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

Conservation agriculture-based Zea mays (maize)-Phaseolus vulgaris (common bean) cropping systems in South Central Ethiopia

Goshime Muluneh Mekasha
  • Goshime Muluneh Mekasha
  • Hawassa Maize Research Sub-Centre, Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research, P. O. Box 845, Hawassa, Ethiopia.
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Solomon Admassu Seyoum
  • Solomon Admassu Seyoum
  • Center for Crop Science, Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation (QAAFI), the University of Queensland, Gatton, QLD 4343, Australia.
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Walter Tamuka Mupangwa
  • Walter Tamuka Mupangwa
  • International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT), Shola Campus, ILRI, P. O. Box 5689, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
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Alemayehu Zemede Lemma
  • Alemayehu Zemede Lemma
  • Hawassa Maize Research Sub-Centre, Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research, P. O. Box 845, Hawassa, Ethiopia.
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Haimanot Beruk Senbeta
  • Haimanot Beruk Senbeta
  • Hawassa Maize Research Sub-Centre, Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research, P. O. Box 845, Hawassa, Ethiopia.
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Mamud Aman Tello
  • Mamud Aman Tello
  • Hawassa Maize Research Sub-Centre, Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research, P. O. Box 845, Hawassa, Ethiopia.
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Mesele Haile Onu
  • Mesele Haile Onu
  • Hawassa Maize Research Sub-Centre, Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research, P. O. Box 845, Hawassa, Ethiopia.
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Tesfaye Hailu Estifanose
  • Tesfaye Hailu Estifanose
  • Hydraulics and Hydro Power Engineering, Wolaita Sodo University, P. O. Box 138, Sodo, Ethiopia.
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  •  Received: 11 April 2021
  •  Accepted: 14 June 2021
  •  Published: 30 June 2021

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