African Journal of
Agricultural Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Agric. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1991-637X
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJAR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 6860

Full Length Research Paper

Modeling site-specific fertilizer recommendations for maize production in the Sudan savannah agro-ecology of Ghana

Francis Marthy Tetteh
  • Francis Marthy Tetteh
  • CSIR-Soil Research Institute, Ghana.
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Abdul Rahman Nurudeen
  • Abdul Rahman Nurudeen
  • Kumasi Institue of Tropical Agriculture, Ghana.
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  •  Received: 04 June 2013
  •  Accepted: 05 March 2015
  •  Published: 12 March 2015

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