Scientific Research and Essays

  • Abbreviation: Sci. Res. Essays
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1992-2248
  • DOI: 10.5897/SRE
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 2768

Full Length Research Paper

Indigenous knowledge on highland bamboo (Yushania alpina) management and utilization practices in Kokosa Woreda, South East Ethiopia

Seyoum Gebrekidan
  • Seyoum Gebrekidan
  • FARM Africa, Bale Eco-Region, Bale, Ethiopia.
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Lemma Tiki
  • Lemma Tiki
  • College of Agriculture and Veterinary Science, Ambo University, P. O. Box 19, Ambo, Ethiopia.
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Yigardu Mulatu
  • Yigardu Mulatu
  • Ethiopian Environment and Forestry Research Institute, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
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  •  Received: 22 November 2017
  •  Accepted: 28 February 2018
  •  Published: 15 July 2018

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