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

Determination of optimum seed rate for the production of sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) in the lowlands of North Shewa, Ethiopia

Mebrate Tamrat Woldeselassie
  • Mebrate Tamrat Woldeselassie
  • Debre Brehan Agricultural Research Center, Debre Brehan, Ethiopia.
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Daniel Admasu
  • Daniel Admasu
  • Debre Brehan Agricultural Research Center, Debre Brehan, Ethiopia.
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  •  Received: 01 April 2016
  •  Accepted: 19 August 2016
  •  Published: 30 April 2017

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