Journal of
Soil Science and Environmental Management

  • Abbreviation: J. Soil Sci. Environ. Manage.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-2391
  • DOI: 10.5897/JSSEM
  • Start Year: 2010
  • Published Articles: 315

Full Length Research Paper

Potassium adsorption characteristics of five different textured soils under enset (Ensete ventricosom cheesman) farming systems of Sidama zone, South Ethiopia

Kibreselassie Daniel Auge
  • Kibreselassie Daniel Auge
  • Department of Plant and Horticulture Science, Hawassa University, Ethiopia.
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Tekalign Mamo Assefa
  • Tekalign Mamo Assefa
  • Ministry of Agriculture, Ethiopia.
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Wassie Haile Woldeyohannes
  • Wassie Haile Woldeyohannes
  • Department of Plant and Horticulture Science, Hawassa University, Ethiopia.
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Bizuayehu Tesfaye Asfaw
  • Bizuayehu Tesfaye Asfaw
  • Department of Plant and Horticulture Science, Hawassa University, Ethiopia.
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  •  Received: 27 October 2017
  •  Accepted: 12 December 2017
  •  Published: 31 January 2018

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