Protection and Environmental Biology, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria.
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Anna Abimbola Muyiwa
  • Anna Abimbola Muyiwa
  • Crop Improvement Division, Cocoa Research Institute of Nigeria, Idi-Ayunre, Ibadan, Nigeria.
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  •  Received: 04 August 2016
  •  Accepted: 20 September 2016
  •  Published: 30 November 2016

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