African Journal of
Plant Science

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Plant Sci.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0824
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJPS
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 809

Full Length Research Paper

Correlations and path Analysis of some quantitative characters in barley (Hordeum vulgareum L.) landraces in western Oromia, Ethiopia

Geleta Negash
  • Geleta Negash
  • Oromia Agricultural Research Institute(OARI), HaroSebu Agricultural Research Center, P. O. Box 10, HaroSebu, Ethiopia.
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Dagnachew Lule
  • Dagnachew Lule
  • Oromia Agricultural Research Institute, P.O. Box 81256, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
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Zerihun Jalata
  • Zerihun Jalata
  • Oromia Agricultural Research Institute, P.O. Box 81256, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
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  •  Received: 25 November 2018
  •  Accepted: 02 January 2019
  •  Published: 28 February 2019

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