African Journal of
Agricultural Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Agric. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1991-637X
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJAR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 6860

Full Length Research Paper

Cultivation of colored cotton irrigated with saline water under potassium and nitrate/ammonium fertilization

Geovani Soares de Lima
  • Geovani Soares de Lima
  • Academic Unit of Agricultural Engineering, Federal University of Campina Grande, Campina Grande, CEP 58.109-970, Paraíba, Brazil.
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Luan Dantas de Oliveira
  • Luan Dantas de Oliveira
  • Academic Unit of Agricultural Engineering, Federal University of Campina Grande, Campina Grande, CEP 58.109-970, Paraíba, Brazil.
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Hans Raj Gheyi
  • Hans Raj Gheyi
  • Nucleus for Soil and Water Engineering, Federal University of Recôncavo of Bahia, Cruz das Almas, CEP 44.380-000, Bahia, Brazil.
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Lauriane Almeida dos Anjos Soares
  • Lauriane Almeida dos Anjos Soares
  • Academic Unit of Agricultural Engineering, Federal University of Campina Grande, Campina Grande, CEP 58.109-970, Paraíba, Brazil.
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Claudivan Feitosa de Lacerda
  • Claudivan Feitosa de Lacerda
  • Department of Agricultural Engineering, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, CEP 60.450-760, Ceará, Brazil.
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João Batista dos Santos
  • João Batista dos Santos
  • Academic Unit of Agricultural Engineering, Federal University of Campina Grande, Campina Grande, CEP 58.109-970, Paraíba, Brazil.
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Benício Medeiros de Araújo
  • Benício Medeiros de Araújo
  • Academic Unit of Agricultural Engineering, Federal University of Campina Grande, Campina Grande, CEP 58.109-970, Paraíba, Brazil.
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  •  Received: 18 October 2015
  •  Accepted: 12 November 2015
  •  Published: 07 January 2016

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