African Journal of
Agricultural Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Agric. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1991-637X
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJAR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 6855

Full Length Research Paper

Parent-offspring regression, correlation and genetic advance of drought and yield traits at early generation in groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.)

Ousmane Sanogo
  • Ousmane Sanogo
  • West Africa Centre for Crop Improvement, University of Ghana, P. M. B. 30, Legon, Accra, Ghana.
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Pangirayi B. Tongoona
  • Pangirayi B. Tongoona
  • West Africa Centre for Crop Improvement, University of Ghana, P. M. B. 30, Legon, Accra, Ghana.
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Kwadwo Ofori
  • Kwadwo Ofori
  • West Africa Centre for Crop Improvement, University of Ghana, P. M. B. 30, Legon, Accra, Ghana.
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Samuel K. Offei
  • Samuel K. Offei
  • West Africa Centre for Crop Improvement, University of Ghana, P. M. B. 30, Legon, Accra, Ghana.
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Haile Desmae
  • Haile Desmae
  • Crop Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics, BP 320 Bamako, Mali.
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  •  Received: 28 November 2018
  •  Accepted: 11 February 2019
  •  Published: 31 August 2019

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