African Journal of
Agricultural Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Agric. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1991-637X
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJAR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 6900

Full Length Research Paper

Diversity and distribution of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in maize (Zea mays) cropping fields in South Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo

Réussite Bugale Malembaka
  • Réussite Bugale Malembaka
  • Department of Land Resource Management and Agricultural Technology, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Nairobi, Kenya.
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Richard Onwonga
  • Richard Onwonga
  • Department of Land Resource Management and Agricultural Technology, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Nairobi, Kenya.
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Joyce Jefwa
  • Joyce Jefwa
  • Mycology Laboratory, Botany Department, East Africa Herbarium, Kenya
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Fredrick Ayuke
  • Fredrick Ayuke
  • Department of Land Resource Management and Agricultural Technology, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Nairobi, Kenya.
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Leon Nabahungu
  • Leon Nabahungu
  • International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Olusegun Obasanjo Station, DR Congo.
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  •  Received: 09 December 2020
  •  Accepted: 09 February 2021
  •  Published: 30 April 2021

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