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

Response of bread wheat to integrated application of vermicompost and NPK fertilizers

Molla Hadis
  • Molla Hadis
  • Tigray Agricultural Research Institute, Mekelle Soil Research Center, P. O. Box 1070, Mekelle, Ethiopia.
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Gashaw Meteke
  • Gashaw Meteke
  • Tigray Agricultural Research Institute, Mekelle Soil Research Center, P. O. Box 1070, Mekelle, Ethiopia.
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Wassie Haile
  • Wassie Haile
  • School of Plant and Horticultural Science, College of Agriculture, Hawassa University, P. O. Box 05, Hawassa, Ethiopia.
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  •  Received: 10 September 2017
  •  Accepted: 27 September 2017
  •  Published: 04 January 2018

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