Journal of
Plant Breeding and Crop Science

  • Abbreviation: J. Plant Breed. Crop Sci.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2006-9758
  • DOI: 10.5897/JPBCS
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 447

Full Length Research Paper

Genetic diversity studies for quantitative traits of tomato (Solanum lycopersicon L.) genotypes in Western Tigray, Northern Ethiopia

Shushay Chernet
  • Shushay Chernet
  • Humera Agricultural Research Center, Tigray Agricultural Research Institute, P. O. Box 62, Humera, Ethiopia
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Derbew Belew
  • Derbew Belew
  • Jimma University College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, P. O. Box 307, Jimma, Ethiopia.
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Fetien Abay
  • Fetien Abay
  • Department of Crop and Horticultural Sciences, Mekelle University, P. O. Box 231, Mekelle, Ethiopia.
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  •  Received: 16 June 2014
  •  Accepted: 06 August 2014
  •  Published: 01 September 2014

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