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

Influence of harvesting and postharvest processing methods on the quality of Arabica coffee (Coffea arabica L.) in Eastern Ethiopia

Mohammedsani Amin Ameyu
  • Mohammedsani Amin Ameyu
  • Coffee Research Case Team, Mechara Agricultural Research Center, Oromia Agricultural Research Institute, Ethiopia
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  •  Received: 26 August 2016
  •  Accepted: 13 October 2016
  •  Published: 31 January 2017

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