International Journal of
Genetics and Molecular Biology

  • Abbreviation: Int. J. Genet. Mol. Biol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2006-9863
  • DOI: 10.5897/IJGMB
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 139

Full Length Research Paper

Genetic variability, heritability and genetic advance among yield and yield related traits of advanced Tef [Eragrostis tef (Zucc.) Trotter] breeding lines

Girma Ashe
  • Girma Ashe
  • Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research, Debre Zeit Agricultural Research Center, P. O. Box: 2003, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
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Solomon Chanyalew
  • Solomon Chanyalew
  • Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research, Debre Zeit Agricultural Research Center, P. O. Box: 2003, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
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Bulti Tesso
  • Bulti Tesso
  • Haramaya University, Haramaya, Ethiopia.
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  •  Received: 29 July 2023
  •  Accepted: 27 September 2023
  •  Published: 31 December 2023

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