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

Saved barley (Hordeum vulgare) seed quality in mid-altitudes and high-lands of Southern Ethiopia

Amare Kebede
  • Amare Kebede
  • School of Plant Sciences, College of Agriculture and Environmental Science, Haramaya University, Ethiopia.
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Mashilla Dejene
  • Mashilla Dejene
  • Haramaya University, P. O. Box 157, Dire Dawa, Ethiopia.
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V. Alex Albert
  • V. Alex Albert
  • Haramaya University, P. O. Box 157, Dire Dawa, Ethiopia.
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Firew Mekbib
  • Firew Mekbib
  • Haramaya University, P. O. Box 157, Dire Dawa, Ethiopia.
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  •  Accepted: 04 December 2013
  •  Published: 16 January 2014

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