Journal of
Cereals and Oilseeds

  • Abbreviation: J. Cereals Oilseeds
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-6591
  • DOI: 10.5897/JCO
  • Start Year: 2010
  • Published Articles: 90

Full Length Research Paper

Evaluation of NPSZnB fertilizer levels on yield and yield component of maize (Zea mays L.) at Laelay Adiyabo and Medebay Zana districts, Western Tigray, Ethiopia

Kinfe Tekulu
  • Kinfe Tekulu
  • Department of Soil Fertility Research, Tigray Agricultural Research Institute, Shire Soil Research Center, P. O. Box 40, Shire, Ethiopia.
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Tsadik Tadele
  • Tsadik Tadele
  • Department of Soil Fertility Research, Tigray Agricultural Research Institute, Shire Soil Research Center, P. O. Box 40, Shire, Ethiopia.
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Tewolde Berhe
  • Tewolde Berhe
  • Department of Soil Fertility Research, Tigray Agricultural Research Institute, Shire Soil Research Center, P. O. Box 40, Shire, Ethiopia.
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Weldegebreal Gebrehiwot
  • Weldegebreal Gebrehiwot
  • Department of Soil Fertility Research, Tigray Agricultural Research Institute, Shire Soil Research Center, P. O. Box 40, Shire, Ethiopia.
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Gebresemaeti Kahsu
  • Gebresemaeti Kahsu
  • Department of Soil Fertility Research, Tigray Agricultural Research Institute, Shire Soil Research Center, P. O. Box 40, Shire, Ethiopia.
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Solomon Mebrahtom
  • Solomon Mebrahtom
  • Department of Soil Fertility Research, Tigray Agricultural Research Institute, Shire Soil Research Center, P. O. Box 40, Shire, Ethiopia.
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Goitom Aregawi
  • Goitom Aregawi
  • Department of Soil Fertility Research, Tigray Agricultural Research Institute, Shire Soil Research Center, P. O. Box 40, Shire, Ethiopia.
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  •  Received: 25 April 2019
  •  Accepted: 01 August 2019
  •  Published: 30 November 2019

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