African Journal of
Agricultural Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Agric. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1991-637X
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJAR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 6863

Full Length Research Paper

Growth, nodulation and yield response of green bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) to plant population and blended NPS fertilizer rates at Alage, Central Rift Valley of Ethiopia

Adugna Sori Shanko
  • Adugna Sori Shanko
  • Alage Agricultural Technical and Vocational Education Training (ATVET) College, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
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Andargachew Gedebo
  • Andargachew Gedebo
  • School of Plant and Horticultural Science, Hawassa University, P. O. Box 05, Hawassa, Ethiopia.
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Ashenafi Haile Gebeye
  • Ashenafi Haile Gebeye
  • School of Plant and Horticultural Science, Hawassa University, P. O. Box 05, Hawassa, Ethiopia.
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  •  Received: 04 October 2019
  •  Accepted: 18 November 2019
  •  Published: 30 November 2020

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