African Journal of
Agricultural Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Agric. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1991-637X
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJAR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 6863

Full Length Research Paper

Drought tolerance assessment of melon germplasm searching for adaptation to climate change

Haitham M. A. Elsayed
  • Haitham M. A. Elsayed
  • Genetics Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Sohag University, Sohag, Egypt.
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Rosa M. Peiró
  • Rosa M. Peiró
  • Institute for the Conservation and Breeding of Agricultural Biodiversity (COMAV-UPV), Universitat Politècnica de València, Camino de Vera s/n, 46022, Valencia, Spain.
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Belén Picó
  • Belén Picó
  • Institute for the Conservation and Breeding of Agricultural Biodiversity (COMAV-UPV), Universitat Politècnica de València, Camino de Vera s/n, 46022, Valencia, Spain.
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Cristina Esteras
  • Cristina Esteras
  • Institute for the Conservation and Breeding of Agricultural Biodiversity (COMAV-UPV), Universitat Politècnica de València, Camino de Vera s/n, 46022, Valencia, Spain.
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  •  Received: 12 December 2018
  •  Accepted: 06 February 2019
  •  Published: 04 July 2019

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