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

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Morphological diversity and association of traits in ethiopian food barley (Hordeum vulgare l.) landraces in relation to regions of origin and altitudes

Bedasa Mekonnon*
  • Bedasa Mekonnon*
  • Department of Plant Science, Aksum University College of Agriculture, P. O. Box 314, Aksum, Ethiopia. 2Holetta Agricultural Research Center, P. O. Box 31, Holetta, Ethiopia.
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Berhane Lakew
  • Berhane Lakew
  • Bahir Dar University College of Agriculture and Environmental Science, P. O. Box 79, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia.
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Tadesse Dessalegn
  • Tadesse Dessalegn
  • Bahir Dar University College of Agriculture and Environmental Science, P. O. Box 79, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia.
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  •  Received: 22 July 2014
  •  Accepted: 20 November 2014
  •  Published: 28 February 2015

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