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

Diversity of Dioscorea bulbifera Linn in Uganda assessed by morphological markers and genotyping-by-sequencing technology (GBS)

Hilda Ikiriza
  • Hilda Ikiriza
  • Department of Biology, Faculty of Science Mbarara University of Science and Technology, Mbarara, Uganda.
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Hedmon Okella
  • Hedmon Okella
  • Department of Biology, Faculty of Science Mbarara University of Science and Technology, Mbarara, Uganda.
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Naasson Tuyiringiye
  • Naasson Tuyiringiye
  • School of Nursing and Midwifery, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Rwanda, Rwanda.
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Ali Milton
  • Ali Milton
  • National Agricultural Research Laboratories (NARL), Kawanda, Uganda.
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Nuwagira Catherine
  • Nuwagira Catherine
  • Department of Biology, Faculty of Science Mbarara University of Science and Technology, Mbarara, Uganda.
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Raphael Wangalwa
  • Raphael Wangalwa
  • Department of Biology, Faculty of Science Mbarara University of Science and Technology, Mbarara, Uganda.
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Grace Kagoro-Rugunda
  • Grace Kagoro-Rugunda
  • Department of Biology, Faculty of Science Mbarara University of Science and Technology, Mbarara, Uganda.
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Abubaker Muwonge
  • Abubaker Muwonge
  • Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Science University of Gezira, Wad Madani, Sudan.
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Mai Abdalla Ali Abdalla
  • Mai Abdalla Ali Abdalla
  • Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, Kyambogo University, Kampala, Uganda.
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Casim Umba Tolo
  • Casim Umba Tolo
  • Department of Biology, Faculty of Science Mbarara University of Science and Technology, Mbarara, Uganda.
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  •  Received: 03 February 2023
  •  Accepted: 03 April 2023
  •  Published: 31 May 2023

How to cite this article

APA /
Ikiriza, H., Okella, H., Tuyiringiye, N., Milton, A., Catherine, N., Wangalwa, R., Kagoro-Rugunda, G., Muwonge, A., Abdalla, M. A. A., & Tolo, C. U. (2023). Diversity of Dioscorea bulbifera Linn in Uganda assessed by morphological markers and genotyping-by-sequencing technology (GBS). Journal of Plant Breeding and Crop Science, 15(2), 74-85.
Chicago /
Hilda Ikiriza, Hedmon Okella, Naasson Tuyiringiye, Ali Milton, Nuwagira Catherine, Raphael Wangalwa, Grace Kagoro-Rugunda, Abubaker Muwonge, Mai Abdalla Ali Abdalla, and Casim Umba Tolo  . "Diversity of Dioscorea bulbifera Linn in Uganda assessed by morphological markers and genotyping-by-sequencing technology (GBS)." Journal of Plant Breeding and Crop Science 15, no. 2 (2023): 74-85.
MLA /
Hilda Ikiriza, et al. "Diversity of Dioscorea bulbifera Linn in Uganda assessed by morphological markers and genotyping-by-sequencing technology (GBS)." Journal of Plant Breeding and Crop Science 15.2 (2023): 74-85.