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

Response of rice (Oryza sativa L.) to foliar fertilizer

Alice Afrakomah Amoah
  • Alice Afrakomah Amoah
  • Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.
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Maxwel Asante
  • Maxwel Asante
  • CSIR- Crop Research Institute, Fumesua, Kumasi, Ghana.
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Ali Daniel Boadu
  • Ali Daniel Boadu
  • Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.
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Jessica Akowuah
  • Jessica Akowuah
  • Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.
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Philip Lincoln Blavo
  • Philip Lincoln Blavo
  • Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.
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Quansah Ayireibi Danso
  • Quansah Ayireibi Danso
  • Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.
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  •  Received: 15 February 2023
  •  Accepted: 26 May 2023
  •  Published: 31 July 2023

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