International Journal of
Plant Physiology and Biochemistry

  • Abbreviation: Int. J. Plant Physiol. Biochem.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-2162
  • DOI: 10.5897/IJPPB
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 113

Full Length Research Paper

Effect of production sites and seed age on seed quality parameters of malt barley (Hordium vulgare L.) varieties

Tefera Regasa*
  • Tefera Regasa*
  • Madawalabu University, P.O. Box 247, Bale-Robe, Ethiopia.
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Firew Mekbib
  • Firew Mekbib
  • Haramaya University, P.O. Box: 138, Dire Dawa, Ethiopia.
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Firdissa Eticha
  • Firdissa Eticha
  • NSERC Post-doctoral Visiting Fellow, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Semiarid Prairie Agricultural Research Center, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada P.O. Box1030,Swift Current, Saskatchewan S9H3X2, Canada.
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  •  Received: 12 July 2015
  •  Accepted: 10 September 2015
  •  Published: 30 December 2015

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