The effects of land use practices on the soil invertebrate populations is well documented, but their potential as indicators of soil status is little understood. A study was undertaken to test the hypothesis that soil ...

Kenyans obtain most of their food, livelihood, employment and foreign exchange from the agricultural sector. Banana contribution toward this cannot be over looked. Recently banana has become an important cash crop, especially ...

Objective: One impediment to adoption of tissue culture technology is the differential response of various crop varieties to the process necessitating development of protocols that target specific varieties or focus on a ...

Tissue culture has not been optimised in sweet potato ( Ipomoea batatas (L) Lam) propagation due to high costs. With an aim of producing affordable disease-free seedlings, a low cost medium was developed and used to ...

Fungal rots have been reported as a limiting factor to cassava production in the humid forests of Central and West Africa. Starting April 2003 tuber rots were studied for one year as part of a diagnostic survey designed ...

Tissue culture (TC) has gained prominence in propagation of vegetative crops. The technology is important as it enables production of disease-free planting materials on a timely basis. However, its adoption among small ...

Objective: Bananas (Musa spp) are an important crop for food security, income for small holders and fodder among other uses. Banana production is greatly constrained by lack of affordable clean planting material. ...

French beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) are a major vegetable export crop in Kenya and a significant income earner to small scale farmers. French beans are grown for processing, including canning and freezing, and demand ...

Sweetpotato is a major food staple in Eastern Africa because of its ease of cultivation and ability to thrive in marginal areas. However, limited supply of disease-free planting materials constrains production. Tissue ...

Resource constraints in Sub Saharan Africa universities necessitate interventions to strengthen quality of teaching to produce qualified agricultural graduates. The objective of this study was to identify opportunities ...