African Journal of
Agricultural Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Agric. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1991-637X
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJAR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 6948

Full Length Research Paper

Quantifying the response of different maturity groups of maize (Zea mays L.) supplementary irrigation in the Sudan Savannah of Nigeria

Ismail Ibrahim Garba
  • Ismail Ibrahim Garba
  • Centre for Dryland Agriculture, Bayero University Kano, PMB 3011, BUK Kano, Nigeria.
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Adnan Aminu Adnan
  • Adnan Aminu Adnan
  • Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture, Bayero University, PMB 3011, BUK Kano, Nigeria.
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Abdulwahab Salisu Shaibu
  • Abdulwahab Salisu Shaibu
  • Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture, Bayero University, PMB 3011, BUK Kano, Nigeria.
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  •  Received: 23 October 2018
  •  Accepted: 19 August 2019
  •  Published: 31 August 2019

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