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

Management of root-knot nematode Meloidogyne incognita (Kofoid and White) Chitwood in Tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill. through poultry manure and rapeseed cake

T. Shiferaw
  • T. Shiferaw
  • College of Dryland Agriculture, Jigjiga University, P. O. Box 1020, Jigjiga, Ethiopia.
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N. Dechassa
  • N. Dechassa
  • College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Haramaya University, P. O. Box 138, Dire Dawa, Ethiopia.
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P. K. Sakhuja
  • P. K. Sakhuja
  • College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Haramaya University, P. O. Box 138, Dire Dawa, Ethiopia.
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  •  Received: 23 April 2013
  •  Accepted: 10 September 2015
  •  Published: 31 July 2017

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