African Journal of
Agricultural Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Agric. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1991-637X
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJAR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 6900

Full Length Research Paper

Management strategies for the noxious invasive parthenium weed (Parthenium hysterophorus L.) in Uganda

Martha Ibore Natukunda
  • Martha Ibore Natukunda
  • School of Agricultural Sciences, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda.
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Kevin Natukunda
  • Kevin Natukunda
  • School of Agricultural Sciences, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda.
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Gerald Kyeyune
  • Gerald Kyeyune
  • School of Agricultural Sciences, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda.
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Sharon Mbabazi Tusiime
  • Sharon Mbabazi Tusiime
  • School of Agricultural Sciences, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda.
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Isaac Agbemafle
  • Isaac Agbemafle
  • School of Agricultural Sciences, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda.
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Jenipher Bisikwa
  • Jenipher Bisikwa
  • School of Agricultural Sciences, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda.
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  •  Received: 02 November 2019
  •  Accepted: 18 December 2019
  •  Published: 31 January 2020

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