Rice is the third most important cereal grain in Kenya after maize and wheat. It has been grown by smallholder farmers as a commercial food crop under irrigated and rain fed ecologies .Low soil N fertility, prevalent in ...

Rice is an increasingly important cereal crop in Kenya with the major production being done in Mwea, Kirinyaga County. Rice farming faces notable challenges such as; erratic rainfall, water-scarcity, mismanaged irrigation ...

Rice blast is among the challenges that affect rice production and is capable of causing 100% crop damage to susceptible genotypes. The popular aromatic genotypes grown by Mwea farmers are highly susceptible to rice blast. ...

Root-knot nematodes the Meloidogyne species are a serious threat to tomato production in both small and large scale tomato farms in Kenya. Management of the nematode is primarily dependent on the application of chemical ...

Fusarium wilt, Fusarium oxysporum f. sp phaseoli, is among the major diseases affecting French bean production in Kenya causing up to100% yield loss. Use of synthetic fungicides has caused environmental pollution, pesticide ...