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EVALUATING PRODUCTIVITY OF THREE LEGUME SPECIES AND THEIR RESPONSE TO INORGANIC FERTILIZER IN MAKUENI COUNTY, KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2016)Grain legume production in Makueni County is low mainly due to drought and declining soil fertility. Drought tolerant legumes can be used to mitigate the effects of drought as well as improving soil fertility. The objective ... -
EVALUATION OF ADAPTABILITY AND YIELD STABILITY OF SELECTED SWEET CORN VARIETIES GROWN IN RIFT VALLEY PROVINCE IN KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2013)Food security has been of a major concern globally. In Kenya the national development Blueprint Vision 2030, envisages the eradication poverty and enhanced food security. Agricultural sector’s economic importance thus ... -
EVALUATION OF BEAN VARIETIES (phaseolus vulgaris L) FOR RESISTANCE TO bean common mosaic virus (BCMV) and bean common mosaic necrotic virus (BCMNV) ACROSS A SOIL FERTILITY GRADIENT IN WESTERN KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2013)Bean Common Mosaic and Bean Common Mosaic Necrosis are some of the most devastating diseases of common beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L) in Kenya. These viral diseases cause more than 80% yield losses. Control by chemical method ... -
EVALUATION OF BEAUVERIA BASSIANA (Hyphomycetes) ISOLATES AS POTENTIAL AGENTS FOR CONTROL OF TEA WEEVILS (ENTYPOTRACHELUS MEYERI)
(2016-05-20)Tea (Camellia sinensisKuntze) is an important cash crop in Kenya. Several insect pests, however, have been recorded on tea affecting production; prominent among which is the tea weevil. Common tea weevils reported to occur ... -
EVALUATION OF CHICKPEA GENOTYPES FOR RESISTANCE TO ASCOCHYTA BLIGHT IN RIFT VALLEY, KENYA
(2018)In Kenya dry highlands where wheat, maize and barley are main crop, chickpeas are considered as off-season crop (October-February) before the next cropping season providing an alternative source of income to farmers. ... -
EVALUATION OF GENETIC VARIABILITY AND STABILITYOF SELECTED PEARL MILLET GENOTYPES (PENNISETUM GLAUCUM (L.BR.) IN ARID AND SEMI-ARID LANDS OF NORTH RIFT, KEN
(Universityy of Eldoret, 2015)Thirty-six genotypes of pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum) differing in their performance from local varieties (OPV) were evaluated in two environments (Marigat and Koibatek, Kenya) to examine their yield and stability ... -
EVALUATION OF KENYAN DOLICHOS (Lablab purpureus L.) GENOTYPES FOR RESISTANCE TO LEGUME POD BORERS (Maruca vitrata and Helicoverpa armigera) USING MORPHOLOGICAL AND BIOCHEMICAL MARKERS
(2018)Dolichos (lablab purpureus) is an important highly proteinous human food and animal feeds. It is grown in the tropics and subtropics of the world. Common production constraints of Dolichos lablab are low yields, poor cooking ... -
EVALUATION OF PIGEONPEA (Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp) GENOTYPES FOR YIELD PERFORMANCE, GENETIC DIVERSITY AND RESISTANCE TO INSECT PEST COMPLEX IN NORTH RIFT VALLEY- KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2015)Pigeonpea (Cajanus cajan (L.) is largely considered as an orphan crop and remains one of the most drought-tolerant legumes. However, insect pest complex pod borer (Helicoverpa armigera), Sucking bug (Clavigralla tomentosicollis) ... -
EVALUATION OF PIGEONPEA (Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp) GENOTYPES FOR YIELD PERFORMANCE, GENETIC DIVERSITY AND RESISTANCE TO INSECT PEST COMPLEX IN NORTH RIFT VALLEY- KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2015)Pigeonpea (Cajanus cajan (L.) is largely considered as an orphan crop and remains one of the most drought-tolerant legumes. However, insect pest complex pod borer (Helicoverpa armigera), Sucking bug (Clavigralla tomentosicollis) ... -
Evaluation of Proximate and Mineral Composition of Mutant Dolichos Lablab (Lablab purpureus L.) Accessions in Kenya
(Journal of Experimental Agriculture International, 2021-08)Plant breeding through induced mutation technology is a potent method to creating new variants of food crops with of desirable phenotypic, genetic and biochemical functions. It is a catalyst in developing improved crop ... -
EVALUATION OF SWEETPOTATO (Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam.) GENOTYPES FOR VINE MULTIPLICATION IN SANDPONICS SYSTEM USING OPTIMIZED NUTRIENT MEDIA
(University of Eldoret, 2019)Sweetpotato (Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam.) is one of the most affordable and nutrient rich food crops in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). However, the production of the crop is constrained by several biotic and abiotic stresses. ... -
Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Drying Groundnuts (Arachis hypogaea) on Post-Harvest Losses: A Case Study of Khwisero Sub-County, Kenya
(African Environmental Review Journal, 2022-06)Loss of grains through mould infection is a serious problem for farmers in rural societies. Solar drying of groundnuts offers a huge potential to reduce Aflatoxin contamination. The purpose of this study was to assess the ... -
Factors influencing indigenous community practices in curbing postharvest losses: A study of Kipsaraman Division, Baringo County, Kenya
(International Journal of Agriculture and Environmental Research, 2019)"Hunger, malnutrition, and poverty remain stubbornly persistent in sub-Sahara Africa especially among poor rural households where postharvest losses are observed, thus increasing levels of hunger and poverty. In this ... -
Factors Influencing Subsidized Fertilizer Access andUse Intensity onSmall Holder Farmers inTrans Nzoia County
(International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRIS, 2019)Low crop yields as a result of inadequate application of fertilizer remains to be a challengelimiting optimum crop production especially among smallholder farmers in Kenya. The government of Kenya, ... -
FUNGAL PATHOGENS AND THEIR INFLUENCE ON PROTEIN CONTENT IN BARLEY GRAINS
(2018)Barley (Hordeum vulgare) is an annual cereal crop and is ranked fourth in terms of production and utilization after maize, rice and wheat. Its main economic usage all over the world is for malt production. Good quality ... -
GENETIC ARCHITECTURE OF MAIZE CHLOROTIC MOTTLE VIRUS IN TROPICAL MAIZE GERMPLASM
(University of Eldoret, 2018)Maize chlorotic mottle virus (MCMV) is a serious threat to maize growing small holder farmers’ food security in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). In addition, the ability of MCMV to interact with other members of Potyviridae leads ... -
Genetic diversity of elite wheat mutant lines using morphological characters and molecular markers
(African Journal of Agricultural Research, 2019-09)Genetic diversity is the material basis for crop improvement. The genetic diversity of 17 wheat genotypes was evaluated using 25 agro-morphological characters and 10 simple sequence repeat (SSR) markers. The objective ... -
Genetic Variability, Heritability and Genetic Advance of Yield and Yield Contributing Characters in Putative M2 Dolichos Bean (Lablab purpureus L.) Accessions
(Asian Journal of Advances in Agricultural Research, 2023-03)Dolichos bean (Lablab purpureus L.) is a multipurpose, orphan leguminous crop in Kenya .It is characterized with narrow genetic diversity and low yield output. Use of nuclear techniques such as gamma ray induction in ... -
GENOTYPE BY ENVIRONMENT INTERACTIONS FOR SUCROSE CONTENT IN SUGARCANE (Saccharum spp. hybrid) CLONES GROWN UNDER RAINFED CONDITIONS IN WESTERN KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2017)Sugarcane (Saccharum spp hybrid) refers to sucrose storing members of the family (poaceae) and is cultivated primarily for the extraction of sucrose (sugar) from the plant stalks. Recent uses of this tropical crop include ... -
Gonand Histology, Proximate Composition and Growth Efficiency of Nile Tilapia Fed with Pawpaw (Carica papaya) seed powder
(Asian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Research, 2019)The study was carried out to determine the effect of different inclusion levels of pawpaw seeds powder (PSP) on the proximate composition, growth and histological structure of Nile tilapia gonads. Nile tilapia ...