African Journal of
Agricultural Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Agric. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1991-637X
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJAR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 6934

Full Length Research Paper

Response of maize grain yield to different sources of organic manure at varied levels of application

Fasuluku Bayoh
  • Fasuluku Bayoh
  • Crop Science Department, School of Agriculture and Food Sciences, Njala University, Njala Campus, Sierra Leone.
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Melvin S. George
  • Melvin S. George
  • Crop Science Department, School of Agriculture and Food Sciences, Njala University, Njala Campus, Sierra Leone.
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Fayia A. Kassoh
  • Fayia A. Kassoh
  • Crop Science Department, School of Agriculture and Food Sciences, Njala University, Njala Campus, Sierra Leone.
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Alieu M. Bah
  • Alieu M. Bah
  • Crop Science Department, School of Agriculture and Food Sciences, Njala University, Njala Campus, Sierra Leone.
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  •  Received: 11 October 2023
  •  Accepted: 15 December 2023
  •  Published: 31 January 2024

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