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Effect of nitrogen fertilizer rate and timing on sorghum productivity in Ethiopian highland Vertisols

Nigus Demelash MelakuInstitute of Hydraulics and Rural Water Management, Department of Water, Atmosphere and Environment, BOKU - University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Austria;Department of System Agronomy, Gondar Agricultural Research Center, Gondar, EthiopiaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Wondimu BayuDepartment of Integrated Water and Land, Center for Agricultural Bioscience International, Nairobi, Kenya
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Feras ZiadatFood and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome, Italy
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Stefan StrohmeierDepartment of Soil and Water Research, International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas Amman, Amman, Jordan
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Claudio ZuccaDepartment of Soil and Water Research, International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas Amman, Amman, Jordan
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Meron Lakew TeferaDepartment of System Agronomy, Gondar Agricultural Research Center, Gondar, Ethiopia
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Baye AyalewDepartment of System Agronomy, Gondar Agricultural Research Center, Gondar, Ethiopia
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Andreas KlikInstitute of Hydraulics and Rural Water Management, Department of Water, Atmosphere and Environment, BOKU - University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Austria
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Pages 480-491 | Received 19 Oct 2016, Accepted 29 Jul 2017, Published online: 11 Aug 2017

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