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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 ... -
IDENTIFICATION OF DROUGHT TOLERANT KENYAN BRACHIARIA ECOTYPES USING DROUGHT TOLERANCE INDICES
(Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization (KALRO),, 2023-06)Drought is one of the major abiotic stress factors limiting agricultural productivity globally. Brachiaria also known as signal grass is a native of sub-tropical and tropical Africa and important in livestock production. ... -
IDENTIFICATION OF NEW MOLECULAR MARKERS FOR DIVERSITY ANALYSIS AND BREEDING FOR EARLY MATURITY AND DETERMINATE LABLAB (LABLAB PURPUREUS) VARIETIES
(University of Eldoret, 2022-02)Lablab (Lablab purpureus (L.) Sweet) is a grain legume crop commonly grown in Africa and India and is used as human food, animal feed, in soil conservation, enhancing soil fertility and in weed management. In Kenya, most ... -
IDENTIFICATION, PREFERENCE AND NUTRITIONAL EVALUATION OF ACACIA SPECIES AS BROWSE FEED FOR GOATS IN ASAL REGION, BARINGO COUNTY - KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2022)The pastoralist communities in the ASAL regions of Sub-Saharan Africa face significant constraints arising from insufficient nutritious livestock feeds, which in turn limits livestock productivity. Nonetheless, grass, shrub ... -
INCIDENCE AND DIVERSITY AMONG COFFEE LEAF RUST PATHOGEN ISOLATES (Hemileia vastatrix) FROM DIFFFERENT COFFEE GROWING COUNTIES OF KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2014)Coffee leaf rust (CLR) is a fungal disease caused by Hemileia vastatrix. The pathogen is constantly evolving leading to rapid break down in resistance of once resistant coffee varieties. The disease affects Arabica coffee ... -
INHERITANCE OF CATECHIN AND CAFFEINE CONTENT IN KENYAN TEA (Camellia sinensis (L.) O. Kuntze)
(University of Eldoret, 2014)Diallel designs are used in many breeding programmes because of the important genetic information they offer to plant breeders. Eight biochemical traits were studied to estimate the general combining abilities (GCA), ... -
INTROGRESION OF MAIZE STREAK VIRUS TOLERANCE INTO SELECTED PHOSPHORUS EFFICIENT AND ALUMINIUM TOLERANT KENYAN MAIZE LINES
(2018)Maize is one of the most important cereals produced globally. It has a number of uses such as the production of feed, food, as well as industrial products. However, its productivity is limited by both biotic and abiotic ... -
INTROGRESSION AND QTL MAPPING OF STEM RUST RESISTANCE GENES USING BI-PARENTAL WHEAT POPULATIONS
(2018)Rust diseases are a global challenge to wheat production, causing yield losses of up to 50% and even 100% in susceptible host cultivars. A virulent stem rust race named Ug99 (TTKSK) was discovered in Uganda in 1999, and ... -
INTROGRESSION AND QTL MAPPING OF STEM RUST RESISTANCE GENES USING BI-PARENTAL WHEAT POPULATIONS
(University of Eldoret, 2018)Rust diseases are a global challenge to wheat production, causing yield losses of up to 50% and even 100% in susceptible host cultivars. A virulent stem rust race named Ug99 (TTKSK) was discovered in Uganda in 1999, and ... -
Measuring Consumer interest in Sorghum Composite Flours in Western Kenya.
(International Journal of Scientific and Research Publications, 2019)In western Kenya, sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) remains an important crop for rural food and nutrition security. Sorghum is a rich source of various phytochemicals including tannins, phenolic acids, anthocyanins and phytosterols ... -
MORPHO-GENETIC DIVERSITY OF GAMMA IRRADIATED DOLICHOS BEAN (Lablab purpureus (L.) Sweet) GENOTYPES FOR CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION.
(University of Eldoret, 2023-10)Dolichos bean (Lablab purpureus (L.) Sweet 2n=22 or 24 is a multipurpose legume mainly grown and used as a pulse, forage feed and in soil amendment for nitrogen fixation and green manure. Practically, it still yields below ... -
Morphological Characterization of Selected Sesame (Sesamum IndicumL.) Genotypes in Western Kenya
(African Journal of Education, Science and Technology, 2018)Sesame is one of the most important oilseed crops in the tropical and subtropical regions of the world. Despite its importance, sesame yields in Kenya are very low due to lack of improved and high yielding ... -
PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF A PROTOTYPE VARIABLE PITCH IRISH POTATO GRADER
(University of Eldoret, 2023-10)The manual grading of potatoes in Kenya has resulted in inconsistencies, quality variations and financial losses for small-scale farmers due to low market prices for ungraded products. To mitigate these challenges, this ...