International Journal of
Water Resources and Environmental Engineering

  • Abbreviation: Int. J. Water Res. Environ. Eng.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-6613
  • DOI: 10.5897/IJWREE
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 347

Full Length Research Paper

Comparative assessment of soil and nutrient losses from three land uses in the central highlands of Ethiopia

Daniel Jaleta*
  • Daniel Jaleta*
  • Department of Engineering Sciences and Technology, Sokoine University of Agriculture, P. O. Box 3003, Morogoro, Tanzania.
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Boniface P. Mbilinyi
  • Boniface P. Mbilinyi
  • Department of Engineering Sciences and Technology, Sokoine University of Agriculture, P. O. Box 3003, Morogoro, Tanzania.
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Henry F. Mahoo
  • Henry F. Mahoo
  • Department of Engineering Sciences and Technology, Sokoine University of Agriculture, P. O. Box 3003, Morogoro, Tanzania.
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Mulugeta Lemenih
  • Mulugeta Lemenih
  • Department of Forestry and Natural Resource, Farm Africa, P. O. Box 5746, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
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  •  Received: 14 October 2016
  •  Accepted: 22 November 2016
  •  Published: 31 January 2017

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