African Journal of
Plant Science

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Plant Sci.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0824
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJPS
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 815

Full Length Research Paper

Evaluation of faba bean (Vicia faba L.) varieties for yield and reaction to chocolate spot disease at Chencha, Southern Ethiopia

Degife Asefa Zebire
  • Degife Asefa Zebire
  • Department of Plant Science, College of Agricultural Sciences, Arba Minch University, P. O. Box 21, Arba Minch, Ethiopia.
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Kiya Adare Tadesse
  • Kiya Adare Tadesse
  • Department of Plant Science, College of Agricultural Sciences, Arba Minch University, P. O. Box 21, Arba Minch, Ethiopia.
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  •  Received: 06 April 2017
  •  Accepted: 12 May 2017
  •  Published: 31 August 2018

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