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

Description, characterization and classification of the major soils in Jinka Agricultural Research Center, South Western Ethiopia

Mesfin Kebede*
  • Mesfin Kebede*
  • Ethiopian Agricultural Transformation Agency, Ethiopia.
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Tesfaye Shimbir
  • Tesfaye Shimbir
  • Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research, Ethiopia.
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Girma Kasa
  • Girma Kasa
  • Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research, Ethiopia.
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Dejene Abera
  • Dejene Abera
  • Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research, Ethiopia.
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Tsegaye Girma
  • Tsegaye Girma
  • Jinka Agricultural Research Center, Ethiopia.
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  •  Received: 08 April 2015
  •  Accepted: 06 June 2015
  •  Published: 17 March 2017

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