On-farm irrigated maize production in the Somali Gu season

Ryan Gavin; Hussein Haji; Nicolas Jelinski; Allison Harvey; Paul Porter

doi:10.5897/AJAR2018.13111

African Journal of
Agricultural Research

Abbreviation: Afr. J. Agric. Res.
Language: English
ISSN: 1991-637X
DOI: 10.5897/AJAR
Start Year: 2006
Published Articles: 6853

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On-farm irrigated maize production in the Somali Gu season

Ryan Gavin

Ryan Gavin
Department of Agronomy and Plant Genetics, 411 Borlaug Hall, University of Minnesota, 1991 Upper Buford Circle, St. Paul, 55108, MN, USA.
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Hussein Haji

Hussein Haji
Somali Agriculture Technical Group, Safari Complex, Km 5 Road, Hodan District, Mogadishu, Somalia.
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Nicolas Jelinski

Nicolas Jelinski
Department of Soil, Water and Climate, 439 Borlaug Hall, University of Minnesota, 1991 Upper Buford Circle, St. Paul, 55108, MN, USA.
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Allison Harvey

Allison Harvey
Department of Soil, Water and Climate, 439 Borlaug Hall, University of Minnesota, 1991 Upper Buford Circle, St. Paul, 55108, MN, USA.
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Paul Porter

Paul Porter
Department of Agronomy and Plant Genetics, 411 Borlaug Hall, University of Minnesota, 1991 Upper Buford Circle, St. Paul, 55108, MN, USA.
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Article Number - 062376656982
Vol.13(19), pp. 969-977 , May 2018
https://doi.org/10.5897/AJAR2018.13111

Received: 08 March 2018
Accepted: 20 April 2018
Published: 10 May 2018

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