African Journal of
Agricultural Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Agric. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1991-637X
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJAR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 6944

Full Length Research Paper

Survey of diversity and production of yams in four communities in Southern Ghana

Aboagye L. M
  • Aboagye L. M
  • Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, Plant Genetic Resources Research Institute, P. O. Box 7, Bunso (ER), Ghana.
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Nyadanu D.
  • Nyadanu D.
  • Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.
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Opoku-Agyeman M. O.
  • Opoku-Agyeman M. O.
  • Cocoa Research Institute of Ghana, P. O. Box 8, Akim Tafo, Ghana
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Owusu S. K
  • Owusu S. K
  • Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, Plant Genetic Resources Research Institute, P. O. Box 7, Bunso (ER), Ghana.
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Asiedu-Darko E.
  • Asiedu-Darko E.
  • Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, Plant Genetic Resources Research Institute, P. O. Box 7, Bunso (ER), Ghana.
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  •  Received: 21 December 2014
  •  Accepted: 15 April 2015
  •  Published: 11 June 2015

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