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

Genetic progress for tuber yield and related traits of potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) in Ethiopia

Tessema Lemma Gebrehanna
  • Tessema Lemma Gebrehanna
  • Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research, Ethiopia.
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Wassu Mohammed Ali
  • Wassu Mohammed Ali
  • School of Plant Sciences, Haramaya University, P. O. Box 138, Dire Dawa, Ethiopia.
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Tesfaye Abebe Desta
  • Tesfaye Abebe Desta
  • Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research, Holetta Agricultural Research Center, P. O. Box 2003, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
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  •  Received: 07 February 2019
  •  Accepted: 14 June 2019
  •  Published: 31 July 2020

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Wassu M (2016). Specific Gravity, Dry Matter Content, and Starch Content of Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) Varieties Cultivated in Eastern Ethiopia. East African Journal of Sciences 10(2):87-102.

 

Wassu M (2017). Genetic Gain of Tuber Yield and Late Blight [Phytophthora infestans (Mont.) de Bary] Resistance in Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) Varieties in Ethiopia. East African Journal of Sciences 11(1):1-16.