Research Interest
- Tree-crop interaction in agroforestry, biodiversity conservation, fodder trees and shrubs, forage grass species
Publications
1) Melese Mengistu, Dargo Kebede, Dereje Atomsa , Arayaselasie Abebe and Dinkayehu Alemnie (2019). Status and Utilization of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants in Eastern Hararghe, Ethiopia. Cogent Food & Agriculture Vol5: 1701349
2) Dargo Kebede & Haftay Hailu (2019). Availability of Fodder Trees and Shrubs Integrated Into Agricultural Systems in Eastern Hararghe, Ethiopia. Journal of Agricultural Science; Vol. 11, No. 5; 2019
3) Dargo Kebede & Haftay Hailu (2019). Vegetation Diversity and Soil Physico-chemical Properties under Traditional Management of Rangeland in Eastern Ethiopia. Journal of Agricultural Science; Vol. 11, No. 5; 2019
4) Haftay Hailu and Dargo Kebede (2015). Restoration Potentials of Degraded Semi-arid Vegetations using Rangeland Enclosures in Somali Region of Eastern Ethiopia. Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research, 31thAnnual research review proceeding July,2015.
5)H. Haftay and Dargo (2014). Adaptation and Nutritional Evaluation of Fodder Trees and Shrubs in Eastern Ethiopia. Journal of Chemical and Natural Sciences 2, 41-53.
6)Dargo Kebede and Haftay Hailu (2013). Evaluation of fodder trees and shrubs suitable for Eastern Hararghe, Ethiopia. In: Nigussie Dechasa, Mengistu Urge, Mengistu Ketema, Mulugeta Yitayih and Getachew Animut (eds.). 30th Annual Research and Extension Review Proceedings, March 2013, Haramaya University.
7) Dargo Kebede, Abdu Abdulkadir, Zebene Asfaw and Zewge Teklehaimanot (2012). Effect of Leucaena (Leucaena leucocephala (Lam.) de Wit) Leaf Biomass and NP Fertilizer Application on Striga (Striga hermonthica (Del.) Benth) Control and Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench) Growth in Pawe District, Ethiopia. East African Journal of Sciences Volume 6(2):147-156.