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

Evaluating the response of blended fertilizer (NPSB) application on teff (Eragrostis tef /Zucc./Trotter) nutrient uptake at central Tigray, North Ethiopia

Tewolde Berhe
  • Tewolde Berhe
  • Soil Fertility Researcher in Tigray Agricultural Research Institute/Shire Soil Research Center, Ethiopia.
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ABRHA KIDANEMARIAM
  • ABRHA KIDANEMARIAM
  • Department of Land Recourses Management and Environmental Protection, Mekelle University, Mekelle, Ethiopia.
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GEBREYOHANNES GIRMAY
  • GEBREYOHANNES GIRMAY
  • Ethiopian Agricultural Transform Agency, Mekelle, Ethiopia.
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  •  Received: 06 April 2020
  •  Accepted: 28 September 2020
  •  Published: 30 June 2023

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