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

Review

Assessment of drought stress tolerance in root and tuber crops

Placide Rukundo*
  • Placide Rukundo*
  • Rwanda Agriculture Board (RAB), P.O. Box 5016, Kigali, Rwanda.
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Hirut Getinet Betaw
  • Hirut Getinet Betaw
  • Amhara Agricultural Research Institute, P.O. Box 527 code 100, Bahidar, Ethiopia.
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Stephan Ngailo
  • Stephan Ngailo
  • Sugarcane Research Institute, P.O. Box 30031, Kibaha, Coast Region, Tanzania.
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Fekadu Balcha
  • Fekadu Balcha
  • Southern Agricultural Research Institute, Hawassa Research Centre, P.O. Box 6, Hawassa, Ethiopia.
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  •  Received: 24 February 2014
  •  Accepted: 03 April 2014
  •  Published: 30 April 2014

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