African Journal of
Agricultural Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Agric. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1991-637X
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJAR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 6854

Full Length Research Paper

Biofortified bean genotypes under integrated soil fertility management across sub-humid agro-ecological zones of The Democratic Republic of Congo

Kanyenga L. Antoine
  • Kanyenga L. Antoine
  • CIAT-HarvestPlus Program P. O. Box 1860, Bukavu, South Kivu, D.R. Congo.
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Kizungu V. Roger
  • Kizungu V. Roger
  • National Institute for Agricultural Research and Studies (INERA), B.P. 2037 Kinshasa 1, D.R. Congo.
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Kasongo L. Emery
  • Kasongo L. Emery
  • Department of Crop Sciences, Faculty of Agronomy, University of Lubumbashi (UNILU), P. O. Box 1825, Lubumbashi, D.R. Congo.
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Kalonji M. Adrien
  • Kalonji M. Adrien
  • Department of Plant Pathology, Faculty of Agronomy, University of Kinshasa (UNIKIN), Kinshasa, R.D. Congo.
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Rowland M. Chirwa
  • Rowland M. Chirwa
  • CIAT –Malawi, Lilongwe, Malawi.
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  •  Received: 10 July 2020
  •  Accepted: 17 September 2020
  •  Published: 31 October 2020

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