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Path analysis and percentage contribution of different growth characters to pod yield of groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.) at Kadawa, Sudan savanna, Nigeria

Aisha A. Mukhtar Department of Agronomy, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, NigeriaCorrespondence[email protected]
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B. Tanimu Department of Agronomy, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria
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S. Ibrahim Department of Biochemistry, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria
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I.U. Abubakar Department of Agronomy, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria
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B.A. Babaji Department of Agronomy, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria
Pages 127-132 | Received 17 Sep 2010, Accepted 16 Jun 2011, Published online: 11 Apr 2012

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