Search
Now showing items 31-40 of 64
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. ...
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 ...
Allelopathic effect of Niger Plant (Guizotia abyssinica L.) on abundance of selected weeds
(2018)
Plants release many secondary metabolites to the environment that can be
harnessed for important uses. These secondary metabolites are known as
allelochemicals. The current worldwide demand for cheaper, more ...
Determination of Types and Quantities of Secondary Metabolites in Niger Plant (Guizotia Abyssinica L) Found Within Moiben Sub – County, Kenya
(International Journal of Innovative research and development, 2018)
Plants are a major source of active chemical constituents that can be used against other plants. From natural ecosystems, it
has been found that exudates from some plants influence the growth and development of other ...
EFFECT OF SPACING ON QUALITY AND YIELD OF JUTE MALLOW (Corchorus olitorius) PHENOTYPES IN KENYA
(Afr. J. Hort. Sci, 2018)
Local vegetables are important crops grown in many parts of African countries including
Kenya. They are at times given various names depending on their where about grown, for
example, Corchorus olitorius is also known ...