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: 453

Full Length Research Paper

Revisiting the ignored Ethiopian durum wheat (Triticum turgidum var. durum) landraces for genetic diversity exploitation in future wheat breeding programs

Dejene K. Mengistu
  • Dejene K. Mengistu
  • Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna, Piazza Martiri della Libertà 33, 56123 Pisa, Italy.
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Mario E. Pè
  • Mario E. Pè
  • Department of Dryland Crop and Horticultural Sciences, Mekelle University, Mekelle, Ethiopia
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  •  Received: 31 October 2015
  •  Accepted: 11 December 2015
  •  Published: 30 April 2016

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