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

Identification of rice genotypes tolerant to submergence at seedling stage in Uganda

Anna Bildadi Mlaki
  • Anna Bildadi Mlaki
  • Regional Center for Crop Improvement, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Department of Agricultural Production, P. O. Box 720 Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda.
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Paul Gibson
  • Paul Gibson
  • Regional Center for Crop Improvement, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Department of Agricultural Production, P. O. Box 720 Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda.
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Richard Edema
  • Richard Edema
  • Regional Center for Crop Improvement, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Department of Agricultural Production, P. O. Box 720 Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda.
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Jean Claude Habineza
  • Jean Claude Habineza
  • Regional Center for Crop Improvement, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Department of Agricultural Production, P. O. Box 720 Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda.
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Gerald Mwanje
  • Gerald Mwanje
  • Regional Center for Crop Improvement, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Department of Agricultural Production, P. O. Box 720 Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda.
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Jimmy Lamo
  • Jimmy Lamo
  • National Crops Resources Research Institute (NaCRRI), Cereals programme, Kampala, Uganda.
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Ephraim Nuwamanya
  • Ephraim Nuwamanya
  • National Crops Resources Research Institute (NaCRRI), Cereals programme, Kampala, Uganda.
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  •  Received: 02 June 2019
  •  Accepted: 18 July 2019
  •  Published: 31 August 2019

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