African Journal of
Agricultural Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Agric. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1991-637X
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJAR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 6853

Full Length Research Paper

Maize-lupine intercrop response to applied nitrogen and phosphorus in North-Western Ethiopia

Alemayehu Assefa
  • Alemayehu Assefa
  • Crop Research Directorate, Amhara Region Agricultural Research Institute, P. O. Box 8, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia.
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Charles S Wortmann
  • Charles S Wortmann
  • Agronomy and horticulture, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, P. O. Box 830915, Lincoln, NE 68583-0915, USA.
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Yigzaw Dessalegn
  • Yigzaw Dessalegn
  • LIVE Project, International Livestock Research Institute, P. O. Box 5689, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
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Kinde Tesfaye
  • Kinde Tesfaye
  • Crop Modeling and GIS for Agricultural Systems, International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center, P. O. Box 5689, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
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Tamado Tana
  • Tamado Tana
  • School of Plant Science, Haramaya University, P. O. Box 138, Dire Dawa, Ethiopia.
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Nigussie Dechassa
  • Nigussie Dechassa
  • School of Plant Science, Haramaya University, P. O. Box 138, Dire Dawa, Ethiopia.
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  •  Received: 24 March 2016
  •  Accepted: 06 June 2016
  •  Published: 07 February 2019

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