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Opportunities for Quality Seed Production and Diffusion through Integration of the Informal Systems in Sub-Saharan Africa
(videleaf, 2020)
In perpetuating the preferred crop species, seed is exchanged
among family members, neighboring communities or between
tribes and regions according to customs and practices in many
African traditions. Overtime, this ...
The analogy of simple and inter simple sequence repeat markers in the assessment of genetic diversity of pumpkin accessions in Kenya
(Innspub, 2020-09)
Pumpkin is found growing in many parts of Kenya although its genetic variation has not been determined using
available molecular markers. This study compared SSR and ISSR efficacy in assessing diversity of 139 pumpkin
accessions ...
Effects of Earthing up and Pruning Systems on Growth and Yield of Tomato (Solanum lycopersicon.)
(Research gate, 2020)
Tomato (Solanum lycopersicon) is an important crop cultivated and consumed worldwide. It provides wide variety of nutrients with many health-related benefits like, protection against cancer, maintains blood pressure and ...
Mechanisms and Sources of Resistance in Tropical Maize Inbred Lines to Chilopartellus Stem Borers
(Journal of Agricultural Science, 2020)
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 ...
Effects of Earthing up and Pruning Systems on Growth and Yield of Tomato (Solanum lycopersicon.)
(Asian Journal of Agricultural and Horticultural Research, 2020-12-12)
Tomato (Solanum lycopersicon) is an important crop cultivated and consumed worldwide. It
provides wide variety of nutrients with many health-related benefits like, protection against cancer,
maintains blood pressure and ...
Eco-Friendly Farming Practices and the intensity of their adoption in the agroecosystems of Embu County, Kenya
(African Journal of Biological Sciences, 2020-01-01)
This study was conducted among households of Embu County in Kenya to
determine the socioeconomic factors that influenced adoption of Eco-Friendly
Farming Practices (EFFPs). Earlier studies had indicated clearly that Embu ...
Evaluation of Gum Arabic from Acacia Senegal var kerensis and Acacia senegal var senegal as a Stabilizer in Low-fat Yoghurt
(ISEKI-Food Association (IFA), 2020-01-18)
Gum arabic is a dried, gummy exudate obtained from the stems and branches of Acacia senegal and
Acacia seyal. In Kenya, gum arabic comes from Acacia senegal var kerensis although its exploitation for
commercial and ...
A novel mutation in TFL1 homolog sustaining determinate growth in cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.)
(Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature, 2020)
Determinate and indeterminate growth habits of cucumber can affect plant architecture and crop yield. The TER MINAL FLOWER 1 (TFL1) controls determinate/indeterminate growth in Arabidopsis. In this study, a novel mutation ...
Effects and Persistence of Endophytic Beauveria bassiana in Tomato Varieties on Mite Density Tetranychus evansi in the Screenhouse
(Springer Nature Switzerland AG, 2020)
The tomato red spider mite (RSM), Tetranychus evansi Baker and
Pritchard, is an important exotic pest in the production of tomatoes and other sola naceous plants in Africa. Isolates of Beauveria bassiana ICIPE 273, ICIPE ...
Response of Soil Chemical Properties to Rhizobium and Rock Phosphate Fertilizer Application under Green - Grams in Tharaka Nithi County, Kenya
(Asian Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition, 2020-12-12)
Soil fertility decline is one of the major constraints in agricultural productivity. Biological nitrogen
fixation (BNF) in legumes can offer a cost-effective and sustainable means towards soil fertility
management. ...