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Influence of Phosphorus Fertilizer on “Ware” Potato Production in Acid Soils in Kenya
(Sustainable Agriculture Research, 2020)
One of the major challenges facing potato (Solanum Tuberosum L) production in Kenya is low and declining
yield. This trend is caused by several factors which include low quality and quantity of seed, climate change, ...
Effect of Cropping System and Nitrogen on Maize and Soy Bean Yields in Western Kenya
(2020)
Inherent low soil fertility in the highly weathered and degraded soils largely accounts for low and unsustainable
crop yields in most African countries (Okalebo et al., 2006; Sanchez et. al., 1997). Productivity of maize ...
Genomic Designing for Climate Smart Finger Millet
(Springer Nature Switzerland, 2020)
Finger millet is a nutritious cereal crop mainly grown in eastern Africa
and southern parts of India. The crop has an incredible ability to adapt to adverse
agro-ecological conditions, and is therefore a favorite of ...
Evaluation of Fertilizer Formulations on Yield and Quality of Malt Barley Varieties in Mau, Kenya
(frican Journal of Education, Science and Technology, 2021)
Appropriate nutrition is essential for unlocking the yield potential of malt barley
varieties and grains with malting quality within the required levels. Obtaining optimal
yield, malting, and brewing quality of malt ...
Effects of Storage Moisture and Temperature Conditions on The Longevity of Seeds of Ekebergia Capensis Sparrm
(African Journal of Education, Science and Technology, 2021)
Ekebergia capensis is an indigenous tree valued for its medicinal uses. However, it is
facing extinction due to excessive utilization without counter efforts to restore them,
and its slow regeneration rate in nature. ...
MANAGEMENT OF STRIGA IN FINGER MILLET (Eleusine coracana) BY INTERCROPPING WITH DESMODIUM (Desmodium intortum)
(University of Eldoret, 2021)
Striga hermonthica (Del.) Benth is one of the major constraints affecting finger millet production in western Kenya causing significant yield losses. Research efforts have resulted in production of some improved finger ...
Assessment of the Ploidy Level Diversity by Chloroplast Counts in Stomatal Guard Cells of Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) Mutants
(Asian Journal of Research in Crop Science, 2019)
Aims: Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) is the most important staple food in the world and plays an
important role in food and nutritional security. Induced mutation generates variation within potato
germplasm to widen the ...
Effect of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal inoculation on Biomass, Nutrient Uptake, Root Infectivity and Soil Colonization of Papaya (Carica papaya L.) Seedlings
(International Journal of Environment, Agriculture and Biotechnology, 2020-10)
Abstract— The effect of Arbuscular mycorrhiza (AM) fungi on biomass accumulation, nutrient uptake,
mycorrhizal root infectivity and soil colonization was determined in Papaya (Carica papaya) seedlings raised
under four ...
Determination of the Effect of Harvesting Interval on the Growth and Leaf Yield of Rattlebox (Crotalaria Ochroleuca)
(African Journal of Education, Science and Technology (AJEST), 2021-05)
Crotalaria addresses the problem of food security and forms part of a substantial proportion of diets. The production of Crotalaria ochroleuca ("rattlebox") has been on the decline in the Western and North Rift regions of ...
Evaluation of Morphological Attributes in Tea Progenies Arising from Gamma-Treated Seeds
(Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization (KALRO), 2020-06)
A key step in characterization of germplasm is the identification of phenotypic variation present in a given population. A study was carried out to determine the effect of different dosages of gamma rays (50 and 100Gy) on ...