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 variation for corm yield and other traits in Ethiopian enset (Ensete ventricosum (Welw.) Cheesman)

Zerihun Yemataw
  • Zerihun Yemataw
  • Southern Agricultural Research Institute, Areka Agricultural Research Center, P.O. Box 79, Areka, Ethiopia.
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Kassahun Tesfaye
  • Kassahun Tesfaye
  • Department of Microbial, Cellular and Molecular Biology, Collage of Natural Sciences, Addis Ababa University, P.O. Box 1176, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
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Tesfaye Taddese
  • Tesfaye Taddese
  • Southern Agricultural Research Institute, Hawassa Agricultural Research Center, P.O. Box 06, Hawassa, Ethiopia.
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Tesfaye Dejene
  • Tesfaye Dejene
  • Southern Agricultural Research Institute, Areka Agricultural Research Center, P.O. Box 79, Areka, Ethiopia.
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Sadik Muzemil
  • Sadik Muzemil
  • Southern Agricultural Research Institute, Areka Agricultural Research Center, P.O. Box 79, Areka, Ethiopia.
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Zeritu Shashego
  • Zeritu Shashego
  • Southern Agricultural Research Institute, Hawassa Agricultural Research Center, P.O. Box 06, Hawassa, Ethiopia.
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Daniel Ambachew
  • Daniel Ambachew
  • Southern Agricultural Research Institute, Hawassa Agricultural Research Center, P.O. Box 06, Hawassa, Ethiopia.
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  •  Received: 10 December 2015
  •  Accepted: 23 May 2016
  •  Published: 30 September 2016

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