African Journal of
Agricultural Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Agric. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1991-637X
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJAR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 6863

Full Length Research Paper

Redefining conservation agriculture through appropriate use of herbicides and fertilisers to improve crop production in Mozambique

Inacio M. Cipriano
  • Inacio M. Cipriano
  • Department of Agrarian Sciences, ESUDER, University of Eduardo Mondlane, Mozambique. 2Department of Biotechnology, University of Kisangani, Republic Democratic of Congo.
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Didy O. Onautsu
  • Didy O. Onautsu
  • Department of Biotechnology, University of Kisangani, Republic Democratic of Congo.
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Titki D. Tarassoum
  • Titki D. Tarassoum
  • Department of Agrarian Sciences, ESUDER, University of Eduardo Mondlane, Mozambique.
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Idris I. Adejumobi
  • Idris I. Adejumobi
  • Department of Biotechnology, University of Kisangani, Republic Democratic of Congo. 3International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Nigeria.
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Bily A. Bolakonga
  • Bily A. Bolakonga
  • Department of agricultural economics, Yangambi Institute of Agronomic Sciences, Republic Democratic of Congo.
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  •  Received: 09 December 2021
  •  Accepted: 31 January 2022
  •  Published: 28 February 2022

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