African Journal of
Plant Science

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Plant Sci.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0824
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJPS
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 807

Full Length Research Paper

Gene action, combining ability and heterotic performance of Ethiopian Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench) lines under moisture stress areas in Ethiopia

Kidanemaryam Wagaw
  • Kidanemaryam Wagaw
  • Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, P. O. Box 2003, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
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Kassahun Bantte
  • Kassahun Bantte
  • Plant and Animal Biotechnology Research Center, College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Jimma University, Jimma, P. O. Box 307, Jimma, Ethiopia.
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Taye Tadesse
  • Taye Tadesse
  • Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, P. O. Box 2003, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
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  •  Received: 02 April 2019
  •  Accepted: 08 January 2020
  •  Published: 30 September 2020

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