African Journal of
Biotechnology

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Biotechnol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1684-5315
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJB
  • Start Year: 2002
  • Published Articles: 12486

Full Length Research Paper

Effect of cutting position and indole butyric acid (auxin) concentration on rooting response of Araucaria heterophylla

Abera Tilahun
  • Abera Tilahun
  • Department of Dryland Forestry, Wondo Genet College of Forestry and Natural Resource, Hawassa University, Hawassa, Ethiopia. P. O. Box 128, Shashemene, Ethiopia.
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Begashaw Manahlie
  • Begashaw Manahlie
  • Department of Dryland Forestry, Wondo Genet College of Forestry and Natural Resource, Hawassa University, Hawassa, Ethiopia. P. O. Box 128, Shashemene, Ethiopia.
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Getachew Abebe
  • Getachew Abebe
  • Department of Dryland Forestry, Wondo Genet College of Forestry and Natural Resource, Hawassa University, Hawassa, Ethiopia. P. O. Box 128, Shashemene, Ethiopia.
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Genet Negash
  • Genet Negash
  • Department of Dryland Forestry, Wondo Genet College of Forestry and Natural Resource, Hawassa University, Hawassa, Ethiopia. P. O. Box 128, Shashemene, Ethiopia.
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  •  Received: 07 March 2018
  •  Accepted: 29 December 2018
  •  Published: 23 January 2019

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