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

Genetic diversity among Ethiopian sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench] gene bank accessions as revealed by SSR markers

Alemu Tirfessa
  • Alemu Tirfessa
  • Melkassa Agricultural Research Center, P. O. Box 436, Adama, Ethiopia.
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Tesfaye Tesso
  • Tesfaye Tesso
  • Department of Agronomy, Kansas State University, Manhattan, USA.
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Asfaw Adugna
  • Asfaw Adugna
  • Advanta Seeds Ltd., P. O. Box 10438, Eldoret, Kenya.
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Hussein Mohammed
  • Hussein Mohammed
  • Department of Plant Sciences, Hawassa University, P. O. Box 5, Hawassa, Ethiopia.
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Dan Kiambi
  • Dan Kiambi
  • Executive Director, African Biodiversity Conservation and Innovations Centre (ABCIC), Nairobi, Kenya.
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  •  Received: 10 October 2019
  •  Accepted: 07 January 2020
  •  Published: 29 February 2020

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