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

Nitrogen use efficiency of tef [Eragrostis tef (Zucc.) Trotter] as affected by nitrogen fertilizer under chickpea-tef rotation at Tahtay Koraro District, North Ethiopia

Tsadik Tadele
  • Tsadik Tadele
  • Department of Soil fertility Research, Shire Soil Research Center, Tigray Agricultural Research Institute, Ethiopia.
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  •  Received: 09 October 2017
  •  Accepted: 08 December 2017
  •  Published: 31 May 2019

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