African Journal of
Agricultural Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Agric. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1991-637X
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJAR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 6865

Full Length Research Paper

Effects of plant density on the performance of selected African upland rice varieties

Shunsuke Matsumoto
  • Shunsuke Matsumoto
  • Food Production Support Group, Kaneka Co., Osaka 530-8288, Japan.
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Tatsushi Tsuboi
  • Tatsushi Tsuboi
  • Independent consultant, Oita 874-0819, Japan.
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Godfrey Asea
  • Godfrey Asea
  • National Crops Resources Research Institute, P. O. Box 7084, Kampala, Uganda.
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Kisho Miyamoto
  • Kisho Miyamoto
  • JICA Uganda Office, P. O. Box 12162, Kampala, Uganda.
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Atsushi Maruyama
  • Atsushi Maruyama
  • Chiba University, Chiba 277-0822, Japan.
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Michiko Takagaki
  • Michiko Takagaki
  • Chiba University, Chiba 277-0822, Japan.
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Masao Kikuchi
  • Masao Kikuchi
  • Chiba University, Chiba 277-0822, Japan.
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  •  Received: 26 May 2017
  •  Accepted: 19 June 2017
  •  Published: 29 June 2017

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