African Journal of
Agricultural Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Agric. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1991-637X
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJAR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 6865

Full Length Research Paper

Water use efficiency of sunflower genotypes under drip irrigation

Adel M. Mahmoud
  • Adel M. Mahmoud
  • Agronomy Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt.
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Talaat A. Ahmed
  • Talaat A. Ahmed
  • Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, Qatar University, Qatar
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  •  Received: 04 December 2015
  •  Accepted: 10 February 2016
  •  Published: 17 March 2016

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