African Journal of
Plant Science

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Plant Sci.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0824
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJPS
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 809

Full Length Research Paper

Evaluation of different fungicides against wheat rusts in West and Southwest Shewa zones, Ethiopia

Tesfaye Abdissa
  • Tesfaye Abdissa
  • Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research (EIAR), Ambo Agricultural Research Center (AmARC), P. O. Box 37, Ambo, Ethiopia.
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Kitessa Gutu
  • Kitessa Gutu
  • Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research (EIAR), Ambo Agricultural Research Center (AmARC), P. O. Box 37, Ambo, Ethiopia.
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Tekalign Zeleke
  • Tekalign Zeleke
  • Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research (EIAR), Ambo Agricultural Research Center (AmARC), P. O. Box 37, Ambo, Ethiopia.
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Berhanu Bekele
  • Berhanu Bekele
  • Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research (EIAR), Ambo Agricultural Research Center (AmARC), P. O. Box 37, Ambo, Ethiopia.
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  •  Received: 22 January 2024
  •  Accepted: 21 June 2024
  •  Published: 31 August 2024

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