Monitoring and Modelling Analysis of Maize (<i>Zea mays </i>L.) Yield Gap in Smallholder Farming in Ghana
Modelling and multiple linear regression were used to explore the reason for low maize yield in the Atebubu-Amantin and West Mamprusi Districts of Ghana, West Africa. The study evaluated maize yields on twenty farms against measures of soil fertility, agronomic attributes and soil water availability...
Main Authors: | Eric Owusu Danquah, Yacob Beletse, Richard Stirzaker, Christopher Smith, Stephen Yeboah, Patricia Oteng-Darko, Felix Frimpong, Stella Ama Ennin |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2020-09-01
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Series: | Agriculture |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0472/10/9/420 |
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