African Journal of
Agricultural Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Agric. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1991-637X
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJAR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 6865

Full Length Research Paper

Yam (Dioscorea spp.) responses to the environmental variability in the Guinea Sudan zone of Benin

Afio Zannou*
  • Afio Zannou*
  • Faculté des Sciences Agronomiques, Université d’Abomey-Calavi, Bénin.
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Paul Struik
  • Paul Struik
  • Centre for Crop Systems Analysis, Wageningen University, The Netherlands.
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Paul Richards
  • Paul Richards
  • Technology and Agrarian Development, Wageningen University, The Netherlands.
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Jeanne Zoundjihékpon
  • Jeanne Zoundjihékpon
  • Faculté des Sciences et Techniques, Université d’Abomey-Calavi, Bénin.
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  •  Received: 17 October 2013
  •  Accepted: 28 May 2015
  •  Published: 31 December 2015

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