African Journal of
Agricultural Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Agric. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1991-637X
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJAR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 6907

Full Length Research Paper

Assessment of Yield and Yield Related Traits in Durum Wheat (Triticum Turgidum) Genotypes in Northern Ethiopia

Berhanu Meles
  • Berhanu Meles
  • Tigray Agricultural Research Institute, Axum Agricultural research Centre, P. O. Box 230, Axum, Ethiopia.
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Haftamu Hailekiros
  • Haftamu Hailekiros
  • Tigray Agricultural Research Institute, Axum Agricultural research Centre, P. O. Box 230, Axum, Ethiopia.
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  •  Received: 03 April 2018
  •  Accepted: 24 April 2018
  •  Published: 13 June 2019

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