High soil temperatures influence seedling emergence as well as the performance of plant organs and yields. Temperatures of above 40°C were recorded in the topsoil of the Ferralsols of the semi-arid areas of SE Kenya during ...

Agriculture provides a major share of national income and export earnings in many developing countries while ensuring food security, income and employment to a large proportion of the population. Many people in developing ...

High population pressure in the central highlands of Kenya has led to continuous cultivation of land with minimal additional inputs leading to soil nutrient depletion. Research work has reported positive results from use ...

Tepary bean (TB), a drought adapted bean variety has recently assumed prominence among resource poor farmers in semi-arid SE-Kenya. However, its productivity is still low because of inadequate inputs. Greenhouse experiments ...

The major objective of this study was to investigate Biological Nitrogen Fixation (BNF) in common bean in semi-arid south-east Kenya. The population of indigenous rhizobia specific to common bean was determined using the ...

The study's main objectives were to investigate the leaf water potential responses of three bean varieties to water stress during flowering with a view to making recommendations on their agricultural suitability for the ...

The main purpose of this study was to assess accessibility to domestic water in terms of distance, time, and the rate at which households are willing to pay for this water from various sources and at different distances ...

Research was carried out in the field on the effect of intercropping common bean and maize crops in a semi-arid zone of south-east Kenya over two rainy seasons in 1997. The experimental design was a randomised complete ...

This study investigates perception and use of seasonal forecast and the influence of the 2004 October-December (OND) seasonal forecast on agricultural decision-making amongst smallholder farmers in semi-arid Kenya, in ...