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Research Article

Genetic divergence in Jatropha curcas L., a potential biofuel crop in Kenya

Kahiu Ngugi Department of Plant Sciences & Crop Protection, University of Nairobi., PO Box 29053, Nairobi, Kenya. [email protected]
,
Alex Nabiswa Department of Plant Sciences & Crop Protection, University of Nairobi., PO Box 29053, Nairobi, Kenya
,
Jacob Kithinji Department of Chemistry, University of Nairobi, PO Box 30197, Nairobi, Kenya
&
Alice Muchugi Department of Biochemistry & Biotechnology, Kenyatta University , PO Box 43844-00100 , Nairobi, Kenya
Pages 313-322 | Published online: 09 Apr 2014

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