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

Effects of applications of lime, wood ash, manure and mineral P fertilizer on the inorganic P fractions and other selected soil chemical properties on acid soil of Farta District, Northwestern highland of Ethiopia

Asmare Melese
  • Asmare Melese
  • Department of Plant Science, Debre Berhan University, Ethiopia.
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Markku Yli-Halla
  • Markku Yli-Halla
  • Department of Food and Environmental Sciences, University of Helsinki, Finland.
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  •  Received: 18 February 2015
  •  Accepted: 09 October 2015
  •  Published: 14 January 2016

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