A study was conducted in a Rainshelter (RTrial) at Egerton University to determine the correlation between irrigation water, nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) application on seed potato growth, harvest index (HI) and net ...

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 ...

A study was conducted in a Rainshelter (RTrial) at Horticultural Research and Teaching Farm, Egerton University to determine the effect of integration of irrigation water, nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) application on ...

Potato is among food crops that are heavily relied upon for food security assurance worldwide. Potato tubers are consumed in their fresh form and therefore require proper storage to prolong their life after ...

Field experiments were conducted to determine the effect of large crabgrass densities of 0.5 to 8 plants m-1 of row and emergence time on snap bean yield. Large crabgrass was planted either along with snap beans (early) ...

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 ...

Field trials were conducted for two seasons in 2006 and 2007 to test the effect of Tagetes patula, Lantana camara, Tephrosia vogelii, Azadirachta indica and Nemacur on the growth of asclepiad, soil pH, and soil nitrogen ...

Continuous cultivation of farms has led to decline in soil fertility due to constant removal of nutrients leading to reduction of carrot (Daucus carota L.) yields. A field study was carried out at Egerton University, ...

Harvesting of cowpea leaves for use as leaf vegetable has gained prominence in many parts of Africa and Asia. Little is known on effects of leaf harvesting on leaf and grain yields and profitability of cowpea-based ...