African Journal of
Agricultural Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Agric. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1991-637X
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJAR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 6860

Full Length Research Paper

Effect of planting time and fungicide application frequency on severity of late blight (Phytophthora infestans), yield and yield components of potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) at Kulumsa, Southeast Ethiopia

Getachew Kebede Tufa
  • Getachew Kebede Tufa
  • College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Jimma University, P. O. Box 307, Jimma, Ethiopia.
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Fekadu Gebretensay Mengistu
  • Fekadu Gebretensay Mengistu
  • Kulumsa Agricultural Research Center, Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research (EIAR), P. O. Box 489, Asella, Ethiopia.
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Gezahegn Berecha Yadessa
  • Gezahegn Berecha Yadessa
  • College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Jimma University, P. O. Box 307, Jimma, Ethiopia.
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  •  Received: 09 August 2019
  •  Accepted: 08 October 2019
  •  Published: 31 October 2019

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