Banana is an important crop whose production faces major challenges, especially pests and diseases. A banana pests survey was carried out in Eastern and Central Provinces of Kenya. Results showed Fusarium wilt as the ...

Xanthomonas wilt of banana (BXW) is having a major adverse effect on banana pro-duction in the Great Lakes region of East and Central Africa. Equipping farmers with knowledge to recognise the disease and take appropriate ...

Xanthomonas wilt of banana, caused by Xanthomonas campestris pv. musacearum, is a serious threat to sustainable banana production in East and Central Africa. The disease has been confirmed in Uganda, Rwanda, the Democratic ...

Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) is a major food crop in developing countries, and holds potential for industrial use. It is, however, affected by various biotic and abiotic stresses that greatly affect its production. ...

Passion fruit is an important crop in Kenya for income generation. However, passion fruit production faces major challenges due to pests and diseases that have led to yield losses of 50-100%. To support development of ...

The most critical periods of infection of French beans were planted at two sites--Kabete, where temperatures are cool and Naivasha, where it is warmer. They were inoculated with the rust pathogen at six different stages ...

Strawberry (Fragaria spp.) is a high value crop with great potential for income generation and employment creation through employment and application in value added products including yogurt, fresh juice and jam. The fruits ...

Despite Kenya’s long dairy farming history spanning about 100 years, favourable climatic conditions and a 3.5 million national herd, milk per capita consumption is low (76.7 kg) and export quantities (milk) to the regional ...

Banana is an important food and cash crop in Kenya. However, its cultivation is hindered by scarcity of seedlings, pests and diseases, among other factors. Naturally regenerated seedlings which most farmers rely on are ...

The Passion fruit is a significant income earner for Kenya, ranking third after avocado and mango in terms of foreign exchange earnings. Increased research activities targeting variety improvement and development of new ...