Farmer participatory varietal selection in pearl millet: Experience across some states of Northern Nigeria

Angarawai I. I.; Bukar B.; Olabanji O. G.; Iro N.; Haussmann B. G.; Weltzien E. V.; Gwadi K. W.; Gubio T.; Yahaya Y.

doi:10.5897/AJAR10.638

African Journal of
Agricultural Research

Abbreviation: Afr. J. Agric. Res.
Language: English
ISSN: 1991-637X
DOI: 10.5897/AJAR
Start Year: 2006
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Farmer participatory varietal selection in pearl millet: Experience across some states of Northern Nigeria

Angarawai I. I.

Angarawai I. I.
Lake Chad Research Institute P. M. B 1293 Maiduguri, Nigeria
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Bukar B.

Bukar B.
Lake Chad Research Institute P. M. B 1293 Maiduguri, Nigeria
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Olabanji O. G.

Olabanji O. G.
Lake Chad Research Institute P. M. B 1293 Maiduguri, Nigeria
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Iro N.

Iro N.
International Crop Research Institute for Semi-Arid Tropics (Niamey & Bamako), Mali
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Haussmann B. G.

Haussmann B. G.
International Crop Research Institute for Semi-Arid Tropics (Niamey & Bamako), Mali
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Weltzien E. V.

Weltzien E. V.
International Crop Research Institute for Semi-Arid Tropics (Niamey & Bamako), Mali
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Gwadi K. W.

Gwadi K. W.
Lake Chad Research Institute P. M. B 1293 Maiduguri, Nigeria
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Gubio T.

Gubio T.
Lake Chad Research Institute P. M. B 1293 Maiduguri, Nigeria
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Yahaya Y.

Yahaya Y.
Lake Chad Research Institute P. M. B 1293 Maiduguri, Nigeria
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Article Number - CB245EB58232
Vol.11(16), pp. 1421-1425 , April 2016
https://doi.org/10.5897/AJAR10.638

Received: 06 August 2010
Accepted: 17 February 2016
Published: 21 April 2016

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