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Farmers Perception of Low Soil Fertility and Hybrid Maize and the Implications in Plant Breeding

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  • Ribeiro, Priscilla F.
  • Badu-Apraku, Baffour
  • Gracen, Vernon E.
  • Danquah, Eric Y.
  • Ewool, Manfred B.
  • Afriyie-Debrah, Charles
  • Frimpong, Benedicta N.

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  • Ribeiro, Priscilla F. & Badu-Apraku, Baffour & Gracen, Vernon E. & Danquah, Eric Y. & Ewool, Manfred B. & Afriyie-Debrah, Charles & Frimpong, Benedicta N., 2017. "Farmers Perception of Low Soil Fertility and Hybrid Maize and the Implications in Plant Breeding," Sustainable Agriculture Research, Canadian Center of Science and Education, vol. 6(2), May.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:ccsesa:265138
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.265138
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    1. Ragasa, Catherine & Dankyi, Awere & Acheampong, Patricia & Wiredu, Alexander Nimo & Chapoto, Antony & Asamoah, Marian & Tripp, Robert, 2013. "Patterns of adoption of improved maize technologies in Ghana," GSSP working papers 36, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
    2. Morris, Michael L. & Tripp, Robert & Dankyi, A.A., 1999. "Adoption and Impacts of Improved Maize Production Technology: A Case Study of the Ghana Grains Development Project," Economics Program Papers 48767, CIMMYT: International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center.
    3. Ragasa, Catherine & Dankyi, Awere & Acheampong, Patricia & Wiredu, Alexander Nimo & Chapoto, Antony & Asamoah, Marian & Tripp, Robert, 2013. "Patterns of adoption of improved rice technologies in Ghana," GSSP working papers 35, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
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