African Journal of
Agricultural Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Agric. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1991-637X
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJAR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 6925

Full Length Research Paper

Effects of spacing on yield and head characteristics of cabbage (Brassica oleracea var. capitata L.) in two agro-ecologies of Ethiopia

Getachew Tabor
  • Getachew Tabor
  • Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research, Debre Zeit Agricultural Research Center, Ethiopia.
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Gizachew Atinafu
  • Gizachew Atinafu
  • Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research, Debre Zeit Agricultural Research Center, Ethiopia.
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Fekadu Gebretensay
  • Fekadu Gebretensay
  • Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research, Debre Zeit Agricultural Research Center, Ethiopia.
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Demis Fikre
  • Demis Fikre
  • Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research, Kulumsa Agricultural Research Center, Ethiopia.
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Yenenesh Asfaw
  • Yenenesh Asfaw
  • Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research, Debre Zeit Agricultural Research Center, Ethiopia.
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Fasil Tadesse Tewolde
  • Fasil Tadesse Tewolde
  • Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research, Debre Zeit Agricultural Research Center, Ethiopia.
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  •  Received: 22 February 2022
  •  Accepted: 27 April 2022
  •  Published: 31 May 2022

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