African Journal of
Biotechnology

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Biotechnol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1684-5315
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJB
  • Start Year: 2002
  • Published Articles: 12487

Full Length Research Paper

Response of chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) to inoculation with native and exotic Mesorhizobium strains in Southern Ethiopia

Wondwosen Tena
  • Wondwosen Tena
  • School of Plant and Horticultural Sciences, Hawassa University, P. O. Box, 05, Hawassa, Ethiopia.
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Endalkachew Wolde-Meskel
  • Endalkachew Wolde-Meskel
  • International Livestock Research Institute, P. O. Box 5689, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
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Fran Walley
  • Fran Walley
  • Department of Soil Science, College of Agriculture and Bioresources, University of Saskatchewan, 51 Campus Drive, Saskatoon, Canada.
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  •  Received: 21 October 2015
  •  Accepted: 12 August 2016
  •  Published: 31 August 2016

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