African Journal of
Agricultural Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Agric. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1991-637X
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJAR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 6859

Full Length Research Paper

Screening for resistance to Striga gesnerioides and estimation of yield loss among Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.) progenies in the Upper East Region of Ghana

Leandre, S. P.
  • Leandre, S. P.
  • Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.
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Francis, K.
  • Francis, K.
  • CSIR-Savannah Agricultural Research Institute, Tamale, Ghana.
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Richard, A.
  • Richard, A.
  • Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.
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Joseph, B.
  • Joseph, B.
  • Institut de l’Environnement et de Recherche Agricole, Kamboinse, Burkina Faso.
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Jean Baptiste T
  • Jean Baptiste T
  • Institut de l’Environnement et de Recherche Agricole, Kamboinse, Burkina Faso.
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Jeremy T. Ouedraogo
  • Jeremy T. Ouedraogo
  • Institut de l’Environnement et de Recherche Agricole, Kamboinse, Burkina Faso.
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Patrick A.
  • Patrick A.
  • Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.
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Timothy J. Close
  • Timothy J. Close
  • Department of Botany and Plant Sciences, University of California, Riverside, CA, USA.
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Philip A. Roberbs
  • Philip A. Roberbs
  • Department of Nematology, University of California, Riverside, CA 92521, USA.
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  •  Received: 27 February 2018
  •  Accepted: 05 June 2018
  •  Published: 12 July 2018

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