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Analysis on Resource Use Efficiency of Smallholder's Rice Production Farmers in Federal Capital Territory of Nigeria: Probit Model Approach 尼日利亚联邦首都地区小农水稻生产农户资源利用效率分析:Probit模型方法

AgroTech Food Science, Technology and Environment Pub Date : 2021-12-28 DOI: 10.53797/agrotech.v1i1.1.2021

Sanusi Saheed Olakunle, Alabi Olugbenga Omotayo, Ebukiba Elizabeth Samuel

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Effects of Organic Fertilizer on Growth Performance and Postharvest Quality of Pak Choy (Brassica rapa subsp. chinensis L.) 有机肥对白菜生长性能及采后品质的影响。对l .)

AgroTech Food Science, Technology and Environment Pub Date : 2021-12-28 DOI: 10.53797/agrotech.v1i1.6.2021

Nur Suhaida Mohamad, Faizah Abu Kassim, Norhanizan Usaizan, Azimah Hamidon, Z. Safari

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