African Journal of
Agricultural Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Agric. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1991-637X
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJAR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 6900

Full Length Research Paper

Response of bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) varieties to N and P fertilizer rates in Ofla district, Southern Tigray, Ethiopia

Melesse Harfe
  • Melesse Harfe
  • Mehoni Agricultural Research Center, Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research, Tigray, Ethiopia.
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  •  Received: 19 October 2015
  •  Accepted: 12 November 2015
  •  Published: 11 May 2017

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