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

Soil organic carbon stock under different land use types in Kersa Sub Watershed, Eastern Ethiopia

Yared Mulat
  • Yared Mulat
  • School of Natural Resources Management and Environmental Sciences, Haramaya University, P. O. Box 138, Dire Dawa, Ethiopia.
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Kibebew Kibret
  • Kibebew Kibret
  • School of Natural Resources Management and Environmental Sciences, Haramaya University, P. O. Box 138, Dire Dawa, Ethiopia.
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Bobe Bedadi
  • Bobe Bedadi
  • School of Natural Resources Management and Environmental Sciences, Haramaya University, P. O. Box 138, Dire Dawa, Ethiopia.
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Muktar Mohammed
  • Muktar Mohammed
  • Department of Forest Resources Management, Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry, Oda-Bultum University, P. O. Box 226, Chiro, Ethiopia.
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  •  Received: 15 April 2018
  •  Accepted: 21 May 2018
  •  Published: 14 June 2018

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