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

Effect of vermicompost and blended fertilizers rates on yield and yield components of Tef (Eragrostis tef (Zucc.) Trotter)

Kinfe Tekulu
  • Kinfe Tekulu
  • Tigray Agricultural Research Institute, Shire Soil Research Centre, P. O. Box 40, Shire, Ethiopia.
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Tsadik Tadele
  • Tsadik Tadele
  • Tigray Agricultural Research Institute, Shire Soil Research Centre, P. O. Box 40, Shire, Ethiopia.
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Tewolde Berhe
  • Tewolde Berhe
  • Tigray Agricultural Research Institute, Shire Soil Research Centre, P. O. Box 40, Shire, Ethiopia.
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Weldegebreal Gebrehiwot
  • Weldegebreal Gebrehiwot
  • Tigray Agricultural Research Institute, Shire Soil Research Centre, P. O. Box 40, Shire, Ethiopia.
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Gebresemaeti Kahsu
  • Gebresemaeti Kahsu
  • Tigray Agricultural Research Institute, Shire Soil Research Centre, P. O. Box 40, Shire, Ethiopia.
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Solomon Mebrahtom
  • Solomon Mebrahtom
  • Tigray Agricultural Research Institute, Shire Soil Research Centre, P. O. Box 40, Shire, Ethiopia.
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Goitom Aregawi
  • Goitom Aregawi
  • Tigray Agricultural Research Institute, Shire Soil Research Centre, P. O. Box 40, Shire, Ethiopia.
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Gidena Tasew
  • Gidena Tasew
  • Department of Soil Fertility Research, Mekelle Soil Research Centre, Tigray Agricultural Research Institute, P. O. Box 1070, Mekelle, Ethiopia.
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  •  Received: 26 April 2019
  •  Accepted: 31 July 2019
  •  Published: 30 November 2019

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