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

Root and shoot growth responses of sorcoll163/07 and sorcoll141/07 sorghum landraces (Sorghum bicolor L.) Moench to different salt concentration levels

Awol Assefa TOIB
  • Awol Assefa TOIB
  • Department of Plant Biology and Biodiversity Management Addis Ababa University, College of Natural Sciences, P. O. Box 1176, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
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Mekbib Fekadu GELAW
  • Mekbib Fekadu GELAW
  • Department of Plant Biology and Biodiversity Management Addis Ababa University, College of Natural Sciences, P. O. Box 1176, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
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  •  Received: 17 November 2016
  •  Accepted: 02 March 2017
  •  Published: 30 March 2017

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