African Journal of
Agricultural Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Agric. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1991-637X
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJAR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 6853

Full Length Research Paper

An on-farm comparison of the agronomics and economics of irrigated maize production systems in the Somali Deyr season

Ryan Gavin
  • Ryan Gavin
  • Department of Agronomy and Plant Genetics, 411 Borlaug Hall, University of Minnesota, 1991 Upper Buford Circle, St. Paul, 55108, MN, USA.
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Hussein Haji
  • Hussein Haji
  • SATG, Somali Agriculture Technical Group, Safari Complex, Km5 Road, Hodan District, Mogadishu, Somalia.
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Nicolas Jelinski
  • Nicolas Jelinski
  • Department of Soil, Water and Climate, 439 Borlaug Hall, University of Minnesota, 1991 Upper Buford Circle, St. Paul, 55108, MN, USA.
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Paul Porter
  • Paul Porter
  • Department of Agronomy and Plant Genetics, 411 Borlaug Hall, University of Minnesota, 1991 Upper Buford Circle, St. Paul, 55108, MN, USA.
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  •  Received: 10 April 2018
  •  Accepted: 26 April 2018
  •  Published: 07 June 2018

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