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WHEAT RESPONSE TO PHOSPHORUS FERTILIZERS AND AGRICULTURAL LIME IN UASIN GISHU COUNTY, KENYA.
(University of Eldoret, 2016)
When water is not limiting, soil acidity, deficiencies of phosphorus (P) and nitrogen (N) amongst others are considered to be the major causes of low wheat yields in Uasin-Gishu County, Kenya. In this County, average annual ...
EFFECT OF HARVESTING METHODS AND NPK FERTILIZER ON SOIL pH, SOIL AND LEAF MAJOR NUTRIENTS CONTENTS AND YIELD OF TEA IN TANZANIA
(University of Eldoret, 2015)
Tea (Camellia sinensis, (L), O. Kuntze crop in Tanzania has been traditionally harvested
by hand. In recent years, high cost and shortage of labour have compelled tea growers to
opt for mechanical harvesting. Mechanical ...
SCREENING FRENCH BEAN GENOTYPES (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) USING PHENOTYPIC AND SEQUENCE TAGGED SITE (STS) MOLECULAR MARKER FOR ANGULAR LEAF SPOT (Pseudocercospora griseola) RESISTANCE
(University of Eldoret, 2016)
French bean, a sub-group of the common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.), is grown
for its tender green pods and consumed as a green vegetable. It is a major export
crop in Kenya but production levels are constrained by ...
GENETIC ANALYSIS OF RESISTANCE TO FUSARIUM EAR ROT (FUSARIUM VERTICILLIOIDES) IN TROPICAL MAIZE (ZEA MAYS L.)
(University of Eldoret, 2016)
Fusarium ear rot of maize is caused by Fusarium verticillioides (=F. moniliforme) and F.
proliferatum, with F. verticillioides being the most widespread in Kenya. Fusarium ear rot causes
yield loss in maize production ...
INTEGRATING HOST PLANT RESISTANCE, SEED DRESSING AND EARTHING –UP ON MANAGEMENT OF BEAN FLY (Ophiomyia spp., Diptera: Agromyzidae) ON COMMON BEANS (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) IN TRANS-NZOIA COUNTY.
(University of Eldoret, 2015)
Common beans are among the important food security crops in Trans-Nzoia County. Its yield is however low due to insect pest damage with the major insect pest contributing to this yield loss as bean fly. The objective of ...
EVALUATION OF NITROGEN FERTILIZER, LIME AND SOIL-WATER EFFECTS ON THE YIELD AND MALTING QUALITIES OF BARLEY (Hordeum vulgare L.)
(University of Eldoret, 2013)
Barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) is a cereal crop that grows over a wide range of environments
and in Kenya it is grown primarily for malting. Barley requires adequate nitrogen (N) for
good grain yields and quality malting, ...
MORPHOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS AND GROWTH PERFORMANCE OF KUCHI INDIGENOUS CHICKEN ECOTYPE UNDER THREE FEEDING SYSTEMS
(University of Eldoret, 2015)
The low genetic potential and the lack of better feeding systems of the local chicken ecotypes has constrained the productivity of Indigenous chicken. Therefore, the present study was conducted to characterize the Kuchi ...
ENHANCEMENT OF ARTEMISININ IN ARTEMISIA ANNUA L. THROUGH INDUCED MUTATION
(University of Eldoret, 2016)
Artemisia annua is the source of artemisinin, an antimalarial drug which is effective against multidrug-resistant strains of plasmodium, the malarial parasite. Malaria has serious effects on morbidity and mortality thus ...
PREVALENCE OF MASTITIS AND ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE AMONG DAIRY CATTLE IN UASIN GISHU COUNTY – KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2017)
A random sample consisting of one hundred and fifty lactating dairy cows; fifty from each of the three study sites, of different breeds, parities, stages of lactation and average daily milk yields from several farms spread ...
DEVELOPMENT OF AN EXTRACTOR TO IMPROVE THE PROCESSING OF QUALITY HONEY HARVESTED FROM INDIGENOUS HIVES AND NATURAL COLONIES
(University of Eldoret, 2021)
In Kenya, the estimated potential of honey production annually is 100,000 metric tonnes.
This potential is not met due to highly productive areas remaining unexploited. Marigat
in Baringo County is among the ASAL areas ...