African Journal of
Agricultural Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Agric. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1991-637X
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJAR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 6727

Full Length Research Paper

Survey of fungal diseases associated with amaranth (Amaranthus species) in peri-urban vegetable farms in Kumasi and Tamale metropolis of Ghana

Zippora Appiah-Kubi
  • Zippora Appiah-Kubi
  • CSIR-Crops Research Institute, Kumasi, Ghana.
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Joseph Adomako
  • Joseph Adomako
  • CSIR-Crops Research Institute, Kumasi, Ghana.
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Harriet Dwamena
  • Harriet Dwamena
  • CSIR-Crops Research Institute, Kumasi, Ghana.
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Elvis Agyei Obeng
  • Elvis Agyei Obeng
  • CSIR-Crops Research Institute, Kumasi, Ghana.
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Raphael Adu-Gyamfi
  • Raphael Adu-Gyamfi
  • Department of Crop Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Consumer Sciences, University for Development Studies, Nyampkala, Ghana.
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Enoch Adjei Osekre
  • Enoch Adjei Osekre
  • Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Tachnology, Kumasi, Ghana.
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Marian Quian
  • Marian Quian
  • CSIR-Crops Research Institute, Kumasi, Ghana.
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Charles Kwoseh
  • Charles Kwoseh
  • Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Tachnology, Kumasi, Ghana.
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  •  Received: 15 February 2022
  •  Accepted: 15 July 2022
  •  Published: 31 October 2022

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