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

Makafaci and Wachangu improved doubled haploid rice (Oryza sativa) varieties recommended for lowland cultivation in Malawi

Elias Jeke
  • Elias Jeke
  • Department of Agricultural Research Services (DARS), Lifuwu Agricultural Research Station (LARS), P. O. Box 102, Salima, Malawi.
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Tennyson Mzengeza
  • Tennyson Mzengeza
  • Department of Agricultural Research Services (DARS), Lifuwu Agricultural Research Station (LARS), P. O. Box 102, Salima, Malawi.
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Kyung-Ho Kang
  • Kyung-Ho Kang
  • National Institute of Crop Science, Rural Development Administration (RDA), South Korea and Africa Rice Center, Saint Louis, Senegal.
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Lazarus Chapo
  • Lazarus Chapo
  • Department of Agricultural Research Services (DARS), Lifuwu Agricultural Research Station (LARS), P. O. Box 102, Salima, Malawi.
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Mwai Malipa
  • Mwai Malipa
  • Department of Agricultural Research Services (DARS), Lifuwu Agricultural Research Station (LARS), P. O. Box 102, Salima, Malawi.
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Brian Boyce
  • Brian Boyce
  • Department of Agricultural Research Services (DARS), Lifuwu Agricultural Research Station (LARS), P. O. Box 102, Salima, Malawi.
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Memory Kachingwe
  • Memory Kachingwe
  • Department of Agricultural Research Services (DARS), Lifuwu Agricultural Research Station (LARS), P. O. Box 102, Salima, Malawi.
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Innocent Machira
  • Innocent Machira
  • Department of Agricultural Research Services (DARS), Lifuwu Agricultural Research Station (LARS), P. O. Box 102, Salima, Malawi.
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  •  Received: 14 July 2020
  •  Accepted: 21 October 2020
  •  Published: 31 January 2021

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