African Journal of
Agricultural Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Agric. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1991-637X
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJAR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 6859

Full Length Research Paper

Farmers’ perception of agromorphological traits and uses of cocoyam (Xanthosoma sagittifolium (L.) Schott) grown in Ethiopia

Eyasu Wada
  • Eyasu Wada
  • Department of Microbial, Cellular and Molecular Biology, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, P. O. Box 1176, Ethiopia.
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Zemede Asfaw
  • Zemede Asfaw
  • Department of Plant Biology and Biodiversity Management, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, P. O. Box 1176, Ethiopia.
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Tileye Feyissa
  • Tileye Feyissa
  • Institute of Biotechnology, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, P. O. Box 1176, Ethiopia.
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Kassahun Tesfaye
  • Kassahun Tesfaye
  • Institute of Biotechnology, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, P. O. Box 1176, Ethiopia.
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  •  Received: 20 May 2017
  •  Accepted: 14 June 2017
  •  Published: 31 August 2017

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