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Responses of tropical maize landraces to Spotted stem borer damage in Kenya
(2013-03)
The potential to manage insect pests using host-plant resistance exists, but has not been exploited adequately. The objective of this study was to determine the resistance of 75 tropical maize landraces ...
Mechanisms and Sources of Resistance in Tropical Maize Inbred Lines to Chilo partellus Stem Borers
(2013)
Developing maize with durable resistance to maize stem borers could be enhanced by identifying genotypes with different mechanisms of resistance and pyramiding the resistances into high yielding genotypes. This study was ...
Evaluation of micronutrients in seeds of Pumpkin varieties grown by smallholder farmers in the Lake Victoria Basin.
(2013-12)
This study shows micronutrients malnutrition and its devastating effects taking toll of the world,
affecting over two billion of its population. Measures have been put in place that includes
supplementation, fortification ...
Variation of micronutrients in pumpkin fruit varieties grown by smallholder farmers within Lake Victoria Basin.
(2013)
Food shortage is a common occurrence in the developing countries. The shortage is emancipated in both low quantity and poor quality resulting in deficiency based diseases. The fact that pumpkins have an easy production ...
Increasing leaf harvest intensity enhances edible leaf vegetable yields and decreases mature fruit yields in multi-purpose pumpkin.
(Asian Research Publishing Network (ARPN), 2013-08)
The popular Pumpkin (Cucurbita moschata Duchsene) in Kenya is the multi-purpose type, grown for its edible tender leaves, mature fruits and seeds. It requires appropriate management to realize high yields. Pumpkin is an ...
Optimization of seed potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) tuber yield and size distribution through integrated irrigation water, nitrogen and phosphorus mineral nutrient application.
(Science Domain International, 2013-12-16)
Potato is the world's fourth important food crop after wheat, rice and maize because of its great yield potential and high nutritive value . In Kenya, potato is constrained by low seed tuber production in the informal ...
Influence of Biozyme® on chlorophyll content, flowering and physiological maturity of potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) cultivars
(2013-09-19)
The study was conducted at Egerton University in 2010/2011 in a split plot experiment,
arranged in a randomized complete block design. The research was replicated three times and
repeated once. Main plots were assigned ...
Climate change adaptation of potato (Solanum tuberosum L.): Influence of Biozyme® rate on potato yield, quality and mineral nutrient uptake
(2013-07)
Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) is an important food crop worldwide. Growers prefer
potato because of its short growing season and tolerance to poor soils. Growers are
using different agrochemicals so as to improve tuber ...
Climate change adaptation of potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) 2: Influence of Biozyme® rate on potato growth and development.
(2013-07-31)
Potato is an important food crop worldwide. Growers adopt potato production due its short growing season and poor soils tolerance. They use agrochemicals to improve growth under unreliable rainfall. Biozyme® foliar feed ...