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

Characteristics of soils under seasonally flooded wetlands (oshanas) in north-central Namibia

Yoshinori Watanabe
  • Yoshinori Watanabe
  • Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Kindai University, Nara 631-8505, Japan.
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Fisseha Itanna
  • Fisseha Itanna
  • Department of Crop Science Ogongo Campus, Faculty of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Namibia, Private Bag 5520 Oshakati, Namibia.
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Yuichiro Fujioka
  • Yuichiro Fujioka
  • Frontier Research Institute for Interdisciplinary Science, Tohoku University, Sendai 980-8578, Japan.
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Ausiku Petrus
  • Ausiku Petrus
  • Department of Crop Science Ogongo Campus, Faculty of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Namibia, Private Bag 5520 Oshakati, Namibia.
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Morio Iijima
  • Morio Iijima
  • Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Kindai University, Nara 631-8505, Japan.
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  •  Received: 26 September 2016
  •  Accepted: 31 October 2016
  •  Published: 17 November 2016

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