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A Backward Regressed Capsule Neural Network for Plant Leaf Disease Detection
(Science Publications, 2022)
This study investigated the introduction of backward regression coupled with DenseNet features in a Capsule Neural Network(CapsNet) for plant leaf disease classification. Plant diseases are considered done of the main ...
Quality of Climate-Smart Agricultural Advice Offered by Private and Public Sectors Extensionists in Mbeere North Sub-County, Kenya
(agdevresearch.org, 2022)
This research adds to the knowledge of extension education by revealing the quality of climate-smart agricultural (CSA) advice offered by private and public extension sectors. The study was aimed at addressing the paucity ...
Effects of Agricultural Nutrients Influx on Water Quality in Thiba River basin, a sub-catchment of Tana River Basin in Kirinyaga County, Kenya
(East African Nature & Science Organization, 2022-04)
Excessive enrichment of waters with nutrients and the associated adverse biological effects leads to eutrophication, which is one of the major environmental problems across the world. ...
Culture as a Predictor of Effective Adoption of Climate-Smart Agriculture in Mbeere North, Kenya
(agdevresearch.org, 2022)
The research advances the existing extension education knowledge by illustrating the relationship between culture and adoption of Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA). Using a sample of 127, the study adopted a descriptive ...
Genome-Wide Identification of the B-Box Gene Family and Expression Analysis Suggests Their Potential Role in Photoperiod-Mediated β-Carotene Accumulation in the Endocarp of Cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) Fruit
(MDPI, 2022)
Carotenoids are indispensable to plants and essential for human nutrition and health.
Carotenoid contents are strongly influenced by light through light-responsive genes such as B-Box (BBX)
genes. BBX proteins, a class ...
PRODUCTION OF MINERAL NUTRIENT-RICH MULTIPURPOSE PUMPKIN LEAFY VEGETABLES USING INTEGRATED NITROGEN, MULCH AND GA3
(2022-04)
Understanding the effect of nitrogen, mulch and gibberellic acid on minerals and metabolites in multipurpose
pumpkin (Cucurbita moschata Duch) is important since it is a dependable source of food, providing families
producing ...
Occurrence of fungal foliar diseases of tomato in different agro-ecological zones of Kirinyaga County, Kenya
(Fundamental and Applied Agriculture, 2022-03)
Tomato production is characterized by inconsistent quality and yields due to
biotic constraints such as fungal foliar diseases. Information on the occurrence of the diseases in different agro-ecological zones of Kenya is ...
Pathways towards the Sustainable Management of Woody Invasive Species: Understanding What Drives Land Users’ Decisions to Adopt and Use Land Management Practices
(MDPI, 2022)
Sustainable land management (SLM) practices are key for achieving land degradation
neutrality, but their continued implementation lag behind the progression of various forms of land
degradation. While many scholars have ...
INTEGRATED NITROGEN, MULCH AND GIBBERELLIC ACID SIGNIFICANTLY ENHANCE PHOTOSYNTHATES IN MULTIPURPOSE PUMPKIN LEAVES
(International Journal of Scientific Research and Innovative Technology, 2022)
Pumpkin (Cucurbita moschata Duch.) edible leaves, fruits and seeds contribute to household food
and nutrition enhancement. However, cultivation using limitedinputslead to poor growth. This
study assessed effectsof nitrogen, ...
Evaluation of Endogenous Phytocomponents and Amino Acids Associated with Direct Somatic Embryogenesis of Coffee (Coffea arabicaL.)
(Journal of Advances in Agriculture, 2022)
Coffee is one of the mostimportant cropscultivated in the world for use in beverages and confectionaries. Embryogenesis is a complex process that begins with a single cell and ends with the formation ...