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: 314

Full Length Research Paper

Soil properties and carbon sequestration under desert date (Balanites aegyptiaca) in the lowlands of Northern Ethiopia

Girma Tilahun
  • Girma Tilahun
  • Department of Water Mines and Energy, Western Tigray Zone, P. O. Box 111, Humera, Tigray, Ethiopia
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Fassil Kebede
  • Fassil Kebede
  • College of Dryland Agriculture and Natural Resources, Mekelle University, P. O. Box 231, Mekelle, Tigray, Ethiopia
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Solomon Haftu
  • Solomon Haftu
  • College of Dryland Agriculture and Natural Resources, Mekelle University, P. O. Box 231, Mekelle, Tigray, Ethiopia
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  •  Received: 07 April 2015
  •  Accepted: 15 June 2015
  •  Published: 01 August 2015

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