African Journal of
Agricultural Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Agric. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1991-637X
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJAR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 6863

Full Length Research Paper

Phenotyping sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench] for drought tolerance with special emphasis to root angle

Firezer Girma
  • Firezer Girma
  • Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research (EIAR), Assosa Agricultural Research Center, Assosa, Ethiopia.
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Firew Mekbib
  • Firew Mekbib
  • Department of Plant Science, Molecular Plant Breeding Haremaya University, Haremaya, Ethiopia.
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Taye Tadesse
  • Taye Tadesse
  • Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research (EIAR), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
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Temesgen Menamo
  • Temesgen Menamo
  • College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Jimma University, Jimma, Ethiopia.
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Kassahun Bantte
  • Kassahun Bantte
  • Molecular Plant Breeding, College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Jimma University, Jimma, Ethiopia.
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  •  Received: 24 February 2020
  •  Accepted: 23 June 2020
  •  Published: 31 August 2020

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