African Journal of
Agricultural Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Agric. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1991-637X
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJAR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 6934

Full Length Research Paper

Agronomic effectiveness of water hyacinth-based composts

Dennis Beesigamukama
  • Dennis Beesigamukama
  • Department of Crop Production and Management, Faculty of Agriculture and Animal Sciences, Busitema University, P. O. Box 203, Soroti, Uganda.
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Alice Amoding-Katusabe
  • Alice Amoding-Katusabe
  • Department of Agricultural Production, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Makerere University, P. O. Box 7062, Kampala, Uganda.
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John Baptist Tumuhairwe
  • John Baptist Tumuhairwe
  • Department of Agricultural Production, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Makerere University, P. O. Box 7062, Kampala, Uganda.
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John Muoma
  • John Muoma
  • Department of Biological Sciences, Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology (MMUST), Kakamega, Kenya.
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John M. Maingi
  • John M. Maingi
  • Department of Plant and Microbial Sciences, Kenyatta University, Nairobi, Kenya.
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Omwoyo Ombori
  • Omwoyo Ombori
  • Department of Plant and Microbial Sciences, Kenyatta University, Nairobi, Kenya.
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Josephine Nakanwagi
  • Josephine Nakanwagi
  • Department of Agricultural Production, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Makerere University, P. O. Box 7062, Kampala, Uganda.
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Dative Mukaminega
  • Dative Mukaminega
  • Faculty of Applied Sciences, Kigali Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Kigali, Rwanda.
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  •  Received: 06 August 2018
  •  Accepted: 05 September 2018
  •  Published: 27 September 2018

How to cite this article

APA /
Beesigamukama, D., Amoding-Katusabe, A., Tumuhairwe, J. B., Muoma, J., Maingi, J. M., Ombori, O., Nakanwagi, J., & Mukaminega, D. (2018). Agronomic effectiveness of water hyacinth-based composts. African Journal of Agricultural Research, 13(39), 2055-2062.
Chicago /
Dennis Beesigamukama, Alice Amoding-Katusabe, John Baptist Tumuhairwe, John Muoma, John M. Maingi, Omwoyo Ombori, Josephine Nakanwagi  and Dative Mukaminega. "Agronomic effectiveness of water hyacinth-based composts." African Journal of Agricultural Research 13, no. 39 (2018): 2055-2062.
MLA /
Dennis Beesigamukama, et al. "Agronomic effectiveness of water hyacinth-based composts." African Journal of Agricultural Research 13.39 (2018): 2055-2062.