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

Growth and yield performance of selected upland and lowland rainfed rice varieties grown in farmers’ and researchers’ managed fields at Ifakara, Tanzania

KITILU M. J. F.
  • KITILU M. J. F.
  • Department of Botany, College of Natural and Applied Sciences, University of Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania.
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NYOMORA A. M. S.
  • NYOMORA A. M. S.
  • Department of Botany, College of Natural and Applied Sciences, University of Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania.
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CHARLES J.
  • CHARLES J.
  • Department of Botany, College of Natural and Applied Sciences, University of Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania.
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  •  Received: 06 October 2018
  •  Accepted: 17 December 2018
  •  Published: 24 January 2019

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