African Journal of
Agricultural Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Agric. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1991-637X
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJAR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 6900

Full Length Research Paper

Hydropriming of pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum L.) in Northern and Central Burkina Faso applying six hours of soaking and overnight drying of seeds

P. Elisabeth Zida
  • P. Elisabeth Zida
  • Institut de l´Environnement et de Recherches Agricoles (IN.E.R.A.), P.O. Box 8645, Ouagadougou 04, Burkina Faso.
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B. James Néya
  • B. James Néya
  • Institut de l´Environnement et de Recherches Agricoles (IN.E.R.A.), P.O. Box 8645, Ouagadougou 04, Burkina Faso.
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W. Romain Soalla
  • W. Romain Soalla
  • Institut de l´Environnement et de Recherches Agricoles (IN.E.R.A.), P.O. Box 8645, Ouagadougou 04, Burkina Faso.
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Paco Sérémé
  • Paco Sérémé
  • Institut de l´Environnement et de Recherches Agricoles (IN.E.R.A.), P.O. Box 8645, Ouagadougou 04, Burkina Faso.
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Ole Søgaard Lund
  • Ole Søgaard Lund
  • Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Copenhagen, HøjbakkegÃ¥rd Allé 13, 2630 Taastrup, Denmark.
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  •  Received: 15 September 2017
  •  Accepted: 20 October 2017
  •  Published: 07 December 2017

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