Journal of
Cereals and Oilseeds

  • Abbreviation: J. Cereals Oilseeds
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-6591
  • DOI: 10.5897/JCO
  • Start Year: 2010
  • Published Articles: 90

Full Length Research Paper

Performance evaluation of sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench] hybrids in the moisture stress conditions of Abergelle District, Northern Ethiopia

Fantaye Belay*
  • Fantaye Belay*
  • Tigray Agricultural Research Institute (TARI), Abergelle Agricultural Research Center, P. O. Box 44, Abi-Adi, Ethiopia.
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Hintsa Meresa
  • Hintsa Meresa
  • Tigray Agricultural Research Institute (TARI), Abergelle Agricultural Research Center, P. O. Box 44, Abi-Adi, Ethiopia.
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  •  Received: 17 November 2016
  •  Accepted: 06 February 2017
  •  Published: 30 April 2017

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