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

Technical viability of physical soil and water conservation structures implemented in Lake Hawassa watershed, southern Ethiopia.

Yericho Berhanu Meshesha
  • Yericho Berhanu Meshesha
  • Department of Natural Resource Management, College of Agriculture and Natural Resource, Bonga University, Bonga, Ethiopia.
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  •  Received: 22 February 2019
  •  Accepted: 12 April 2019
  •  Published: 31 May 2019

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