African Journal of
Biotechnology

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Biotechnol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1684-5315
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJB
  • Start Year: 2002
  • Published Articles: 12488

Full Length Research Paper

Biomanagement of Rose and carnation wastes in flower industries with three epigeic earthworm species: Eisenia fetida, Eisenia andrie and Dendrobanae veneta

Gezahegn Degefe
  • Gezahegn Degefe
  • Department of Biology, College of Natural Sciences and Computational Sciences, Debre Berhan University, Ethiopia.
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Girum Tamire
  • Girum Tamire
  • Department of Biology, College of Natural Sciences and Computational Sciences, Debre Berhan University, Ethiopia.
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Said Mohammed
  • Said Mohammed
  • Department of Biology, College of Natural Sciences and Computational Sciences, Debre Berhan University, Ethiopia.
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  •  Received: 14 June 2018
  •  Accepted: 18 July 2018
  •  Published: 15 August 2018

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