International Journal of
Biodiversity and Conservation

  • Abbreviation: Int. J. Biodivers. Conserv.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-243X
  • DOI: 10.5897/IJBC
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 679

Full Length Research Paper

Correlation and path coefficient analysis of yield and yield components in lentil (Lens culinaris Medik.) germplasm in the highlands of Bale, Ethiopia

Tadele Tadesse
  • Tadele Tadesse
  • Sinana Agricultural Research Center, P. O. Box 208 Bale-Robe, Ethiopia
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Teshome Leggesse
  • Teshome Leggesse
  • Sinana Agricultural Research Center, P. O. Box 208 Bale-Robe, Ethiopia
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Behailu Mulugeta
  • Behailu Mulugeta
  • Sinana Agricultural Research Center, P. O. Box 208 Bale-Robe, Ethiopia
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Gashaw Sefera
  • Gashaw Sefera
  • Sinana Agricultural Research Center, P. O. Box 208 Bale-Robe, Ethiopia
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  •  Accepted: 22 August 2013
  •  Published: 31 January 2014

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