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

Variability of soil chemical properties in lower Wabishebele Sub-Basin in Somali Region South-eastern Ethiopia, as influenced by land use and land cover

Dahir Yosuf Abdi
  • Dahir Yosuf Abdi
  • Department of Natural Resource Management, Collage of Dryland Agriculture, Jigjiga University, Jigjiga Ethiopia.
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Derege Tsegaye Meshesha
  • Derege Tsegaye Meshesha
  • Geospatial Data and Technology Center, College of Agriculture and Environmental Science, Bahir Dar University, P. O. Box 79, Ethiopia.
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Tadeos Shiferaw Woldegiorgis
  • Tadeos Shiferaw Woldegiorgis
  • Somali Regional Pastoral and Agro-pastoral Research Institute (SoRPARI), Somali Regional State, Jigjiga Ethiopia.
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  •  Received: 25 October 2021
  •  Accepted: 20 December 2021
  •  Published: 28 February 2022

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