Sustaining crop production through conservation tillage in Ghana

Journal of Plant Sciences

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 68-74

  Aflakpui, G K S ^a   Boa Amponsem, F K ^b   Anchirinah, V M ^a   Osei Yeboah, S ^a   Bolfrey Arku, Grace E K ^a   Osei Bonsu, P ^a   Asumadu, H ^a   Manu Aduening, J A ^a   Allou, P B ^a   Akowuah, P K ^c   Baffour, Asare ^c  

^a CSIR CROPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Ghana)

^b Monsato Ghana Ltd   (Ghana)

^c Ministry of Food and Agriculture   (Ghana)

Author keywords

Conservation tillage; Crop production; Ghana; Herbicide

Indexed keywords

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 34548705293     PISSN: 18164951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/jps.2007.68.74     Document Type: Article

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