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

Presence of metals in farmland edible termites in Mazabuka District, Zambia

Meekness Kapaale
  • Meekness Kapaale
  • Department of Plant Animal and Food Sciences, School of Agriculture and Food Sciences, Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University of Science and Technology, P. O. Box 210-40601 Bondo, Kenya.
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Darius Otiato Andika
  • Darius Otiato Andika
  • Department of Plant Animal and Food Sciences, School of Agriculture and Food Sciences, Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University of Science and Technology, P. O. Box 210-40601 Bondo, Kenya.
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Philip Obed Yobe Nkunika
  • Philip Obed Yobe Nkunika
  • Department of Biological Sciences, School of Natural Sciences, The University of Zambia, The University of Zambia, P. O. Box 32379 Lusaka, Zambia.
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  •  Received: 28 October 2021
  •  Accepted: 06 December 2021
  •  Published: 31 January 2022

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