African Journal of
Biotechnology

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Biotechnol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1684-5315
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJB
  • Start Year: 2002
  • Published Articles: 12487

Full Length Research Paper

Evaluation and association mapping of agronomic traits for drought tolerance in sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench]

Aleye Endre
  • Aleye Endre
  • Amhara National Regional Agricultural Beureau, Dessie Soil Testing Laboratory, Dessie, Ethiopia
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Kassahun Bantte
  • Kassahun Bantte
  • Jimma University, Department of Plant Sciences, Institute of Biotechnology, Jimma, Ethiopia
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  •  Received: 14 April 2016
  •  Accepted: 25 August 2016
  •  Published: 29 March 2017

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