Journal of
Ecology and The Natural Environment

  • Abbreviation: J. Ecol. Nat. Environ.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2006-9847
  • DOI: 10.5897/JENE
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 408

Evaluation of Desho Grass (Pennisetum pedicellatum Trin) lines for their adaptability at Mechara Research Station, Eastern Oromia, Ethiopia

Birmaduma Gadisa
  • Birmaduma Gadisa
  • Mechara Agricultural Research Center, Oromia Agricultural Research Institute, P. O. Box 19, Mechara, Ethiopia.
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Tamrat Dinkale and
  • Tamrat Dinkale and
  • Mechara Agricultural Research Center, Oromia Agricultural Research Institute, P. O. Box 19, Mechara, Ethiopia.
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Muleta Debela
  • Muleta Debela
  • Mechara Agricultural Research Center, Oromia Agricultural Research Institute, P. O. Box 19, Mechara, Ethiopia.
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  •  Received: 23 January 2019
  •  Accepted: 28 February 2019
  •  Published: 30 April 2019

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