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

Sweetpotato seed exchange systems and knowledge on sweetpotato viral diseases among local farmers in Acholi Sub Region-Northern Uganda

Godfrey Wokorach
  • Godfrey Wokorach
  • Gulu University Biosciences Research Laboratories, P. O. Box 166, Gulu, Uganda.
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Hilary Edema
  • Hilary Edema
  • Gulu University Biosciences Research Laboratories, P. O. Box 166, Gulu, Uganda.
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Richard Echodu
  • Richard Echodu
  • Gulu University Biosciences Research Laboratories, P. O. Box 166, Gulu, Uganda.
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  •  Received: 10 July 2018
  •  Accepted: 19 September 2018
  •  Published: 08 November 2018

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