A Review of potato seed systems and germplasm conservation in Kenya

Journal of Agricultural and Food Information

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 157-167

  Muthoni, Jane ^a   Mbiyu, Miriam W ^a   Nyamongo, D O ^b  

^a INTERNATIONAL POTATO CENTER   (Kenya)

^b KENYA AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Conservation; Germplasm; Irish potatoes; Kenya; Seed systems

Indexed keywords

SOLANUM TUBEROSUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 77951751210     PISSN: 10496505     EISSN: 15404722     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10496501003680565     Document Type: Review

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