ISABB Journal of
Food and Agricultural Sciences

OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF AFRICAN BIOTECHNOLOGISTS AND BIOSCIENTISTS
  • Abbreviation: ISABB. J. Food and Agric. Sci.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1937-3244
  • DOI: 10.5897/ISABB-JFAS
  • Start Year: 2011
  • Published Articles: 38

Full Length Research Paper

Striga infestation and its interaction to density of sorghum, basic chemical and physical properties of the soil across Tigray Region, Northern Ethiopia

Atsbha Gebreslasie
  • Atsbha Gebreslasie
  • Abergelle Agricultural research center-TARI, Mekelle Ethiopia.
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Taye Tessema
  • Taye Tessema
  • National Project Coordinator of Integrated Striga Control Project -EIAR, P. O. Box 2003, Addis-Ababa, Ethiopia.
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Ibrahim Hamza
  • Ibrahim Hamza
  • Ambo Universities, P. O. Box 19, Ambo, Ethiopia.
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Demeke Nigussie
  • Demeke Nigussie
  • Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research Office-EIAR, P. O. Box 2003, Addis-Ababa, Ethiopia.
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  •  Received: 26 December 2016
  •  Accepted: 16 February 2017
  •  Published: 31 January 2018

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