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ORIGINAL ARTICLES

The impact of drought on sorghum production, and farmer's varietal and trait preferences, in the north eastern Ethiopia: implications for breeding

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Pages 424-436 | Received 25 Sep 2017, Accepted 12 Dec 2017, Published online: 21 Dec 2017

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