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Nutrient management options for enhancing productivity and profitability of conservation agriculture under on-farm conditions in central highlands of Kenya
(AIMS Agriculture and Food, 2020)
Decline in soil fertility is one of the major constraints to sustainable crop production and profitability. To meet the increasing demand for the growing population the issue of low soil fertility needs to be addressed. ...
Analysis of Institutional Factors Affecting Optimization of Coffee Yields in Chuka Sub-County, Tharaka-Nithi County, Kenya
(Research gate, 2020)
The importance of coffee production in the world economy cannot be ruled out due to its contribution
in the developing countries in areas such as creation of employment and rise in foreign exchange.
Most of the coffee ...
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 ...
Effect of Nitrogen, Mulch and Gibberellic Acid on Quality of Multi-Purpose Pumpkin (Cucurbita moschata Duchesne) Fruits
(Infogain Publication, 2021)
Emergence of multi-purpose pumpkin (Cucurbita moschata Duchesne) as an African
indigenous vegetable is attracting great attention. This is due to its adaptation to a wide range of climates
and high-yielding potential. ...
Influence of Rhizobium Inoculation and Phosphate Rock Fertilizer Application on Growth and Yield Components of Green gram (Vigna radiata) in Tharaka-Nithi County, Kenya
(Asian Journal of Research in Crop Science, 2021-03-12)
Green gram is an important drought tolerant grain legume crop in Kenya. In Tharaka Nithi County
green gram is as a major source of food security. Hence, there is need for a cheap and sustainable
system of agricultural ...
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 ...
Prosopis juliflora management and grassland restoration in Baringo County, Kenya: Opportunities for soil carbon sequestration and local livelihoods
(John Wiley & Sons Ltd, 2021-02-04)
1. Climate change, land degradation and invasive alien species (IAS) threaten grassland
ecosystems worldwide. IAS clearing and grassland restoration would help to reduce
the negative effects of IAS, restore the original ...