Journal of
Soil Science and Environmental Management

  • Abbreviation: J. Soil Sci. Environ. Manage.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-2391
  • DOI: 10.5897/JSSEM
  • Start Year: 2010
  • Published Articles: 315

Full Length Research Paper

Comparison of several lime requirement methods in luvisol of Southern Ethiopia

Abebe Abay
  • Abebe Abay
  • Ethiopian Environment and Forest Research Institute, P. O. Box 31037 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
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Tesfaye Hirpo
  • Tesfaye Hirpo
  • National Soil Testing Center, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
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Ayele Abebe
  • Ayele Abebe
  • National Soil Testing Center, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
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Fikre Mekuria
  • Fikre Mekuria
  • National Soil Testing Center, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
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  •  Received: 13 January 2020
  •  Accepted: 28 April 2020
  •  Published: 30 June 2020

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