Genetic variability and correlation of morpho-agronomic characters in tef landraces

Tropical Science

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 140-146

  Hundera, Fufa ^a   Tefera, Hailu ^a   Assefa, Kebebew ^a   Tefera, Tesfaye ^a   Kefyalew, Tiruneh ^a  

^a HARAMAYA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

Eragrostis tef; Genetics; Heritability; Landrace; tef; Variability

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; ETHIOPIA; GENETIC CORRELATION; GENETIC DIFFERENCE; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETIC TRAIT; GRAIN YIELD; HERITABILITY; LANDRACE; PLANT BREEDING; PLANT HEIGHT;

ERAGROSTIS TEF;

EID: 0032709120     PISSN: 00413291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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