African Journal of
Plant Science

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Plant Sci.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0824
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJPS
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 804

Full Length Research Paper

Upland rice response to nutrient application in Uganda

K. C. Kaizzi
  • K. C. Kaizzi
  • National Agricultural Research Laboratories (NARL), Kawanda, P. O. Box 7065 Kampala, Uganda.
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J. Byalebeka
  • J. Byalebeka
  • National Agricultural Research Laboratories (NARL), Kawanda, P. O. Box 7065 Kampala, Uganda.
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O. Semalulu
  • O. Semalulu
  • National Agricultural Research Laboratories (NARL), Kawanda, P. O. Box 7065 Kampala, Uganda.
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I. Alou
  • I. Alou
  • National Agricultural Research Laboratories (NARL), Kawanda, P. O. Box 7065 Kampala, Uganda.
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W. Zimwanguyizza
  • W. Zimwanguyizza
  • National Agricultural Research Laboratories (NARL), Kawanda, P. O. Box 7065 Kampala, Uganda.
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A. Nansamba
  • A. Nansamba
  • National Agricultural Research Laboratories (NARL), Kawanda, P. O. Box 7065 Kampala, Uganda.
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E. Odama
  • E. Odama
  • National Agricultural Research Laboratories (NARL), Kawanda, P. O. Box 7065 Kampala, Uganda.
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C. S. Wortmann
  • C. S. Wortmann
  • Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE USA.
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  •  Received: 03 March 2014
  •  Accepted: 04 September 2014
  •  Published: 30 September 2014

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