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EFFECTIVENESS OF LIMING MATERIALS AND PHOSPHORUS FERTILIZER APPLICATION ON MAIZE PRODUCTION IN ACID SOILS OF SIAYA AND KAKAMEGA COUNTIES.
(University of Eldoret, 2013)
Soil acidity is a major contributor to soil infertility in western Kenya. Smallholder farmers in this region have persistently realized low yields (< 1 t ha-1 season-1 maize) in comparison to potential estimates of 6 – 8 ...
IMPROVING GROUNDNUT AND MAIZE YIELDS BY ENHANCING BIOLOGICAL NITROGEN FIXATION OF FERRALSOLS AND ACRISOLS IN WESTERN KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2014)
Food insecurity in sub - Saharan Africa (SSA) is on the rise and this has become a global concern. One of the major contributing factors to this scenario is soil fertility depletion that culminates to low food productivity. ...
ROTATIONAL EFFECTS OF GRAIN AMARANTH (Amaranthus hypochondriacus L.), SOYBEAN (Glycine max L.) AND NITROGEN ON STRIGA HERMONTHICAINFESTATION AND MAIZE (Zea maysL.) PERFORMANCE IN SIAYA COUNTY.
(University of Eldoret, 2019)
Maize is a dominant food crop in Kenya. It is a crop consumed in various forms by both urban and rural population and thus important in terms of food security. It is also grown for use as livestock feeds. Maize production ...
NUTRIENT DYNAMICS, ALLELOPATHY LEVELS AND CROP PERFORMANCE UNDER EUCALYPTUS GRANDIS TREES IN KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2018)
Successful Eucalyptus-crop intercropping is limited by; soil nutrients and water dynamics, allellochemical accumulation in the soil and competition for light between trees and crops among other factors. A study with the ...
FACTORS INFLUENCING ADOPTION OF RECOMMENDED SOIL FERTILITY REPLENISHMENT TECHNOLOGIES BY MAIZE FARMERS IN THE NORTH RIFT REGION OF KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2019)
Adoption of recommended soil fertility replenishment technologies (SFRT), a key component of soil fertility management by farmers in developing countries, particularly sub Saharan African has and continues to be low. This ...
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 ...
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, ...
EFFECTIVENESS OF PROMISING COMMERCIAL BIOFERTILIZERS ON SOYBEAN PRODUCTION IN BUNGOMA COUNTY, WESTERN KENYA.
(University of Eldoret, 2013)
The study was conducted to compare the performance of promising commercial bio-fertilizers that have been evaluated under the green-house conditions at TSBF-CIAT, in farmers’ conditions through the use of promiscuous soybean ...
EFFECT OF SOIL AMENDMENTS ON THE PERFORMANCE OF SELECTED AFRICAN INDIGENOUS VEGETABLES IN UASIN GISHU AND TRANS NZOIA COUNTIES
(University of Eldoret, 2016)
African Indigenous Vegetables (AIVs) have high nutritive value, require less inputs and can be a reliable source of income to resource challenged families. However, their production in western Kenya is hampered by limited ...