African Journal of
Agricultural Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Agric. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1991-637X
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJAR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 6863

Full Length Research Paper

Relative costs and benefits of implementing desiccant bead drying/hermetic storage and alternative drying and storage technologies for vegetable seeds in Kenya and Tanzania

Richard O. Musebe
  • Richard O. Musebe
  • CABI Africa, P. O. Box 633-00621 Nairobi, Kenya.
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Daniel Karanja
  • Daniel Karanja
  • CABI Africa, P. O. Box 633-00621 Nairobi, Kenya.
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Kent J. Bradford
  • Kent J. Bradford
  • Department of Plant Sciences, Seed Biotechnology Center, University of California, Davis, CA 95616-8780, USA.
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Roger Day
  • Roger Day
  • CABI Africa, P. O. Box 633-00621 Nairobi, Kenya.
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  •  Received: 02 September 2019
  •  Accepted: 08 May 2020
  •  Published: 31 July 2020

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