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

Agronomic performance, production components and agricultural productivity of maize (Zea mays L.) cultivars

Cicero Teixeira Silva Costa
  • Cicero Teixeira Silva Costa
  • Federal Institute of Goiás (Instituto Federal Goiano – IF Goiano), Campus Rio Verde, Goiás GO, Brazil.
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Iedo Teodoro
  • Iedo Teodoro
  • Federal University of Alagoas (UFAL) Rio Largo, Alagoas, Brazil.
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Samuel Silva
  • Samuel Silva
  • Federal Institute of Alagoas (IFAL) Campus Piranhas, Alagoas, Brazil.
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Fernando Nobre Cunha
  • Fernando Nobre Cunha
  • Federal Institute of Goiás (Instituto Federal Goiano – IF Goiano), Campus Rio Verde, Goiás GO, Brazil.
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Marconi Batista Teixeira
  • Marconi Batista Teixeira
  • Federal Institute of Goiás (Instituto Federal Goiano – IF Goiano), Campus Rio Verde, Goiás GO, Brazil.
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Frederico Antonio Loureiro Soares
  • Frederico Antonio Loureiro Soares
  • Federal Institute of Goiás (Instituto Federal Goiano – IF Goiano), Campus Rio Verde, Goiás GO, Brazil.
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Wilker Alves Morais
  • Wilker Alves Morais
  • Federal Institute of Goiás (Instituto Federal Goiano – IF Goiano), Campus Rio Verde, Goiás GO, Brazil.
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Nelmicio Furtado da Silva
  • Nelmicio Furtado da Silva
  • Federal Institute of Goiás (Instituto Federal Goiano – IF Goiano), Campus Rio Verde, Goiás GO, Brazil.
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Flavio Henrique Ferreira Gomes
  • Flavio Henrique Ferreira Gomes
  • Federal Institute of Goiás (Instituto Federal Goiano – IF Goiano), Campus Rio Verde, Goiás GO, Brazil.
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Lays Borges dos Santos Cabral
  • Lays Borges dos Santos Cabral
  • Federal Institute of Goiás (Instituto Federal Goiano – IF Goiano), Campus Rio Verde, Goiás GO, Brazil.
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  •  Received: 22 August 2016
  •  Accepted: 28 September 2016
  •  Published: 27 October 2016

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