African Journal of
Agricultural Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Agric. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1991-637X
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJAR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 6854

Full Length Research Paper

Agricultural potential of reject brine from water desalination

Francisco Ismael de Souza
  • Francisco Ismael de Souza
  • Department of Environmental and Technological Sciences – DCAT, Universidade Federal Rural do Semi-Árido – UFERSA. Caixa Postal 137, CEP 59.625-900 Mossoró (RN), Brazil.
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Nildo da Silva Dias
  • Nildo da Silva Dias
  • Department of Environmental and Technological Sciences – DCAT, Universidade Federal Rural do Semi-Árido – UFERSA. Caixa Postal 137, CEP 59.625-900 Mossoró (RN), Brazil.
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Osvaldo Nogueira de Sousa Neto
  • Osvaldo Nogueira de Sousa Neto
  • Program of Post-Graduate in Farming Systems Engineering, ESALQ/USP, Piracicaba (SP), Brazil.
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Jeane Cruz Portela*
  • Jeane Cruz Portela*
  • Department of Environmental and Technological Sciences – DCAT, Universidade Federal Rural do Semi-Árido – UFERSA. Caixa Postal 137, CEP 59.625-900 Mossoró (RN), Brazil.
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Ana Cláudia Medeiros Souza
  • Ana Cláudia Medeiros Souza
  • Department of Environmental and Technological Sciences – DCAT, Universidade Federal Rural do Semi-Árido – UFERSA. Caixa Postal 137, CEP 59.625-900 Mossoró (RN), Brazil.
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Vania Christina Nascimento Porto
  • Vania Christina Nascimento Porto
  • Department of Environmental and Technological Sciences – DCAT, Universidade Federal Rural do Semi-Árido – UFERSA. Caixa Postal 137, CEP 59.625-900 Mossoró (RN), Brazil.
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Claudio Ricardo da Silva
  • Claudio Ricardo da Silva
  • Department of the Environmental sciences, Universidade Federal de Uberlandia - UFU, Uberlandia, (MG), Brazil.
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Francisco Souto de Sousa Júnior
  • Francisco Souto de Sousa Júnior
  • DCAT, Universidade Federal Rural do Semi-Árido – UFERSA. Caixa Postal 137, CEP 59.625-900 Mossoró (RN), Brazil.
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  •  Received: 30 August 2015
  •  Accepted: 20 October 2015
  •  Published: 17 December 2015

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