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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 ...
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 ...
EFFECTS OF NITROGEN FERTILIZER AND HERBICIDE COATED MAIZE
(2016-05-23)
Striga hermonthica (witch weed) infestation and low soil fertility are two major constraints to maize production in western Kenya. The low inherent soil fertility and poor crop management practices result in subsequent ...
NUTRIENTS LIMITING SOYBEAN (Glycine max L) PRODUCTION IN ACRISOLS AND FERRALSOLS OF KAKAMEGA AND BUSIA COUNTIES
(2016-05-23)
Soybean is a good source of protein and calories and therefore important for food security. Soybean yields in western Kenya stand at 0.6 t ha-1 season-1against a potential of 3 to 3.6 t ha-1 season-1. This has been attributed ...
EFFECT OF METHANOLIC EXTRACTS OF Sida cuneifolia ROOTS
(2016-05-23)
The importance of plant extracts in mammalian reproductive physiology has not been fully studied. This study therefore determined the effects of Sida cuneifolia root extracts on the reproductive systems of albino rats ...
AN EVALUATION OF A NUTRITION PROGRAM, POSITIVE DEVIANCE
(2016-05-23)
Positive Deviance Hearth program is designed to rehabilitate malnourished children, enable the families to sustain their rehabilitation at home on their own and to prevent malnutrition in younger siblings. However, PD ...
DEVELOPMENT OF SOIL CLIMATE REGIMES OF KENYA USING SPATIAL JAVA NEWHALL SIMULATION MODEL
(2016-05-23)
Climate change is a fundamental threat to food security, development and the fight against poverty. Identification of strategies to alleviate its impacts on agriculture is essential. One such strategy is making future ...
EFFECTS OF DEFICIT IRRIGATION ON YIELD AND QUALITY OF ONION CROP
(2016-05-23)
There is shortage of onions in Uasin Gishu and Nandi counties during dry season from October to March when the demand is high. Rainfall during the period is inadequate for crop development. This study aimed at testing ...
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 ...
ADAPTABILITY AND STABILITY OF COWPEA (Vigna unguiculata) LINES IN KENYA COASTAL REGION
(2016-05-20)
Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L. Walp.) is one of the most important grain legume grown in sub- Saharan Africa. About 12.5 million tons of cowpea grain are produced worldwide each year with the majority (over 94%) of the ...