African Journal of
Agricultural Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Agric. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1991-637X
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJAR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 6853

Full Length Research Paper

Performance variation among improved common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) genotypes under sole and intercropping with maize (Zea mays L.)

Rediet Abera
  • Rediet Abera
  • Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Ethiopia.
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Walelign Worku
  • Walelign Worku
  • Hawassa University, School of Plant and Horticultural Sciences, Hawassa, Ethiopia.
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Sheleme Beyene
  • Sheleme Beyene
  • Hawassa University, School of Plant and Horticultural Sciences, Hawassa, Ethiopia.
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  •  Received: 05 October 2016
  •  Accepted: 08 November 2016
  •  Published: 09 February 2017

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