Genetic improvement in grain yield potential and associated agronomic traits of tef (Eragrostis tef)

Euphytica

Volumn 141, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 247-254

  Teklu, Yifru ^a   Tefera, Hailu ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KASSEL   (Germany)

^b Ethiopian Agricultural Research Organisation   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

Agronomic traits; Eragrostis tef; Grain yield potential; Tef

Indexed keywords

AVES; ERAGROSTIS; ERAGROSTIS TEF;

EID: 20044380398     PISSN: 00142336     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10681-005-7094-7     Document Type: Article

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