Assefa Workineh, Berhanu Abate and Demelash Kefalle. Participatory Evaluation and Selection of Bread Wheat (
L.) Varieties: Implication for Sustainable Community Based Seed Production and Farmer Level Varietal Portfolio Managements at Southern Ethiopia.
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participatory varietal selection, varieties, farmers’ preference
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