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The production and utilization of the genusEnsete in Ethiopia

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  1. Taye Bezuxeh (Horticulture Specialist)

    Present address: College of Agriculture, Haile Selassie I University, University Station, P. O. Box 13509, Gainesville, Florida

  2. Asrat Feleke (Rockefeller scholar)

    Present address: Purdue University, Lafayette, Indiana

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  1. College of Agriculture, Haile Selassie I University, Branch Research Station, Delire Zeit

    Taye Bezuxeh (Horticulture Specialist) & Asrat Feleke (Rockefeller scholar)

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Research conducted at Branch Research Station, College of Agriculture, Haile Selassie I University, Debre Zeit, Ethiopia.

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Bezuxeh, T., Feleke, A. The production and utilization of the genusEnsete in Ethiopia. Econ Bot 20, 65–70 (1966). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02861927

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