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APPLICATION OF BOX-BEHNKEN DESIGN AND RESPONSE SURFACE METHODOLOGY FOR OPTIMISATION OF BUTTERNUT (CUCURBITA MOSCHATA) FRUIT YIELD USING FERTILISERS AND PINCHING
(Afr. J. Hort. Sci., 2022)
Butternut (Cucurbita moschata) production is constrained by poor agronomic practices
such as suboptimal application of fertilizers and lack of appropriate pinching practices
aimed at improving the number of female flowers. ...
Genome-Wide Identification of GASA Gene Family in Ten Cucurbitaceae Species and Expression Analysis in Cucumber
(MDPI, 2022)
Gibberellic acid-stimulated in Arabidopsis (GASA), a unique small molecular protein of
plants, plays an essential role in plant growth and development. The GASA family genes have
been identified and studied in many plants. ...
Transcriptome and Metabolome Analyses Reveal New Insights into the Regulatory Mechanism of Head Milled Rice Rate
(MDPI, 2022)
The head milled rice rate (HMRR) is the most important trait of milling quality, which
affects the final yield and quality of rice. However, few genes related to HMRR have been identified
and the regulatory mechanism of ...
Tomato Cultivation and Farmers’ Knowledge on Selected Foliar Fungal Diseases in AgroEcological Zones of Kirinyaga County, Kenya
(2022)
Diseases are hindrance to tomato production in Kirinyaga County, Kenya. However, information on
farmer’s knowledge about tomato diseases to warrant pesticide usage is scanty. Further, there is
information gap on disease ...
Household responses to COVID-19 shocks: A food security implication in Kenya
(Prime Scholars Library, 2022)
The primary objective of this study was to determine household coping mechanisms
under COVID-19 pandemics and its implication on food security in the country. Poisson
regression model was used to describe the relationship ...
Influence of Agriculture Advisory Services on Adoption of Sorghum Production Practices among Smallholder Farmers in Tharaka South Sub-County, Kenya
(Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology, 2022-08-16)
The development and dissemination of agricultural advisory services (AAS) amongst smallholder
sorghum farmers (SHFs) has played a crucial role in sorghum yield improvement in Kenya.
However, there is limited information ...