African Journal of
Plant Science

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Plant Sci.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0824
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJPS
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 816

Full Length Research Paper

Response of onion (Allium cepa l.) to deficit irrigation under different furrow irrigation water management techniques in Raya Valley, Northern Ethiopia

Yemane Mebrahtu
  • Yemane Mebrahtu
  • Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research (EIAR), Mehoni Agricultural Research Centre, Ethiopia.
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Abraham Woldemichael
  • Abraham Woldemichael
  • School of Bio-Systems and Environmental Engineering, Institute of Technology, Hawassa University, Hawassa, Ethiopia.
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Solomon Habtu
  • Solomon Habtu
  • Department of Land Resources and Environmental Protection (LARMP), Faculty of Agriculture, Mekelle University, Mekelle, Ethiopia.
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  •  Received: 28 March 2018
  •  Accepted: 23 April 2018
  •  Published: 31 May 2018

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