Comparative assessment of soil and nutrient losses from three land uses in the central highlands of Ethiopia

Jaleta Daniel; P. Mbilinyi Boniface; F. Mahoo Henry; Lemenih Mulugeta

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Comparative assessment of soil and nutrient losses from three land uses in the central highlands of Ethiopia

Jaleta Daniel P. Mbilinyi Boniface F. Mahoo Henry Lemenih Mulugeta

International Journal of Water Resources and Environmental Engineering Vol. 9 No. 1 pp. 1-7 · Academic Journals

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Jaleta Daniel, P. Mbilinyi Boniface, F. Mahoo Henry, et al. (2017). Comparative assessment of soil and nutrient losses from three land uses in the central highlands of Ethiopia. International Journal of Water Resources and Environmental Engineering, 9(1), 1-7. https://doi.org/10.5897/ijwree2016.0693

Comparative assessment of soil and nutrient losses from three land uses in the central highlands of Ethiopia

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