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NUTRITIONAL COMPOSITION OF SELECTED INDIGENOUS VEGETABLES IN KENDU BAY AREA-HOMA BAY COUNTY
(University of Eldoret, 2014)
Nutrient analysis of vegetables plays a crucial role in assessing their nutritional
significance. Plant foods provide almost all essential nutrients for human diet. Many
stakeholders in human nutrition have emphasized ...
ARTHROPOD PESTS OF OYSTER MUSHROOM (PLEUROTUS OSTREATUS) AND THEIR MANAGEMENT IN WESTERN KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2015)
Oyster mushroom Pleurotus ostreatus is a major source of food and income in
western Kenya. The production of oyster mushroom in this region has been hampered
by arthropod pests that cause serious production losses in ...
GENETIC ANALYSIS AND SELECTION FOR PHOSPHORUS EFFICIENCY IN KENYAN MAIZE (Zea mays L.).
(University of Eldoret, 2014)
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 ...
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 ...