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

Competition indices and monetary advantage index of intercropping maize (Zea mays L.) with legumes under supplementary irrigation in Tselemti District, Northern Ethiopia

Tesfahun Mekuanint
  • Tesfahun Mekuanint
  • Shire-Maytsebri Agricultural Research Center, Shire-Endasilase, Tigray, Ethiopia.
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  •  Received: 18 April 2017
  •  Accepted: 27 September 2017
  •  Published: 31 January 2020

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