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

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Inoculation, phosphorous and zinc fertilization effects on nodulation, yield and nutrient uptake of Faba bean (Vicia faba L.) grown on calcaric cambisol of semiarid Ethiopia

Yohannes Desta
  • Yohannes Desta
  • Department of Land Resource Management and Environmental Protection, Mekelle University, P. O. Box 231, Mekelle, Ethiopia.
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Kiros Habtegebrial
  • Kiros Habtegebrial
  • Department of Land Resource Management and Environmental Protection, Mekelle University, P. O. Box 231, Mekelle, Ethiopia.
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Yirga Weldu
  • Yirga Weldu
  • Department of Land Resource Management and Environmental Protection, Mekelle University, P. O. Box 231, Mekelle, Ethiopia.
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  •  Received: 24 April 2013
  •  Accepted: 06 February 2014
  •  Published: 31 January 2015

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