African Journal of
Plant Science

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Plant Sci.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0824
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJPS
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 808

Full Length Research Paper

Coffee leaf damaging insects’ occurrence in the forest coffee ecosystem of southwestern Ethiopia

Chemeda Abedeta*
  • Chemeda Abedeta*
  • Jimma University, College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, P.O. Box 1492, Jimma, Ethiopia.
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Emana Getu
  • Emana Getu
  • Addis Ababa University, College of Natural Sciences, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
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Emiru Seyoum
  • Emiru Seyoum
  • Addis Ababa University, College of Natural Sciences, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
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H. Hindorf
  • H. Hindorf
  • Institut für Pflanzenkrankheiten Nussallee, D-53115 Bonn University, Germany.
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Techale Berhane
  • Techale Berhane
  • Jimma University, College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, P.O. Box 1492, Jimma, Ethiopia.
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  •  Received: 19 September 2013
  •  Accepted: 09 February 2015
  •  Published: 28 February 2015

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