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

Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L.)Walp., Fabaceae) landrace (local farmers’ varieties) diversity and ethnobotany in Southwestern and Eastern parts of Ethiopia

Sisay Alemu
  • Sisay Alemu
  • Department of Plant Biology and Biodiversity Management, College of Natural and Computational Sciences, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
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Mulugeta Alemu
  • Mulugeta Alemu
  • Department of Plant Biology and Biodiversity Management, College of Natural and Computational Sciences, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
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Zemede Asfaw
  • Zemede Asfaw
  • Department of Plant Biology and Biodiversity Management, College of Natural and Computational Sciences, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
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Zerihun Woldu
  • Zerihun Woldu
  • Department of Plant Biology and Biodiversity Management, College of Natural and Computational Sciences, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
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Berhanu Amsalu Fenta
  • Berhanu Amsalu Fenta
  • National Pulse, Oil and Fiber Crops Research Program, Melkassa Agricultural Research Centre (MARC), Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research (EIAR), P. O. Box 436, Ethiopia.
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  •  Received: 19 October 2018
  •  Accepted: 22 February 2019
  •  Published: 13 June 2019

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