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Gender Influence on Farmer’s Level of Involvement in Utilization and Conservation of Bambara Groundnut
(2015-08-21)
Aims: To understand the role of gender on Bambara groundnut cultivation with respect to
levels of farmers’ involvement in utilization and conservation in Western Kenya.
Study Design: A questionnaire was administered to ...
Farmers’ perceptions on adoption of Bambara nut production as a food security crop in Kakamega county, Kenya
(2015-08-21)
This study was conducted between April and December 2011 to examine perception of
smallholder farmers in four districts of Kakamega County, Kenya in adoption of Bambara nut
production as food security crop. The study was ...
Response of Leucaena leucocephala (Lam.) De Wit (Leucaena) Provenances to Aluminium in Potted Soil Experiment
(2015-08-21)
Aims: To determine the level of acid or aluminium tolerance provenances in Leucaena (Leucaena
leucocephala) a favourite agroforestry tree in Kenya.
Study Design: The set up was a 2-factor (provenance-aluminium) experiment ...
Comparative analysis of phenotypic characterization of Kenya and Pacific Islands tarogen germplasm collections Colocasia esculenta L. (Schott)
(2015-08-21)
Fifty accessions of taro germplasm collections Colocasia esculenta L.
Received: 15 November, 2014
(Schott) were collected from Kenya and Pacific Islands tarogen germplasm
collections. Twenty five accessions of Kenyan ...
Genetic structure and diversity of East African taro [Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott]
(2015-08-21)
Taro [Colocasia esculenta (L) Schott] is mainly produced in Africa by small holder farmers and plays an
important role in the livelihood of millions of poor people in less developed countries. The genetic
diversity of ...
Effect of wheat bran supplementation with fresh and composted agricultural wastes on the growth of Kenyan native wood ear mushrooms [Auricularia auricula (L. ex Hook.) Underw.]
(2015-08-21)
Nutrient supplements and agricultural wastes used for mushroom cultivation are important in improving
establishment and production of mushrooms. Agricultural wastes such as sawdust, grass, sugarcane
bagasse, wheat straw ...
Response of selected sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L. Moench) germplasm to aluminium stress
(2015-08-19)
Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L. (Moench) is an important food security crop in sub-Saharan Africa. Its
production on acid soils is constrained by aluminium (Al) stress, which primarily interferes with root
growth. Sorghum ...
Impact of a Kraft Pulp and Paper Mill Effluent on Phytoplankton and Macroinvertebrates in River Nzoia, Kenya
(2015-08-21)
Phytoplankton and macroinvertebrate assemblages were used to assess the impact of a kraft pulp and paper mill effluent
in Kenya, on River Nzoia downstream of the discharge point in relation to changes in water quality ...
Genetic relationship between sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) and related wild species based on chromosome counts and isozyme markers
(2015-08-19)
Sesame is an orphan crop with little research attention in Kenya. Genetic relationship between cultivated
sesame and related wild species in Kenya is not well known. The objective of this study was to
determine genetic ...
An Ethnobotanical Study of Swamp Wetland Vegetation in Uasin Gishu County, Kenya
(2015-08-21)
Ethnobotanical knowledge associated with wetland plants
in Uasin Gishu County, Kenya, was assessed and docu-
mented. Data on the uses of plants, their local names, and
parts used were collected through semi-structured ...