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Improving Carrot Yield and Quality through the Use of Bio-slurry Manure
(Canadian Center of Science and Education, 2012-11-25)
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, ...
Some aspects of the biology and life-history strategies of Oreochromis variabilis (Boulenger 1906) in the Lake Victoria Basin
(Blackwell Publishing Asia Pty Ltd, 2012)
Oreochromis variabilis (Boulenger), a fish species endemic to Lake Victoria, was abundant, forming an important component of the indigenous fisheries stocks before and up to the late-1950s. Catches declined drastically ...
Adoption of Drought Tolerant Sorghum in Western Kenya
(Moi University Press, 2012)
Food and nutritional insecurity are responsible for poverty and low
livelihoods of about 33% of people living in western part of Kenya.
This is against MDG1. The production of sorghum which is a staple
food crop is below ...
Community Based Approach to the Management of Nyando Wetland, Lake Victoria Basin, Kenya
(Mcpowl Media Ltd, 2012-12)
Tropical wetlands are known to be very productive, providing water and primary productivity upon which large numbers of plants and animal species depend for survival. In the Lake Victoria Basin (LVB), wetlands are part and ...