Performance of diverse maize genotypes under nitrogen deficiency in the northern Guinea Savanna of Nigeria

Experimental Agriculture

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 199-212

  Kamara, A Y ^b   Menkir, A ^b   Ajala, S O ^b   Kureh, I ^a  

^a AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b NONE

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ZEA MAYS;

EID: 18844374175     PISSN: 00144797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0014479704002479     Document Type: Article

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