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 of Ethiopian durum wheat (Triticum durum Desf) landrace collections as reveled by morphological markers

Meseret Asmamaw Wondifaw
  • Meseret Asmamaw Wondifaw
  • Holeta Agricultural Research Center, Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research, Ethiopia.
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Gemechu Keneni
  • Gemechu Keneni
  • Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
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Kassahun Tesfaye
  • Kassahun Tesfaye
  • Institute of Biotechnology, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia.
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  •  Received: 05 January 2020
  •  Accepted: 07 July 2020
  •  Published: 31 October 2020

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