African Journal of
Agricultural Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Agric. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1991-637X
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJAR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 6865

Full Length Research Paper

Yield and yield components of potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) as influenced by planting density and rate of nitrogen application at Holeta, West Oromia region of Ethiopia

Fayera Wakjira Negero
  • Fayera Wakjira Negero
  • Plant Science Department Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, Bule Hora University, P. O. Box 144, Bule Hora, Ethiopia.
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  •  Received: 18 October 2016
  •  Accepted: 15 March 2017
  •  Published: 29 June 2017

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