Multi-environment trial and spatial analysis for yield performance of sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench] hybrids in dry lowland sorghum growing areas of Ethiopia

Kidanemaryam Wagaw; Amare Seyoum; Amare Nega; Taye Tadesse; Daniel Nadew; Habte Nida; Alemu Tirfessa; Adane Gebreyohannes

doi:10.5897/JPBCS2019.0850

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

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Multi-environment trial and spatial analysis for yield performance of sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench] hybrids in dry lowland sorghum growing areas of Ethiopia

Kidanemaryam Wagaw

Kidanemaryam Wagaw
Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research (EIAR), Melkassa Agriculture Research Center, Adama, Ethiopia.
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Amare Seyoum

Amare Seyoum
Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research (EIAR), Melkassa Agriculture Research Center, Adama, Ethiopia.
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Amare Nega

Amare Nega
Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research (EIAR), Melkassa Agriculture Research Center, Adama, Ethiopia.
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Taye Tadesse

Taye Tadesse
Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research (EIAR), Head Quarter, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
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Daniel Nadew

Daniel Nadew
Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research (EIAR), Melkassa Agriculture Research Center, Adama, Ethiopia.
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Habte Nida

Habte Nida
Department of Botany and Plant Pathology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, United States.
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Alemu Tirfessa

Alemu Tirfessa
Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research (EIAR), Melkassa Agriculture Research Center, Adama, Ethiopia.
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Adane Gebreyohannes

Adane Gebreyohannes
Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research (EIAR), Melkassa Agriculture Research Center, Adama, Ethiopia.
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Article Number - E646F2C65057
Vol.12(4), pp. 275-284 , October 2020
https://doi.org/10.5897/JPBCS2019.0850

Received: 17 October 2019
Accepted: 03 March 2020
Published: 31 October 2020

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