Browsing School of Agriculture & Biotechnology by Subject "Botany"
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DETERMINATION OF DISEASE PREVALENCE, BEST TREATMENT COMBINATIONS AND TEST OF INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT ON TOMATO (Solanum lycopersicon Mill) PROTECTED FROM CROP PESTS USING AGRONETS IN KENYA
(2016-05-23)Tomato is an important economic and food security crop in Kenya grown under rain fed and irrigation systems mainly by small-scale farmers as source of income, vitamins A, C, Lycopene and alicin strong anti oxidants that ... -
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 ... -
GENETIC ANALYSIS AND SELECTION FOR PHOSPHORUS EFFICIENCY IN
(2016-05-23)Low available phosphorus (P) remains a major limitation to maize (Zea mays L.) productivity in low P soils. Selecting maize hybrids that acquire and use P efficiently could reduce the rising costs of inorganic P. The ...