African Journal of
Agricultural Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Agric. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1991-637X
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJAR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 6941

Full Length Research Paper

Markov chain analysis of dry, wet weeks and statistical analysis of weekly rainfall for agricultural planning at Dhera, Central Rift Valley Region of Ethiopia

Wubengeda Admasu
  • Wubengeda Admasu
  • Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research, Kulumsa Research Center, P. O. Box 489, Assela, Ethiopia.
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Kassu Tadesse
  • Kassu Tadesse
  • Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research, Kulumsa Research Center, P. O. Box 489, Assela, Ethiopia.
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Fitsume Yemenu
  • Fitsume Yemenu
  • Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research, Debre Zeit Research Center, P. O. Box 32, Debre Zeit, Ethiopia.
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Birhan Abdulkadir
  • Birhan Abdulkadir
  • Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research, Kulumsa Research Center, P. O. Box 489, Assela, Ethiopia.
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  •  Received: 05 March 2014
  •  Accepted: 18 June 2014
  •  Published: 15 July 2014

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