African Journal of
Agricultural Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Agric. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1991-637X
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJAR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 6865

Full Length Research Paper

Participatory varietal selection of bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) genotypes at Marwold Kebele, Womberma Woreda, West Gojam, Ethiopia

Asaye Demelash L.1*, Tadesse Desalegn2 and Getachew Alemayehu2
1Arba Minch University, Arbaminch, Ethiopia. 2Bahir Dar University, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia.
Email: [email protected]

  •  Accepted: 04 December 2013
  •  Published: 09 January 2014

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