African Journal of
Agricultural Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Agric. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1991-637X
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJAR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 6861

Full Length Research Paper

Impact of tank geometry on production of African Catfish (Clarias gariepinus)

Shadrack Kwadwo Amponsah
  • Shadrack Kwadwo Amponsah
  • CSIR-Crops Research Institute, Kumasi, Ghana.
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Sampson Agodzo
  • Sampson Agodzo
  • Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, KNUST, Kumasi, Ghana.
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Etornyo Agbeko
  • Etornyo Agbeko
  • CSIR-Water Research Institute, Accra, Ghana.
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Enock Asante Osei
  • Enock Asante Osei
  • Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, KNUST, Kumasi, Ghana.
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  •  Received: 05 October 2020
  •  Accepted: 08 December 2020
  •  Published: 31 January 2021

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