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Effect of Water logging on Selected Morphological Characteristics in Maize
(2016-05-19)
A greenhouse experiment was conducted to determine waterlogging tolerance in acidic soils for maize crop improvement in low lying flood prone regions of Western Kenya where waterlogging is a severe problem. Three replicates ...
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 ...
Performance of Leucaena leucocephala, Seedlings in Two Agro-climatic Regions of Kenya
(Journal of Agriculture and Ecology Research International, 2016-02-17)
A study was conducted to determine the response of Leucaena seedlings planted in two variant
agro-climatic regions, Chepkoilel Campus and Maseno in Kenya. The experiment was a 2-factor
(provenance – site) split plot ...
Maize Response to Micro Dose Inorganic Inputs on an Acid Smallholder Farm in Kenyan Lower Midland
(Pearl Research Journals, 2016-09-13)
The study determined nitrogen, phosphorus fertilizers and lime micro doses effects on soil chemistry and maize performance on an acid soil smallholder farm. Treatments were micro doses (50% of recommendations) of N (0 and ...
Influence of Farmers’ Socio-economic Characteristics on Adoption of Bambara Nut Production in Western Kenya
(Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology, 2016-11-26)
A survey was conducted to determine the effect of the socio-economic and institutional factors on
farmers’ adoption of Bambara nut as food security crop. Purposive survey research design was
used to generate both qualitative ...