African Journal of
Agricultural Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Agric. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1991-637X
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJAR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 6863

Full Length Research Paper

Effects of organic and inorganic soil amendments on growth performance of plantain (Musa paradisiaca L.)

Opeyemi Tunde Osundare
  • Opeyemi Tunde Osundare
  • Department of Crop Science and Horticulture, Faculty of Agriculture, Federal University, Oye - Ekiti State Nigeria.
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Ayodele Anthony Fajinmi
  • Ayodele Anthony Fajinmi
  • Department of Crop Science and Horticulture, Faculty of Agriculture, Federal University, Oye - Ekiti State Nigeria.
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Christopher John Okonji
  • Christopher John Okonji
  • Department of Crop Science and Horticulture, Faculty of Agriculture, Federal University, Oye - Ekiti State Nigeria.
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  •  Received: 26 February 2014
  •  Accepted: 17 December 2014
  •  Published: 15 January 2015

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