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Management Practices and Determinants of Fruit Tree-Based Agroforestry Practice in Moret and Jiru District, North Shewa Ethiopia Cover

Management Practices and Determinants of Fruit Tree-Based Agroforestry Practice in Moret and Jiru District, North Shewa Ethiopia

By: Abere Kibeb and  Mekuanent Tebkew  
Open Access
|Sep 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jlecol-2026-0005 | Journal eISSN: 1805-4196 | Journal ISSN: 1803-2427
Language: English
Submitted on: Feb 21, 2025
Accepted on: Aug 12, 2025
Published on: Sep 8, 2025
Published by: Czech Society for Landscape Ecology
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

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