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

Shallow groundwater condition for irrigation along dryland river basin, northwestern Nigeria

Abubakar Ibrahim Tukur
  • Abubakar Ibrahim Tukur
  • Department of Geography, Faculty of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Kano University of Science and Technology, Wudil, Nigeria.
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Maharazu A. Yusuf
  • Maharazu A. Yusuf
  • Department of Geography, Faculty of Social and Management Sciences, Bayero University, Kano, Nigeria.
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Emmanuel Ajayi Olofin
  • Emmanuel Ajayi Olofin
  • Department of Water Resources Management and Agro-Meteorology, Federal University of Oye Ekiti, Oye, Nigeria
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Adnan Abdulhamid
  • Adnan Abdulhamid
  • Department of Geography, Faculty of Social and Management Sciences, Bayero University, Kano, Nigeria.
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  •  Received: 20 October 2018
  •  Accepted: 26 November 2018
  •  Published: 31 December 2018

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