Journal of
Horticulture and Forestry

  • Abbreviation: J. Hortic. For.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2006-9782
  • DOI: 10.5897/JHF
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 314

Full Length Research Paper

Performances of elite amaranth genotypes in grain and leaf yields in Northern Tanzania

Mbwambo O.
  • Mbwambo O.
  • AVRDC ? The World Vegetable Center, Regional Center for Africa, P.O. Box 10, Duluti, Arusha, Tanzania.
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Abukutsa-Onyango, M. O.
  • Abukutsa-Onyango, M. O.
  • Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, Faculty of Agriculture, P. O. Box 62000-00200, Nairobi, Kenya.
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Dinssa F. F.
  • Dinssa F. F.
  • AVRDC ? The World Vegetable Center, Regional Center for Africa, P.O. Box 10, Duluti, Arusha, Tanzania.
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Ojiewo C.
  • Ojiewo C.
  • International Crops Research Institute for the Semi Arid Tropics, (c/o ILRI) Box 5689, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
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  •  Received: 06 November 2014
  •  Accepted: 19 January 2015
  •  Published: 28 February 2015

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