Journal of
Cereals and Oilseeds

  • Abbreviation: J. Cereals Oilseeds
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-6591
  • DOI: 10.5897/JCO
  • Start Year: 2010
  • Published Articles: 90

Full Length Research Paper

Evaluating the response of NPSZnB fertilizer on yield and yield components of teff at North western zone of Tigray, Ethiopia

Tewolde Berhe
  • Tewolde Berhe
  • Tigray Research Institute/Shire Soil Research Center; Shire, Tigray, Ethiopia.
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Tsadik Tadele
  • Tsadik Tadele
  • Tigray Research Institute/Shire Soil Research Center; Shire, Tigray, Ethiopia.
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Kinfe Tekulu
  • Kinfe Tekulu
  • Tigray Research Institute/Shire Soil Research Center; Shire, Tigray, Ethiopia.
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Geberesemaeti Kahsu
  • Geberesemaeti Kahsu
  • Tigray Research Institute/Shire Soil Research Center; Shire, Tigray, Ethiopia.
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Weldegebrel Gebrehiwet
  • Weldegebrel Gebrehiwet
  • Tigray Research Institute/Shire Soil Research Center; Shire, Tigray, Ethiopia.
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Goitom Aregawi
  • Goitom Aregawi
  • Tigray Research Institute/Shire Soil Research Center; Shire, Tigray, Ethiopia.
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Solomon Mebrahtom
  • Solomon Mebrahtom
  • Tigray Research Institute/Shire Soil Research Center; Shire, Tigray, Ethiopia.
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Samrawit Mebrahtu
  • Samrawit Mebrahtu
  • Tigray Research Institute/Shire Soil Research Center; Shire, Tigray, Ethiopia.
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  •  Received: 31 March 2020
  •  Accepted: 17 August 2020
  •  Published: 30 June 2023

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