Dr. Amsalu Gobena Roro

Assistant Professor
Hawassa University, Ethiopia


Highest Degree
Ph.D. in Plant Physiology from Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Norway

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Area of Interest:

Plant and Soil Sciences
Plant Physiology
Plant Growth
Horticulture
Radiation Biology

Selected Publications

  1. Dessa, A., B. Tessfaye, W. Worku, A. Gobena and A.K. Hvoslef-Eide, 2018. Response of taro (Colocasia esculenyta (L.)) to variation in planting density and planting dates on growth, radiation interception, corm and cormels yield in Southern Ethiopia. Afr. J. Agric. Res., 13: 1186-1197.
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  2. Roro, A.G., S.A. Dukker, T.I. Melby, K.A. Solhaug, S. Torre and J.E. Olsen, 2017. UV-B-induced inhibition of stem elongation and leaf expansion in pea depends on modulation of gibberellin metabolism and intact gibberellin signalling. J. Plant Growth Regul., 36: 680-690.
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  3. Roro, A.G., M.T. Terfa, K.A. Solhaug, A. Tsegaye, J.E. Olsen and S. Torre, 2016. The impact of UV radiation at high altitudes close to the equator on morphology and productivity of pea (Pisum sativum) in different seasons. S. Afr. J. Bot., 106: 119-128.
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  4. Terfa, M.T., A.G. Roro, J.E. Olsen and S. Torre, 2014. Effects of UV radiation on growth and postharvest characteristics of three pot rose cultivars grown at different altitudes. Sci. Hortic., 178: 184-191.
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  5. Torre, S., A.G. Roro, S. Bengtsson, L.M. Mortensen, K.A. Solhaug, H.R. Gislerod and J.E. Olsen, 2012. Control of plant morphology by UV-B and UV-B-temperature interactions. Acta Hortic., 956: 207-214.
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