African Journal of
Agricultural Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Agric. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1991-637X
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJAR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 6855

Full Length Research Paper

Soil fertility status for potato production in the central highlands of Malawi

Chandiona Munthali
  • Chandiona Munthali
  • Graduate School of Animal Husbandry, Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Obihiro, Hokkaido 080-8555, Japan.
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Rintaro Kinoshita
  • Rintaro Kinoshita
  • Research Center for Global Agromedicine, Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Obihiro, Hokkaido 080-8555, Japan.
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Daigo Aiuchi
  • Daigo Aiuchi
  • Research Center for Global Agromedicine, Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Obihiro, Hokkaido 080-8555, Japan.
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Jiwan Palta
  • Jiwan Palta
  • Department of Horticulture, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706, USA.
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Masayuki Tani
  • Masayuki Tani
  • Research Center for Global Agromedicine, Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Obihiro, Hokkaido 080-8555, Japan.
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  •  Received: 30 August 2021
  •  Accepted: 12 November 2021
  •  Published: 30 November 2021

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