African Journal of
Agricultural Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Agric. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1991-637X
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJAR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 6924

Full Length Research Paper

Appraisal of farmers’ wheat production constraints and breeding priorities in rust prone agro-ecologies of Ethiopia

Netsanet Hei
  • Netsanet Hei
  • Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research, Ambo-PPRC, P. O. Box 37, Ambo, Ethiopia.
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Hussein Ali Shimelis
  • Hussein Ali Shimelis
  • African Center for Crop Improvement, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Private Bag X01, Scottsville 3209, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa.
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Mark Laing
  • Mark Laing
  • African Center for Crop Improvement, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Private Bag X01, Scottsville 3209, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa.
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  •  Received: 04 August 2016
  •  Accepted: 29 September 2016
  •  Published: 23 March 2017

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