International Journal of
Biodiversity and Conservation

  • Abbreviation: Int. J. Biodivers. Conserv.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-243X
  • DOI: 10.5897/IJBC
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 680

Full Length Research Paper

Diversity and floristic composition of rural and sub-urban home garden in Wadera district of Oromia region, Ethiopia

Biruk Birhan
  • Biruk Birhan
  • Ethiopian Environment and Forest Research Institute, P. O. Box: 1832, Hawassa, Ethiopia.
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Tesfaye Abebe
  • Tesfaye Abebe
  • School of Plant and Horticultural Sciences, College of Agriculture, Hawassa University, P. O. Box 05, Hawassa, Ethiopia.
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  •  Received: 03 December 2018
  •  Accepted: 05 February 2019
  •  Published: 31 May 2019

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