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

A study on the causes of apple (Malus Domestica) fruit loss at Chencha Woreda of Gamo Gofa Zone, Southern Ethiopia

Behailu A.
  • Behailu A.
  • Arba Minch University, College of Agricultural Sciences, Department of Horticulture, P. O. Box 21, Arba Minch, Ethiopia.
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Kebede J.
  • Kebede J.
  • Arba Minch University, College of Agricultural Sciences, Department of Horticulture, P. O. Box 21, Arba Minch, Ethiopia.
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  •  Received: 29 December 2017
  •  Accepted: 06 August 2018
  •  Published: 30 September 2018

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