African Journal of
Plant Science

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Plant Sci.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0824
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJPS
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 807

Full Length Research Paper

Genetic divergence analyses of lowland rice genotypes in North Western Ethiopia

Alamir Ayenew
  • Alamir Ayenew
  • Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research, Mehoni Research Center, Ethiopia.
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Tiegist Dejene
  • Tiegist Dejene
  • Bahir Dar University, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Ethiopia.
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Fisseha Worede
  • Fisseha Worede
  • Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research, Fogera Rice Research and Training Center, Ethiopia.
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  •  Received: 07 February 2019
  •  Accepted: 16 December 2019
  •  Published: 30 April 2020

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