African Journal of
Agricultural Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Agric. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1991-637X
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJAR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 6855

Full Length Research Paper

Nutritional and fermentative quality of sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum) top ensiled with or without urea and molasses

Getahun Kebede
  • Getahun Kebede
  • Debre Zeit Agricultural Research Center, Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research, Debre Zeit, Ethiopia.
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Ashenafi Mengistu
  • Ashenafi Mengistu
  • College of Veterinary Medicine and Agriculture, Addis Ababa University, Debre Zeit, Ethiopia.
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Getnet Assefa
  • Getnet Assefa
  • Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research, Head quarter, Debre Zeit/Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
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Getachew Animut
  • Getachew Animut
  • Agricultural Transformation Agency, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
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  •  Received: 15 November 2017
  •  Accepted: 30 January 2018
  •  Published: 17 May 2018

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