African Journal of
Biotechnology

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Biotechnol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1684-5315
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJB
  • Start Year: 2002
  • Published Articles: 12487

Full Length Research Paper

Correlation and path coefficient analysis of agronomic and quality traits in a bioenergy crop, sweet sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench]

Chalachew Endalamaw
  • Chalachew Endalamaw
  • Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research (EIAR), Melkassa Agriculture Research Center, P. O. Box 436 Adama, Ethiopia.
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Asfaw Adugna
  • Asfaw Adugna
  • Advanta Seeds Ltd., P. O. Box 10438, Eldoret, Kenya.
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Hussein Mohammed
  • Hussein Mohammed
  • Department of Plant and Horticultural Sciences, Hawassa University, P. O. Box 05, Hawassa, Ethiopia.
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  •  Received: 10 September 2017
  •  Accepted: 13 November 2017
  •  Published: 22 November 2017

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