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Depletion of phosphate rock reserves and world food crisis: Reality or hoax?
(African Journal of Agricultural Research, 2020-09)Phosphate rock (PR) deposits are the major source of phosphate (P) fertilizers for soil fertility replenishment. The demand for P fertilizers in the year 2014 was 42,706,000 tons and was expected to reach 46,648,000 tons ... -
Descriptive Sensory Characteristics of Meat from Grower Rabbits Fed on Fermented Ground Mature Prosopis juliflora Pods Based-diets
(World Journal of Food Science and Technology, 2021-04-29)The effect of inclusion of graded levels of fermented ground mature Prosopis juliflora pods (FGMPP) replacing maize grain in grower rabbits’ diets on sensory attributes was investigated. Thigh muscles were obtained from ... -
Development of maize single cross hybrids for tolerance to low phosphorus
(2015-08-21)Low available phosphorus (P) is one of the major hindrances to maize (Zea mays L.) productivity in acid soils. The objectives of this study were to: (1) develop P-efficient maize inbred lines, (2) develop single cross ... -
Disparity between Leaf and Root Symptoms and Crop Losses Associated with Cassava Brown Streak Disease in Four Countries in Eastern Africa
(Journal of phytopathology, 2015)Cassava brown streak disease is endemic to the coastal regions of East Africa, and from around 2004, the disease resurged and became epidemic in the Great Lakes Region, where it continues to spread. In both these areas, ... -
Disparity between Leaf and Root Symptoms and Crop Losses Associated with Cassava Brown Streak Disease in Four Countries in Eastern Africa
(Journal of Phytopathology, 2015)Cassava brown streak disease is endemic to the coastal regions of East Africa, and from around 2004, the disease resurged and became epidemic in the Great Lakes Region, where it continues to spread. In both these areas, ... -
Disparity between leaf and root symptoms and crop losses associated with cassava brown streak disease in four countries in eastern Africa.
(2014)Cassava brown streak disease is endemic to the coastal regions of East Africa and from around 2004 the disease resurged and became epidemic in the Great Lakes Region, where it continues to spread. In both these areas CBSD ... -
Economic efficiency of green maize intercropped with beans grown under Tithonia and inorganic fertilizer
(African Journal of Agricultural Research, 2015-11-20)A field trial aimed at assessing the performance of maize and beans under intercropped systems was conducted in 2013 under three experimental components of maize, beans and maize-bean intercrop in a randomized complete ... -
Ecosystem services and drivers of change in Nyando floodplain wetland, Kenya
(African Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, 2013-05-12)Papyrus wetlands in East Africa play a vital role in supporting livelihoods of people living around them. Although, subject to natural fluctuations and threats by anthropogenic activities, little is known about historical ... -
The effect of aflatoxin b1 serum albumin adducts level on subjects with and without liver disease in Kitui and Makueni regions of lower eastern Kenya.
(Journal of Health, Medicine and Nursing, 2019)Purpose: An outbreak of aflatoxicosis associated with aflatoxin B1contaminated maize grain and flour had been reported over the years in parts of lower eastern Kenya including Kitui and Makueni counties. Ingestion of ... -
Effect of Cost Management on Financial Performance of Agribusiness Enterprises in Kenya
(International Journal of Agricultural Economics, 2021-02-23)Agribusiness enterprises in Kenya, are a major economic activity that should be creating employment thus increasing GDP. In the recent past, there have been renewed efforts by the government and other players to ... -
Effect of Eco-Physiological Variability in Leucaena leucocephala Growth and Development
(International Journal of Plant & Soil Science, 2016-05-09)The effect of eco-physiological differences in two sites on growth and development of Leucaena was assessed. A 2-factor (provenance-site) experiment in a completely randomized design with three (3) replications was set ... -
Effect of Harvesting on Temporal Papyrus (cyperus papyrus L.) Population among Swamps of Winam Gulf in Lake Victoria Basin, Kenya
(2008-07-29)Experiments were set to determine the effect of monthly and seasonal harvesting on temporal papyrus population density. Mean initial culm count was 21.6±2.26/m2. Initial culm counts varied across sites, but spatial ... -
Effect of infection by Metarhizium anisopliae isolate ICIPE 51 on developmental stage, fecundity and intrinsic rate of increase of Rhopalosiphum padi and Metopolophium dirhodum
(Full Length Research Paper, 2014)This study assesses the pathogenisity of Metarhizium anisopliae isolate ICIPE 51 against different nymphal instars and adults of Rhopalosiphum padi and Metopolophium dirhodum and investigates effects of fungal infection ... -
Effect of infection by Metarhizium anisopliae isolate ICIPE 51 on developmental stage, fecundity and intrinsic rate of increase of Rhopalosiphum padi and Metopolophium dirhodum
(Journal of Entomology and Nematology, 2014)This study assesses the pathogenicity of Metarhizium anisopliae isolate ICIPE 51 against different nymphal instars and adults of Rhopalosiphum padi and Metopolophium dirhodum and investigates effects of fungal infection ... -
Effect of land use change on food production in Dede division, Migori County, Kenya
(International Journal of Social Sciences and Information Technology, 2021-11)Food production issues have dominated Kenyan Government development planning agenda for decades. Low food production has been experienced especially in areas where cash crops such as sugarcane are grown as it competes for ... -
Effect of Light and Temperature through Poly Film Covers on Anthocyanin Content in Rose Cut Flowers
(International Journal of Plant & Soil Science, 2017-11-22)Quality is the most important attribute in rose cut flowers for both export and domestic market. Quality in cut flowers may be defined by many attributes however, among the most important is colour. A group of pigments ... -
Effect of Light and Temperature through Poly Film Covers on Anthocyanin Content in Rose Cut Flowers
(International Journal of Plant & Soil Science, 2017)Quality is the most important attribute in rose cut flowers for both export and domestic market. Quality in cut flowers may be defined by many attributes however, among the most important is colour. A group of pigments ... -
Effect of organic and inorganic phosphorus sources on maize yields in an acid soil in western Kenya
(Research Gate, 2009-06-20)Maize production in western Kenya is commonly limited by P deficiencies and aluminum phytotoxicity. Due to high costs of imported fertilizers and lime, focus is now shifting to solutions that utilize local resources. We ... -
Effect of relocation occasioned by sugarcane farming on food production in Kenya, Migori County
(International Journal of Social Sciences and Information Technology, 2022-08)A popular view on the impacts of relocation on agriculture is that rural movements lead to a decline in agricultural cultivation and food production. Despite the relocation occasioned by sugarcane farming, there is still ... -
Effect of ridging and intercropping on sorghum productivity in arid and semi arid lands of eastern Kenya
(African crop science society, 2022-02-28)Soil moisture deficit is a key constraint to sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) productivity in arid and semi arid lands globally. The objective of this study was to determine the effect of ridging and sorghum bean intercropping ...
