African Journal of
Agricultural Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Agric. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1991-637X
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJAR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 6865

Full Length Research Paper

Reactions of improved faba bean varieties to chocolate spot (Botrytis fabae Sard.) epidemics across contrasting altitudes in southwest Ethiopia

Mesele Haile
  • Mesele Haile
  • Hawassa Maize Research Centre, P. O. Box 1793, Hawassa, Ethiopia.
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Girma Adugna
  • Girma Adugna
  • Department of Horticulture and Plant Sciences, College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Jimma University, P. O. Box 307, Jimma, Ethiopia.
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Fikre Lemessa
  • Fikre Lemessa
  • Department of Horticulture and Plant Sciences, College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Jimma University, P. O. Box 307, Jimma, Ethiopia.
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  •  Received: 06 November 2014
  •  Accepted: 20 August 2015
  •  Published: 10 March 2016

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