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

Combining ability for beta-carotene and important quantitative traits in a cassava f1 population

Njenga, Peninah
  • Njenga, Peninah
  • Makerere University, P. O. Box 7062 Kampala, Uganda.
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Edema, Richard
  • Edema, Richard
  • Makerere University, P. O. Box 7062 Kampala, Uganda.
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Kamau, Joseph
  • Kamau, Joseph
  • Kenya Agricultural Research Institute, P.O Box 340-90100 Machakos, Kenya.
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  •  Received: 29 October 2012
  •  Accepted: 26 February 2014
  •  Published: 28 February 2014

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