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SCREENING FOR STEM RUST RESISTANCE IN MUTANT BARLEY (Hordeum vulgare L.) LINES
(University of Eldoret, 2013)
Stem rust is a devastating disease in barley that is caused by a fungi (Puccinia graminis f.sp tritici, Eriks. and E. Henn).The disease has been controlled for quite some time due to the presence of cultivars carrying the ...
RHODES GRASS (Chloris gayana Kunth.) SEED QUALITY IN RESPONSE TO FERTILIZER APPLICATION AND HARVESTING REGIMES
(University of Eldoret, 2016)
Forage seeds play a vital role in livestock development as they are the foundation for increased feed production per unit area. Availability of good quality establishment of old stands is important in ensuring continuous ...
THE UTILIZATION OF CASSAVA (Manihot esculenta) AND QUALITY CHARACTERISTICS OF IMPROVED VARIETIES. A CASE OF MARIGAT, BARINGO COUNTY.
(University of Eldoret, 2015)
Cassava provides vital nutrients to its consumers and is considered a food security crop for poor rural communities, particularly in arid and semi-arid regions of developing countries. The nutritional value of this crop ...
THE EFFECT OF IMPROVED SOLUBILITY AND UPTAKE OF LIME BY THE USE OF TRIPLE SUPER PHOSPHATE FERTILIZER AND SLUDGE ON CROP PRODUCTION
(University of Eldoret, 2015)
Soil acidity is one of the major problems that limit agricultural productivity. Improving fertilizer uptake is a key issue to sustainability of crop production. Fertilizer efficiency by most crops and farming systems is ...
INCIDENCE, RACE DETERMINATION AND SURVIVAL OF BLACK ROT PATHOGEN (Xanthomonas Campestris pv campestris) IN Brassica SEEDS AND CROP DEBRIS IN KENYA
(2016)
Xanthomonas Campestris pv campestris (Xcc) is a seedborn pathogen that cause black rot, a destructive disease of Brassica and the primary source of inoculum. Xcc. is the major problem of infestation in Brassica seeds. ...
INFLUENCE OF PRODUCTION PRACTICES ON SEED QUALITY OF SPIDERPLANT (Cleome.gynandra L.) ECOTYPES FOUND IN WESTERN KENYA AND EASTERN UGANDA
(University of Eldoret, 2014)
Spiderplant is an African leafy vegetable that has gained popularity in the recent past, it is grown in a wide range of environmental conditions and is a rich source of vitamins A (β-carotene) and C and minerals Calcium ...
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 ...
MORPHOLOGICAL AND MOLECULAR CHARACTERIZATION OF SELECTED COMMON BEAN (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) GENOTYPES FOR RESISTANCE TO ANTHRACNOSE (Colletotrichum lindemuthianum)
(University of Eldoret, 2021)
Common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.), is one of the most important legume crop for provision of proteins in peoples’ diet globally and including Kenya. Anthracnose (Colletotrichum lindemuthianum) is a common disease of ...
INSECT DIVERSITY AND THEIR SUITABLE MANAGEMENT ON AFRICAN INDIGENOUS VEGETABLES IN WESTERN KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2021)
Insect pests, especially aphids (Hemiptera) and flea beetles (Coleoptera), have been
documented to lower the yield and quality of common African indigenous vegetables
(AIVs) in western Kenya. Their persistence and ...
IMPROVEMENT OF NITROGEN IN FERTILITY DEPLETED SUGARCANE SOILS THROUGH SHORT- TERM PREPLANTING OF LEGUMINOUS PLANTS
(University of Eldoret, 2018)
Sugarcane is the main cash crop in the sugar belt of western Kenya and provides income for farmers, particularly poverty stricken smallholders, in the region. However, due to declining soil fertility particularly, soil ...