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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 ...
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. ...
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. ...