Using open source software in developing a web-accessible database of sweetpotato germplasm collections in Kenya

HortTechnology

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 567-570

  Villordon, Arthur ^a   Njuguna, Wambui ^b   Gichuki, Simon ^c   Ndolo, Philip ^c   Labonte, Don ^d  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY AGRICULTURAL CENTER   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c KENYA AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^d LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Database management system; General public license; Ipomoea batatas

Indexed keywords

IPOMOEA BATATAS;

EID: 34648843109     PISSN: 10630198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/horttech.17.4.567     Document Type: Article

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