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

Improved production systems for common bean on Phaeozem soil in South-Central Uganda

Lance H. Goettsch
  • Lance H. Goettsch
  • Department of Agronomy, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011, USA.
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Andrew W. Lenssen
  • Andrew W. Lenssen
  • Department of Agronomy, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011, USA.
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Russell S. Yost
  • Russell S. Yost
  • Department of Tropical Plant and Soil Science, University of Hawai’i at Mānoa, Honolulu, HI, 96822, USA.
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Ebby S. Luvaga
  • Ebby S. Luvaga
  • Department of Economics, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011, USA.
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Onesmus Semalulu
  • Onesmus Semalulu
  • National Agricultural Research Laboratories, Kawanda, UG, Uganda.
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Moses Tenywa
  • Moses Tenywa
  • Department of Soil Science, Makerere University, Kampala, UG, Uganda.
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Robert E. Mazur
  • Robert E. Mazur
  • Department of Sociology, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011, USA.
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  •  Received: 26 September 2016
  •  Accepted: 31 October 2016
  •  Published: 17 November 2016

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