African Journal of
Plant Science

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Plant Sci.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0824
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJPS
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 807

Full Length Research Paper

Nutrient composition of Moringa oleifera leaves from two agro ecological zones in Ghana

William Jasper Asante
  • William Jasper Asante
  • Department of Forestry and Forest Resources Management, Faculty of Renewable Natural Resources, University for Development Studies, Ghana.
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Iddrisu Latif Nasare
  • Iddrisu Latif Nasare
  • Department of Forestry and Forest Resources Management, Faculty of Renewable Natural Resources, University for Development Studies, Ghana.
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Damian Tom-Dery
  • Damian Tom-Dery
  • Department of Forestry and Forest Resources Management, Faculty of Renewable Natural Resources, University for Development Studies, Ghana.
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Kwame Ochire-Boadu
  • Kwame Ochire-Boadu
  • Department of Forestry and Forest Resources Management, Faculty of Renewable Natural Resources, University for Development Studies, Ghana.
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Kwami Bernard Kentil
  • Kwami Bernard Kentil
  • Department of Forestry and Forest Resources Management, Faculty of Renewable Natural Resources, University for Development Studies, Ghana.
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  •  Received: 13 December 2012
  •  Accepted: 22 November 2013
  •  Published: 31 January 2014

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