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

Potentiality of a desert plain soil to irrigation in River Nile State-Sudan

Abdelmagid Ali Elmobarak
  • Abdelmagid Ali Elmobarak
  • Land Evaluation Section, Land and Water Research Centre, P.O.Box 388, Wad Medani-Sudan.
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Adil Mahgoub
  • Adil Mahgoub
  • Soba Research Station, Khartoum-Sudan.
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  •  Received: 15 March 2014
  •  Accepted: 15 May 2014
  •  Published: 17 June 2014

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