African Journal of
Agricultural Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Agric. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1991-637X
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJAR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 6860

Full Length Research Paper

Rainfed rice response to fertilizer in the Sudan Savanna of West Africa

Idriss Serme
  • Idriss Serme
  • Institut de l’Environnement et de Recherches Agricoles (INERA), O4 BP 8645 Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.
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Mohamed Dicko
  • Mohamed Dicko
  • Institut d’Economie Rurale (IER), Mali.
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Korodjouma Ouattara
  • Korodjouma Ouattara
  • Institut de l’Environnement et de Recherches Agricoles (INERA), O4 BP 8645 Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.
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Baba Sidibe
  • Baba Sidibe
  • Institut d’Economie Rurale (IER), Mali.
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Charles Wortmann
  • Charles Wortmann
  • Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln NE, USA.
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  •  Received: 29 March 2018
  •  Accepted: 17 April 2018
  •  Published: 17 May 2018

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