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Moisture conservation and fertilizer use for sustainable cotton production in the sub-humid Savanna zones of Nigeria

Azubuike Chidowe Odunze Department of Soil Science/IAR, Faculty of Agriculture, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, NigeriaCorrespondence[email protected] [email protected]
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Abdoulaye Mando Natural Resources Management Programme, International Fertilizer Development Center (IFDC) Togo, North and West Africa Division, Lome, Togo
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Jean Sogbedji Natural Resources Management Programme, International Fertilizer Development Center (IFDC) Togo, North and West Africa Division, Lome, Togo
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Ishiaku Yoila Amapu Department of Soil Science/IAR, Faculty of Agriculture, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria
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Bitrus Dawi Tarfa Department of Soil Science/IAR, Faculty of Agriculture, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria
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Ado Adamu Yusuf Department of Soil Science/IAR, Faculty of Agriculture, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria
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Abu Sunday Department of Soil Science/IAR, Faculty of Agriculture, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria
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Hassan Bello Department of Agricultural Economics, Rural Sociology and Agricultural Extension, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria
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Pages S190-S194 | Received 24 May 2012, Accepted 24 May 2012, Published online: 12 Oct 2012

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