Journal of
Agricultural Biotechnology and Sustainable Development

  • Abbreviation: J. Agric. Biotech. Sustain. Dev.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-2340
  • DOI: 10.5897/JABSD
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 144

Full Length Research Paper

Enhancement of tef production through popularization of improved Quncho tef variety at Northwestern Zone of Tigray, Ethiopia

Teklemariam Abadi
  • Teklemariam Abadi
  • Shire-Maytsebri Agricultural Research Center, P. O. Box 81, Shire, Ethiopia.
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Eyasu Abebe
  • Eyasu Abebe
  • Shire-Maytsebri Agricultural Research Center, P. O. Box 81, Shire, Ethiopia.
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Zemeda Desta
  • Zemeda Desta
  • Mekelle Agricultural Research Center, P. O. Box 492, Mekelle, Ethiopia.
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Hadush Hagos
  • Hadush Hagos
  • Mekelle Agricultural Research Center, P. O. Box 492, Mekelle, Ethiopia.
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  •  Received: 04 April 2019
  •  Accepted: 21 June 2019
  •  Published: 31 August 2020

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