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TAXONOMIC IDENTIFICATION OF ELEUSINE SPP. USING PLASTID GENES
(University of Eldoret, 2016)
Finger millet (Eleusine coracana subsp. Coracana) is a very promising crop to alleviate the problems of food scarcity and malnutrition in the semi-arid tropics and beyond because of its known wide ecological adaptability ...
BREEDING FOR COLD TOLERANCE IN RICE (Oryza Sativa L.) FOR THE HIGH ALTITUDE AREAS OF MADAGASCAR
(University of Eldoret, 2016)
Low temperature or cold stress is one of the major abiotic stresses limiting rice (Oryza sativa L.) production and productivity in the high altitude of Madagascar; it is affecting an estimated 12.3% of the total rice ...
EVALUATING PRODUCTIVITY OF THREE LEGUME SPECIES AND THEIR RESPONSE TO INORGANIC FERTILIZER IN MAKUENI COUNTY, KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2016)
Grain legume production in Makueni County is low mainly due to drought and declining soil fertility. Drought tolerant legumes can be used to mitigate the effects of drought as well as improving soil fertility. The objective ...
PERFORMANCE OF SELECTED SOYBEAN CULTIVARS AS INFLUENCED BY DIFFERENT RATES OF SYMPAL FERTILIZERS IN BUNGOMA AND KAKAMEGA COUNTIES
(University of Eldoret, 2016)
Soybean varieties (Sable, Gazelle and SB19) were developed to improve soybean production in Africa. This study was therefore to investigate the effects of varying the rates of planting fertilizer sympal, and performance ...
EFFECTS OF SOWING DATES ON WHEAT CROP YIELD: APPLICATION OF AQUACROP MODEL UNDER ALTERNATIVE SOIL MOISTURE REGIMES
(University of Eldoret, 2016)
Kenya faces numerous challenges against the need to increase food production to feed an increasing population, especially with the setbacks posed by the current enigma of climate change and declining crop productivity. ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
EFFECTS OF MUTAGENESIS ON DROUGHT TOLERANCE AND AGRONOMIC TRAITS OF SELECTED BREAD WHEAT (Triticum aestivum L.)
(University of Eldoret, 2016)
Wheat (Triticum aestivum L) is an annual crop widely cultivated as small-grain cereal. It is among the most important cereal crops grown that contribute significantly to food security and is ranked second after maize. ...