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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Variability for yield, yield related traits and association among traits of sorghum (Sorghum Bicolor (L.) Moench) varieties in Wollo, Ethiopia

Kassahun Amare
  • Kassahun Amare
  • Ambo University, Department of Plant Science, Ambo, Ethiopia.
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Habtamu Zeleke
  • Habtamu Zeleke
  • Haramaya University, College of Agriculture, Department of Plant Sciences, Haramaya, Ethiopia.
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Geremew Bultosa
  • Geremew Bultosa
  • Haramaya University, College of Agriculture, Department of Plant Sciences, Haramaya, Ethiopia.
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  •  Received: 13 June 2014
  •  Accepted: 26 March 2015
  •  Published: 20 May 2015

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