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

Effect of nitrogen rate and intra-row spacing on yield and yield components of maize at Bako, Western Ethiopia

Begizew Golla
  • Begizew Golla
  • Bako National Maize Research Center, Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research, P. O. Box 2003, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
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Adugnaw Mintesnot
  • Adugnaw Mintesnot
  • Department of Horticulture, Jimma University, P. O. Box 307, Jimma, Ethiopia.
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Merkeb Getachew
  • Merkeb Getachew
  • Department of Horticulture, Jimma University, P. O. Box 307, Jimma, Ethiopia.
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  •  Received: 03 September 2018
  •  Accepted: 20 October 2018
  •  Published: 31 October 2020

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