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

Genetic diversity and population structure among sorghum (Sorghum bicolor, L.) germplasm collections from Western Ethiopia

Dilooshi K. Weerasooriya
  • Dilooshi K. Weerasooriya
  • Department of Agronomy, Kansas State University, Manhattan KS 66506, USA.
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Frank R. Maulana
  • Frank R. Maulana
  • Department of Agronomy, Kansas State University, Manhattan KS 66506, USA.
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Ananda Y. Bandara
  • Ananda Y. Bandara
  • Department of Plant Pathology, Kansas State University, Manhattan KS 66506, USA.
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Alemu Tirfessa
  • Alemu Tirfessa
  • Melkassa Research Center, Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research, P. O. Box 436, Nazareth Ethiopia.
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Amsalu Ayana
  • Amsalu Ayana
  • Oromia Agricultural Research Institute, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
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Girma Mengistu
  • Girma Mengistu
  • Melkassa Research Center, Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research, P. O. Box 436, Nazareth Ethiopia.
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Kinde Nouh
  • Kinde Nouh
  • Oromia Agricultural Research Institute, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
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Tesfaye T. Tesso
  • Tesfaye T. Tesso
  • Department of Agronomy, Kansas State University, Manhattan KS 66506, USA.
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  •  Received: 29 March 2015
  •  Accepted: 13 May 2016
  •  Published: 08 June 2016

How to cite this article

APA /
Weerasooriya, D. K., Maulana, F. R., Bandara, A. Y., Tirfessa, A., Ayana, A., Mengistu, G., Nouh, K., & Tesso, T. T. (2016). Genetic diversity and population structure among sorghum (Sorghum bicolor, L.) germplasm collections from Western Ethiopia. African Journal of Biotechnology , 15(23), 1147-1158.
Chicago /
Dilooshi K. Weerasooriya, Frank R. Maulana, Ananda Y. Bandara, Alemu Tirfessa, Amsalu Ayana, Girma Mengistu, Kinde Nouh and Tesfaye T. Tesso. "Genetic diversity and population structure among sorghum (Sorghum bicolor, L.) germplasm collections from Western Ethiopia." African Journal of Biotechnology 15, no. 23 (2016): 1147-1158.
MLA /
Dilooshi K. Weerasooriya, et al. "Genetic diversity and population structure among sorghum (Sorghum bicolor, L.) germplasm collections from Western Ethiopia." African Journal of Biotechnology 15.23 (2016): 1147-1158.