Effect of Planting Depth on Growth Performance of Maize (Zea-Mays) at the Experimental Site of Wollo University, Dessie, Ethiopia

Authors

  • Seid Hussen Wollo University, Department of plant Science, PoBox 1145, Dessie, Ethiopia.
  • Brzegen Alemu
  • Fentaye Ahmed

Keywords:

Maize, growth performance, experiment

Abstract

The experiment was conducted at the experimental site of Wollo University with the objective of assessing the effect of different sowing depth on growth performance of Maize plant.

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Published

2013-09-26

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Hussen, S., Alemu, B., & Ahmed, F. (2013). Effect of Planting Depth on Growth Performance of Maize (Zea-Mays) at the Experimental Site of Wollo University, Dessie, Ethiopia. International Journal of Sciences: Basic and Applied Research (IJSBAR), 8(1), 10–15. Retrieved from https://gssrr.org/index.php/JournalOfBasicAndApplied/article/view/1103

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Vol. 8 No. 1 (2013)

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