Farmers' Breeding of Sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench] in the Center of Diversity, Ethiopia: II. Selection Process, Criteria and Methods

Journal of New Seeds

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 234-265

  Mekbib, Firew ^a,b  

^a HARAMAYA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^b Code 1250 ^*  (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

Ala; Farmer breeding; Formal breeding; Kera; Multipurpose variety; Selection criteria; Selection methods; Selection modality

Indexed keywords

SORGHUM BICOLOR;

EID: 68949089960     PISSN: 1522886X     EISSN: 15229025     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15228860802303868     Document Type: Article

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