African Journal of
Plant Science

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Plant Sci.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0824
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJPS
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 807

Full Length Research Paper

Evaluation of Growth, Yield and Quality of Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) Varieties at Bule, Southern Ethiopia

Alemayehu Tilahun Getie
  • Alemayehu Tilahun Getie
  • Department of Horticulture, College of Agriculture and Natural Resource, Dilla University, Dilla, Ethiopia.
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Miilion Paulos Madebo
  • Miilion Paulos Madebo
  • Department of Horticulture, College of Agriculture and Natural Resource, Dilla University, Dilla, Ethiopia.
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Seman Abrar Seid
  • Seman Abrar Seid
  • Department of Plant science, College of Agriculture and Natural Resource, Dilla University, Dilla, Ethiopia.
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  •  Received: 01 August 2018
  •  Accepted: 24 September 2018
  •  Published: 30 November 2018

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