African Journal of
Agricultural Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Agric. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1991-637X
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJAR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 6894

Full Length Research Paper

Response of phosphorous fertilizer and its recommendation for food barley (Hordium vulgare L.) production on Nitisols of central Ethiopian highlands

Legesse Admassu
  • Legesse Admassu
  • Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research, Holeta Agricultural Research Center, P. O. Box 2003,Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
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  •  Received: 13 July 2016
  •  Accepted: 28 September 2016
  •  Published: 16 February 2017

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