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: 453

Full Length Research Paper

Improvement of physic nut (Jatropha curcas L.) by intraspecific hybridization between ecotypes of Africa and Americana

Ayizannon R. G.
  • Ayizannon R. G.
  • Faculté des Sciences Agronomiques/Université d’Abomey-Calavi (Bénin) BP 526 Recette Principale de Cotonou
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Ahoton L. E.
  • Ahoton L. E.
  • Faculté des Sciences Agronomiques/Université d’Abomey-Calavi (Bénin) BP 526 Recette Principale de Cotonou
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Ezin V.
  • Ezin V.
  • Faculté des Sciences Agronomiques/Université d’Abomey-Calavi (Bénin) BP 526 Recette Principale de Cotonou
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Quenum F.
  • Quenum F.
  • Faculté des Sciences Agronomiques/Université d’Abomey-Calavi (Bénin) BP 526 Recette Principale de Cotonou
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Mergeai G.
  • Mergeai G.
  • Unité de Phytotechnie Tropicale et Horticulture, Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech, Université de Liège, Belgium
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  •  Received: 05 November 2016
  •  Accepted: 20 March 2017
  •  Published: 31 May 2017

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