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EVALUATION OF ADAPTABILITY POTENTIAL AND GENETIC DIVERSITY OF KENYAN DOLICHOS BEAN (Lablab purpureus (L.) SWEET) GERMPLASM
(University of Eldoret, 2015)
Lablab purpureus L., synonym Dolichos lablab (L.) Sweet; 2n = 22 or 24 belongs to the family Leguminosae. It is widely grown in Kenya and popular among many Kenyan communities as a grain legume, animal fodder and green ...
DETERMINING QUANTITY OF COWPEA (Vigna unguiculata) LEAF YIELD UNDER DIFFERENT MANURE APPLICATION REGIMES AND CROPPING SYSTEMS IN WESTERN KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2015)
The low production of cereals and legumes among small-scale farmers in Kenya attributed to declining soil fertility and poor agronomic practices has led to renewed interest to review existing crop improvement technologies. ...
EVALUATION OF YIELD POTENTIAL AND MANAGEMENT PRACTICES AFFECTING SOYBEAN PRODUCTION IN WESTERN KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2015)
Soybean production in Western Kenya is low despite its yield potential. This is due to poor soil fertility, spacing and genotypes among others. Eleven soybean genotypes were evaluated for two seasons in three agro ecological ...
INFLUENCE OF Trichoderma harzianum FROM SEMI-ARID SOILS ON MAIZE SEED GERMINATION AND EARLY SEEDLING GROWTH UNDER WATER STRESS
(University of Eldoret, 2015)
Water stress is one of the major constraints on plant productivity worldwide and is
projected to aggravate with climatic changes while human population is at its exponential
phase. On the other hand, Trichoderma spp. ...
INTEGRATING HOST PLANT RESISTANCE, SEED DRESSING AND EARTHING –UP ON MANAGEMENT OF BEAN FLY (Ophiomyia spp., Diptera: Agromyzidae) ON COMMON BEANS (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) IN TRANS-NZOIA COUNTY.
(University of Eldoret, 2015)
Common beans are among the important food security crops in Trans-Nzoia County. Its yield is however low due to insect pest damage with the major insect pest contributing to this yield loss as bean fly. The objective of ...
EVALUATION OF EFFECT OF INDUCED MUTAGENESIS ON MORPHOLOGICAL AND AGRONOMIC TRAITS OF SELECTED IRISH POTATO ((Solanum tuberosum L.) VARIETIES IN KENYA.
(University of Eldoret, 2015)
Potato is ranked fourth most important food crop in the world while in Kenya, it‟s the
second most important food crop after maize. Although Potato has the widest genetic
diversity among related wild species than any ...
EVALUATION OF PERFORMANCE OF SELECTED FODDER GRASSES AS ALTERNATIVE TO NAPIER (PENNISETUM PURPUREUM SCHUMACH) IN WESTERN KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2015)
Napier grass (Pennisetum purpureum Schumach), the most preferred fodder species for
dairy production in East and Central Africa, is under threat from stunt disease that can
reduce forage yield by 40 to 90%. Field trials ...