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

Effects of moisture stresses during vegetative and reproductive growth phases on productivity of six selected rain-fed rice varieties in Ifakara, Tanzania

KITILU M. J. F.
  • KITILU M. J. F.
  • Department of Botany, College of Natural and Applied Sciences, University of Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania.
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NYOMORA, A. M. S.
  • NYOMORA, A. M. S.
  • Department of Botany, College of Natural and Applied Sciences, University of Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania.
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CHARLES J.
  • CHARLES J.
  • Department of Botany, College of Natural and Applied Sciences, University of Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania.
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  •  Received: 03 October 2018
  •  Accepted: 06 December 2018
  •  Published: 10 January 2019

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