Journal of
Dryland Agriculture

OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE CENTRE FOR DRYLAND AGRICULTURE, BAYERO UNIVERSITY, KANO
  • Abbreviation: J. Dryland Agric.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2476-8650
  • DOI: 10.5897/JODA
  • Start Year: 2015
  • Published Articles: 48

Full Length Research Paper

Response of cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) to differential pruning under greenhouse

Ismail Ibrahim Garba
  • Ismail Ibrahim Garba
  • Centre for Dryland Agriculture (CDA), Bayero University Kano, 70001, Kano, Nigeria.
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Fatima Zahra Buhari
  • Fatima Zahra Buhari
  • Department of Agronomy, Bayero University Kano, 70001, Kano, Nigeria.
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Bello Kabir Samaila
  • Bello Kabir Samaila
  • Department of Agronomy, Bayero University Kano, 70001, Kano, Nigeria.
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  •  Received: 02 January 2020
  •  Accepted: 02 March 2020
  •  Published: 31 March 2020

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