African Journal of
Agricultural Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Agric. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1991-637X
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJAR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 6854

Full Length Research Paper

Factors that influence the dominance of X-Jigna cultivar under smallholder rice production in Fogera Plain, Northwest Ethiopia

Adane Melak Beyene
  • Adane Melak Beyene
  • Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research, Ethiopia.
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Ayele Tesfahan Gashu
  • Ayele Tesfahan Gashu
  • Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research, Ethiopia.
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Misganaw Anteneh Tegegne
  • Misganaw Anteneh Tegegne
  • Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research, Ethiopia.
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  •  Received: 04 October 2021
  •  Accepted: 26 November 2021
  •  Published: 31 August 2022

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