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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 ...
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 ...
Evaluating Heritability and Relationships among Phosphorus Efficiency Traits in Maize under Low P Soils of Western Kenya
(Current Journal of Applied Science and Technology, 2021-03-15)
Low available phosphorus (P) remains a major limitation to maize (Zea mays L.) productivity across
the world. Selection for P efficiency is key as part of strategies to achieving agricultural
sustainability. The objectives ...
Utilization of Post-Harvest Technologies for Improved Food Security: Case of Maize and Mangoes among Smallholder Farmers in Kerio Valley Elgeyo Marakwet County, Kenya
(Journal of Experimental Agriculture International, 2021-07-09)
Limited availability of improved post-harvest technologies or inappropriate use of available
technologies leads to spoilage of food resulting to post-harvest losses. The losses contribute to
food insecurity in the sense ...
Fusarium Wilt of Banana in Kisii County, Kenya
(Current Agriculture Research Journal, 2021-04-20)
Banana categorized as third in world’s key starch crops after cassava and
sweet potatoes and it is the fourth most widely grown crop after rice, wheat
and maize. The crop accounts for over 70 % of farmer’s earnings in ...
Aluminum tolerance mechanisms in Kenyan maize germplasm are independent from the citrate transporter ZmMATE1
(Scientific Reports, 2020)
Mapping Qtls for Grain Yield and Yield Components in Kenyan Maize (Zea mays L.) Under Low Phosphorus Using Single Nucleotide Polymorphism (SNPS)
(American Journal of Plant Sciences, 2021-07-28)
Selection for tolerance to low phosphorus (P) using morphological traits alone
is slow and often confounded by environmental effects. This study identified
some Quantitative Trait Loci (QTLs) associated with grain yield ...
Response of selected sorghum (sorghum bicolor (l.) moench) genotypes to striga hermonthica (del.) benth in western Kenya
(Journal of Plant Breeding and Crop Science, 2021-06-06)
Sorghum is an important staple food crop in Kenya, but its yield is low due to many constraints which
include diseases, drought, soil fertility, and pests, notably parasitic weed Striga hermonthica. Twenty
elite sorghum ...
Soil moisture levels affect growth, flower production and yield of cucumber
(2022)
Field trial to determine the optimum soil moisture level for enhanced performance of cucumber was conducted
in polyethylene covered rain shelter for two seasons in 2017 and repeated in 2018. The research was conducted
at ...
Effectiveness of Nutrition Education on Nutrient Intake and Pregnancy Outcomes in Migori County, Western Kenya
(African Journal of Food, Agriculture, Nutrition & Development, 2022-02)