Yield and Profitability of Cotton Grown Under Smallholder Organic and Conventional Cotton Farming Systems in Meatu District, Tanzania

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Yield and Profitability of Cotton Grown Under Smallholder Organic and Conventional Cotton Farming Systems in Meatu District, Tanzania. / Bwana, T.N.; Amuri, Nyambilila A.; Semu, E.; Olesen, Jørgen E.; Henningsen, Arne; Baha, Michael Raphael; Hella, J.

Climate Impacts on Agricultural and Natural Resource Sustainability in Africa. red. / Bal Ram Singh; Andy Safalaoh; Nyambilila A. Amuri; Lars Olav Eik; Bishal K. Sitaula; Rattan Lal. Springer, 2019. s. 175-200.

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Bwana, TN, Amuri, NA, Semu, E, Olesen, JE, Henningsen, A, Baha, MR & Hella, J 2019, Yield and Profitability of Cotton Grown Under Smallholder Organic and Conventional Cotton Farming Systems in Meatu District, Tanzania. i BR Singh, A Safalaoh, NA Amuri, LO Eik, BK Sitaula & R Lal (red), Climate Impacts on Agricultural and Natural Resource Sustainability in Africa. Springer, s. 175-200. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-37537-9_10

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Bwana, T. N., Amuri, N. A., Semu, E., Olesen, J. E., Henningsen, A., Baha, M. R., & Hella, J. (2019). Yield and Profitability of Cotton Grown Under Smallholder Organic and Conventional Cotton Farming Systems in Meatu District, Tanzania. I B. R. Singh, A. Safalaoh, N. A. Amuri, L. O. Eik, B. K. Sitaula, & R. Lal (red.), Climate Impacts on Agricultural and Natural Resource Sustainability in Africa (s. 175-200). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-37537-9_10

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Bwana TN, Amuri NA, Semu E, Olesen JE, Henningsen A, Baha MR o.a. Yield and Profitability of Cotton Grown Under Smallholder Organic and Conventional Cotton Farming Systems in Meatu District, Tanzania. I Singh BR, Safalaoh A, Amuri NA, Eik LO, Sitaula BK, Lal R, red., Climate Impacts on Agricultural and Natural Resource Sustainability in Africa. Springer. 2019. s. 175-200 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-37537-9_10

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Bwana, T.N. ; Amuri, Nyambilila A. ; Semu, E. ; Olesen, Jørgen E. ; Henningsen, Arne ; Baha, Michael Raphael ; Hella, J. / Yield and Profitability of Cotton Grown Under Smallholder Organic and Conventional Cotton Farming Systems in Meatu District, Tanzania. Climate Impacts on Agricultural and Natural Resource Sustainability in Africa. red. / Bal Ram Singh ; Andy Safalaoh ; Nyambilila A. Amuri ; Lars Olav Eik ; Bishal K. Sitaula ; Rattan Lal. Springer, 2019. s. 175-200

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