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A field experiment was carried out in the 2005 and 2006 wet seasons in Bagre, Burkina Faso, to assess the differences in paddy yield and nitrogen (N) utilization of the New Rice for Africa (NERICA) lowland varieties. The test consists of a split-plot design with four replications. The main plots were represented by four NERICAs (NERICA L 41, NERICA L 60, NERICA L 20, and NERICA L 19) and one control (4418). Subplots were constituted with five rates of nitrogen fertilizer (0, 40, 80, 120 and 160 kg N ha-1). Significant differences (P |