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

Evaluation of improved potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) varieties for some quality attributes at Shebench Woreda of Bench-Maji Zone, Southwestern Ethiopia

Tilahun Bekele
  • Tilahun Bekele
  • Department of Horticulture, College of Agriculture and Natural Resource, Mizan-Tepi University, P. O. Box 260, Ethiopia.
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Bewuketu Haile
  • Bewuketu Haile
  • Department of Horticulture, College of Agriculture and Natural Resource, Mizan-Tepi University, P. O. Box 260, Ethiopia.
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  •  Received: 22 August 2018
  •  Accepted: 04 October 2018
  •  Published: 14 February 2019

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