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 variability, correlation and path analysis of yield and grain quality traits in bread wheat (Tritium aestivum L.) genotypes at Axum, Northern Ethiopia

Berhanu Meles
  • Berhanu Meles
  • Plant Breeding Department, Axum Agricultural Research Center, Axum, Ethiopia.
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Wassu Mohammed
  • Wassu Mohammed
  • Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, Haramaya University, Dire Dawa, Ethiopia.
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Yemane Tsehaye
  • Yemane Tsehaye
  • Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, Mekelle University, Mek'ele, Ethiopia.
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  •  Received: 13 June 2017
  •  Accepted: 08 August 2017
  •  Published: 31 October 2017

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