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

Nutritional and phytochemical characterization of taro [Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott] germplasm from Burkina Faso

Nicolas Ouédraogo
  • Nicolas Ouédraogo
  • Laboratoire Biosciences, Université Joseph KI-ZERBO, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.
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Pierre Alexandre Eric Djifaby Sombié
  • Pierre Alexandre Eric Djifaby Sombié
  • Laboratoire Biosciences, Université Joseph KI-ZERBO, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.
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Renan Ernest Traoré
  • Renan Ernest Traoré
  • Laboratoire Biosciences, Université Joseph KI-ZERBO, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.
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Hemayoro Sama
  • Hemayoro Sama
  • Laboratoire Biosciences, Université Joseph KI-ZERBO, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.
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Pauline Bationo/Kando
  • Pauline Bationo/Kando
  • Laboratoire Biosciences, Université Joseph KI-ZERBO, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.
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Mahamadou Sawadogo
  • Mahamadou Sawadogo
  • Laboratoire Biosciences, Université Joseph KI-ZERBO, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.
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Vincent Lebot
  • Vincent Lebot
  • Laboratoire Biosciences, Université Joseph KI-ZERBO, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.
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  •  Received: 07 July 2022
  •  Accepted: 15 September 2022
  •  Published: 31 January 2023

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