Journal of
Stored Products and Postharvest Research

  • Abbreviation: J. Stored Prod. Postharvest Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-6567
  • DOI: 10.5897/JSPPR
  • Start Year: 2010
  • Published Articles: 166

Full Length Research Paper

Identification of post-harvest rotting microorganisms from tomato fruits (Solanum esculentum Mill.) in Toke Kutaye District of West Shoa Zone, Ethiopia

Zebene Lemma
  • Zebene Lemma
  • Department of Plant Sciences, College of Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences, Ambo University, P. O. Box 19, Ambo, Ethiopia.
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Woubit Dawit
  • Woubit Dawit
  • Department of Plant Sciences, College of Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences, Ambo University, P. O. Box 19, Ambo, Ethiopia.
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Mulugeta Negari
  • Mulugeta Negari
  • Department of Plant Sciences, College of Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences, Ambo University, P. O. Box 19, Ambo, Ethiopia.
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Ashenafi Chaka
  • Ashenafi Chaka
  • Department of Plant Sciences, College of Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences, Ambo University, P. O. Box 19, Ambo, Ethiopia.
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Thangavel Selvaraj
  • Thangavel Selvaraj
  • Department of Plant Sciences, College of Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences, Ambo University, P. O. Box 19, Ambo, Ethiopia.
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Girma Gebresenbet
  • Girma Gebresenbet
  • Divisions of Transport and Logistics, Department of Energy and Technology, Swedish University of Agriculture Sciences, SLU, Uppasala, Sweden.
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  •  Received: 08 July 2014
  •  Accepted: 04 November 2014
  •  Published: 21 November 2014

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