African Journal of
Agricultural Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Agric. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1991-637X
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJAR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 6902

Full Length Research Paper

Effect of lupine (Lupinus Spp.) intercropping and seed proportion on the yield and yield component of small cereals in North western Ethiopia

Yayeh Bitew
  • Yayeh Bitew
  • Adet Agricultural Research Centre, Institute of Amhara Agricultural Research, P. O. Box 08, Bahir Dare, Ethiopia.
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Fetien Abay
  • Fetien Abay
  • Department of Plant Science, Mekelle University, Mekelle, Ethiopia.
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Tadesse Dessalegn
  • Tadesse Dessalegn
  • Department of Plant Science, Bahir Dar University, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia.
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  •  Received: 02 April 2014
  •  Accepted: 26 June 2014
  •  Published: 17 July 2014

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