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

Grain sorghum leaf reflectance and nitrogen status

Akwasi A. Abunyewa
  • Akwasi A. Abunyewa
  • Department of Agroforestry, Faculty of Renewable Natural Resources, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana.
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Richard B. Ferguson
  • Richard B. Ferguson
  • Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, United States.
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Charles S. Wortmann
  • Charles S. Wortmann
  • Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, United States.
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Stephen C Mason
  • Stephen C Mason
  • Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, United States.
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  •  Received: 06 October 2015
  •  Accepted: 17 February 2016
  •  Published: 10 March 2016

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