Growth, water status, physiological, biochemical and yield response of stay green sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) moench) varieties-a field trial under drought-prone area in Amhara Regional State, Ethiopia

Journal of Agronomy

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 188-202

  Getnet, Zelalem ^a   Husen, Azamal ^a   Fetene, Masresha ^b   Yemata, Gietahun ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GONDAR   (Ethiopia)

^b ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

Agronomy; Biomass; Gas exchange; Sorghum accessions; Stress tolerance

Indexed keywords

EID: 84943273887     PISSN: 18125379     EISSN: 18125417     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ja.2015.188.202     Document Type: Article

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