Dr. Worku Negash Mhiret

Senior Lecturer
University of Gondar, Ethiopia

Highest Degree
Ph.D. in Biological Sciences from University of Leicester, United Kingdom

My URL
https://livedna.org/251.17080

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Area of Interest:

Plant and Soil Sciences
Sustainable Agriculture
Molecular Biology
Oil Seed Plants
Plant Genetics

Selected Publications

  1. Worku, N. and J.S. Heslop-Harrison, 2018. Biodiversity in Ethiopian linseed (Linum usitatissimum L.): molecular characterization of landraces and some wild species. GRES (In Press). 10.1007/s10722-018-0636-3.
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  2. Derejaw, M., S. Samuel and N. Worku, 2018. Antimicrobial and insecticidal actions of “Teferiena” (Gomphocarpus purpurascens A. rich). Int. J. Med. Microbiol. (In Press). .

  3. Worku, N., J.S. Heslop-Harrison and A. Wakjira, 2015. Diversity in 198 Ethiopian linseed (Linum usitatissimum) accessions based on morphological characterization and seed oil characteristics. Genet. Resour. Crop Evol., 62: 1037-1053.
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  4. Negash, W., Z. Asfaw and H. Yibrah, 2012. Linseed (Linum usitatissimum L.) ethnobotany and cultivation status in Ethiopia. Int. J. Agric. Applied Sci., 4: 48-57.

  5. Worku, N. and A. Mulugeta, 2005. Gene therapy on human hereditary diseases and arguments on its application. Focus, 5: 259-282.

  6. Negash, W., Z. Asfaw and H. Yibrah, 2005. Variation and association analyses on morphological characters of linseed (Linum usitatissimum L.) in Ethiopia. SINET: Ethiop. J. Sci., 28: 129-140.
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  7. Hussen, A., N. Worku and B. Nega, 2005. Pros and cons of the application of genetically modified plants (GMP). Focus, 4: 34-56.

  8. Negash, W., Z. Asfaw and H. Yibrah, 2004. Variation and association analyses on biochemical (isozyme) characteristics of linseed (Linum usitatissimum L.) in Ethiopia. Focus, 4: 23-39.
Member since September, 2017