African Journal of
Biotechnology

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Biotechnol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1684-5315
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJB
  • Start Year: 2002
  • Published Articles: 12488

Full Length Research Paper

Response of stay-green quantitative trait locus (QTL) introgression sorghum lines to post-anthesis drought stress

Asfaw Adugna*
  • Asfaw Adugna*
  • Melkassa Agricultural Research Center, P.O. Box 436, Adama, Ethiopia.
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Alemu Tirfessa
  • Alemu Tirfessa
  • Melkassa Agricultural Research Center, P.O. Box 436, Adama, Ethiopia.
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  •  Received: 05 September 2014
  •  Accepted: 17 November 2014
  •  Published: 03 December 2014

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