African Journal of
Plant Science

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Plant Sci.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0824
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJPS
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 813

Full Length Research Paper

Genetic variability and correlation of agronomic and malt quality traits in Ethiopian sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench] landraces at Sheraro, Northern Ethiopia

Tamirat Bejiga
  • Tamirat Bejiga
  • Melkassa Agriculture Research Center, Adama, P. O. Box 436, Ethiopia.
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Berhanu Abate
  • Berhanu Abate
  • School of Plant and Horticultural Sciences, Collage of Agriculture, Hawassa University, Hawassa, P. O. Box 05, Ethiopia.
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Temesgen Teressa
  • Temesgen Teressa
  • Melkassa Agriculture Research Center, Adama, P. O. Box 436, Ethiopia.
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  •  Received: 06 January 2021
  •  Accepted: 24 May 2021
  •  Published: 31 July 2021

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