African Journal of
Agricultural Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Agric. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1991-637X
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJAR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 6933

Full Length Research Paper

Soil Characteristics, Taxonomy and land suitability of a lateritic Mantle for rain-fed maize (Zea mays) Agriculture in the Cameroon Western Highlands

Lenaïck Lecknaï Etengola Efeno
  • Lenaïck Lecknaï Etengola Efeno
  • Department of Soil Science, Faculty of Agronomy and Agricultural Sciences, University of Dschang, P. O. Box 222, Dschang, Cameroon.
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Primus Azinwi Tamfuh
  • Primus Azinwi Tamfuh
  • Department of Soil Science, Faculty of Agronomy and Agricultural Sciences, University of Dschang, P. O. Box 222, Dschang, Cameroon.
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Georges Kogge Kome
  • Georges Kogge Kome
  • Department of Land Surveying, National Advanced School of Public Works Yaoundé, P. O. Box 510, Yaoundé, Cameroon.
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Achille Ibrahim
  • Achille Ibrahim
  • Department of Soil Science, Faculty of Agronomy and Agricultural Sciences, University of Dschang, P. O. Box 222, Dschang, Cameroon.
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Roger Kogge Enang
  • Roger Kogge Enang
  • Department of Soil Science, Faculty of Agronomy and Agricultural Sciences, University of Dschang, P. O. Box 222, Dschang, Cameroon.
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Armand Ludovic Sylvain Wouatong
  • Armand Ludovic Sylvain Wouatong
  • Department of Earth Science, Faculty of Science, University of Dschang, P. O. Box 67 Dschang, Cameroon.
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  •  Received: 03 January 2025
  •  Accepted: 06 February 2025
  •  Published: 28 February 2025

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