African Journal of
Agricultural Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Agric. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1991-637X
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJAR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 6948

Full Length Research Paper

Selection efficiency of yield based drought tolerance indices to identify superior sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench] genotypes under two-contrasting environments

Teklay Abebe
  • Teklay Abebe
  • Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research, P. O. Box 2003, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
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Gurja Belay
  • Gurja Belay
  • Department of Microbial, Cellular and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Life Science, Addis Ababa University, P. O. Box 1176, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
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Taye Tadesse
  • Taye Tadesse
  • Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research, P. O. Box 2003, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
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Gemechu Keneni
  • Gemechu Keneni
  • Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research, P. O. Box 2003, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
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  •  Received: 04 January 2020
  •  Accepted: 10 February 2020
  •  Published: 31 March 2020

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