African Journal of
Agricultural Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Agric. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1991-637X
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJAR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 6924

Full Length Research Paper

Seed-priming of sorghum with antifungal extracts from Balanites aegyptiaca and Eclipta alba in different agro-ecological zones of Burkina Faso

P. E. Zida
  • P. E. Zida
  • Institut de l´Environnement et de Recherches Agricoles (INERA), P. O. Box 8645, Ouagadougou 04, Burkina Faso.
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B. J. Neya
  • B. J. Neya
  • Institut de l´Environnement et de Recherches Agricoles (INERA), P. O. Box 8645, Ouagadougou 04, Burkina Faso.
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R. W. Soalla
  • R. W. Soalla
  • Institut de l´Environnement et de Recherches Agricoles (INERA), P. O. Box 8645, Ouagadougou 04, Burkina Faso.
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P. Sereme
  • P. Sereme
  • Institut de l´Environnement et de Recherches Agricoles (INERA), P. O. Box 8645, Ouagadougou 04, Burkina Faso.
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O. S. Lund
  • O. S. Lund
  • Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Copenhagen, HøjbakkegÃ¥rd Allé 13, 2630 Taastrup, Denmark.
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  •  Received: 01 August 2018
  •  Accepted: 16 October 2018
  •  Published: 01 November 2018

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