Journal of
Stored Products and Postharvest Research

  • Abbreviation: J. Stored Prod. Postharvest Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-6567
  • DOI: 10.5897/JSPPR
  • Start Year: 2010
  • Published Articles: 166

Full Length Research Paper

The need for short term training on sesame seedbug (Elasmolomus Sordidus Forsk) control to farmers and agricultural extension workers: A case study at Kafta-Humera Seasame fields, Northern Ethiopia

Muez Berhe
  • Muez Berhe
  • Ethiopian Agricultural Research Institute, Ethiopia.
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Berhanu Abraha
  • Berhanu Abraha
  • Department of Biology, Bahir Dar University, Ethiopia.
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  •  Received: 15 April 2016
  •  Accepted: 21 June 2016
  •  Published: 31 October 2016

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