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

Genetic variability among traits associated with grain yield of rice (Oryza sativa L.) exposed to drought at flowering stage

Alok Singh
  • Alok Singh
  • Department of Crop Physiology, N.D. University of Agriculture and Technology, Kumarganj, Faizabad, India.
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Ashok Kumar Singh
  • Ashok Kumar Singh
  • Department of Crop Physiology, N.D. University of Agriculture and Technology, Kumarganj, Faizabad, India.
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Vikrant Singh
  • Vikrant Singh
  • Department of Genetics Plant Breeding, G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, Uttarakhand, India.
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Nivedita Singh
  • Nivedita Singh
  • NBPGR, IARI, Pusa, New Delhi-110012, India.
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Vijay Narayan Singh
  • Vijay Narayan Singh
  • Department of Crop Physiology, N.D. University of Agriculture and Technology, Kumarganj, Faizabad, India.
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Md. Shamim
  • Md. Shamim
  • Department of Plant Molecular Biology and Genetic Engineering, N.D. University of Technology, Kumarganj, Faizabad, 224 229, India.
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Prashant Vikram
  • Prashant Vikram
  • Department of Plant Molecular Biology and Genetic Engineering, N.D. University of Technology, Kumarganj, Faizabad, 224 229, India.
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Sanjay Singh
  • Sanjay Singh
  • Division of Genetics, IARI, Pusa, New Delhi-110012, India.
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  •  Received: 07 August 2013
  •  Accepted: 21 March 2014
  •  Published: 17 April 2014

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