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EFFECT OF CONSERVATION AGRICULTURE ON SELECTED SOIL PROPERTIES, MAIZE AND BEANS PERFORMANCE IN WESTERN KENYA AND EASTERN UGANDA
(2015)
Despite Conservation Agriculture (CA) being advantageous towards improving soil quality and thus productivity, farmers in Western Kenya and Eastern Uganda still practice conventional tillage (CT). These result into soil ...
EFFECTS OF LIME AND INORGANIC FERTILIZERS ON MAIZE YIELD AND STRIGA (Striga hermonthica) GROWTH IN ACID SOILS OF KAKAMEGA AND SIAYA COUNTIES, KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2015)
Food insecurity is one of the major challenges in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), Kenya included, and continues to pose a threat to the existence of millions of the inhabitants of the region. Yet a lot of research has been carried ...
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 ...