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

Evaluation of highland maize (Zea mays L.) cultivars for polyethylene glycol (PEG) induced moisture stress tolerance at germination and seedling growth stages

Habtamu Ashagre
  • Habtamu Ashagre
  • Department of Plant Sciences, College of Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences, Ambo University, P. O. Box 19, Ambo, Ethiopia.
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Melkamu Zeleke,
  • Melkamu Zeleke,
  • Department of Plant Sciences, College of Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences, Ambo University, P. O. Box 19, Ambo, Ethiopia.
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Mesfin Mulugeta
  • Mesfin Mulugeta
  • Department of Plant Sciences, College of Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences, Ambo University, P. O. Box 19, Ambo, Ethiopia.
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Ermias Estifanos
  • Ermias Estifanos
  • Department of Plant Sciences, College of Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences, Ambo University, P. O. Box 19, Ambo, Ethiopia.
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  •  Received: 14 May 2014
  •  Accepted: 30 June 2014
  •  Published: 31 July 2014