African Journal of
Plant Science

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Plant Sci.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0824
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJPS
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 809

Full Length Research Paper

Effects of chemical fertilizer types and rates on tuber yield and quality of potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) at Assosa, Western Ethiopia

Desta Bekele1*, Girma Abera2 and Amsalu Gobena2  
1Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research, Assosa Agricultural Research Center, Assosa, Ethiopia. 2School of Plant and Horticulture Science, College of Agriculture, Hawassa University, Hawassa, Ethiopia.  
Email: [email protected]

  •  Received: 02 November 2019
  •  Accepted: 03 January 2020
  •  Published: 30 April 2020

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