Journal of
Horticulture and Forestry

  • Abbreviation: J. Hortic. For.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2006-9782
  • DOI: 10.5897/JHF
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 314

Full Length Research Paper

The impacts of post plantation management practices on growth and survival rate of selected tree species in Mirab Abaya District, Southern Ethiopia: An experimental approach

Tizazu Gebre
  • Tizazu Gebre
  • Department of Biology, College of Natural Sciences, Arba Minch University, P. O. Box 21, Arba Minch, Ethiopia.
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Bhaskarrao Chinthapalli
  • Bhaskarrao Chinthapalli
  • Department of Biology, College of Natural Sciences, Arba Minch University, P. O. Box 21, Arba Minch, Ethiopia.
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Memhiru Morka Anjulo
  • Memhiru Morka Anjulo
  • Department of Biology, College of Natural Sciences, Arba Minch University, P. O. Box 21, Arba Minch, Ethiopia.
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Dwight Robinson
  • Dwight Robinson
  • Department of Life Sciences, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of the West Indies, Mona, Kingston 7, St Andrews, Jamaica.
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  •  Received: 31 July 2022
  •  Accepted: 05 September 2022
  •  Published: 30 September 2022

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