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

Economic efficiency of green maize intercropped with beans grown under Tithonia and inorganic fertilizer

Esther Waithira Muturi
  • Esther Waithira Muturi
  • Department of Crops, Horticulture and Soils, Egerton University, Kenya.
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Arnold Mathew Opiyo
  • Arnold Mathew Opiyo
  • Department of Crops, Horticulture and Soils, Egerton University, Kenya.
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Joseph Nyamori Aguyoh*
  • Joseph Nyamori Aguyoh*
  • Department of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Rongo University College, Kenya.
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  •  Received: 24 August 2015
  •  Accepted: 20 November 2015
  •  Published: 05 May 2016

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