African Journal of
Agricultural Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Agric. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1991-637X
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJAR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 6883

Full Length Research Paper

Response of Wheat (Tritium aestivum L.) to Variable Seed Rates: the Case of Hawassa Area, Southern Ethiopia

Tewodros Ayalew
  • Tewodros Ayalew
  • School of Plant and Horticultural Sciences, College of Agriculture, Hawassa University, Ethiopia.
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Bereket Abebe
  • Bereket Abebe
  • School of Plant and Horticultural Sciences, College of Agriculture, Hawassa University, Ethiopia.
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Tarekegn Yoseph
  • Tarekegn Yoseph
  • School of Plant and Horticultural Sciences, College of Agriculture, Hawassa University, Ethiopia.
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  •  Received: 01 February 2017
  •  Accepted: 02 March 2017
  •  Published: 06 April 2017

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