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dc.contributor.authorChirchir, Grace Jepleting
dc.contributor.authorMwangi, M.
dc.contributor.authorNyamongo, Desterio Ondieki
dc.contributor.authorGweyi-Onyango, Joseph P.
dc.date.accessioned2020-03-06T08:04:41Z
dc.date.available2020-03-06T08:04:41Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.identifier.citationElixir Agriculture 98 (2016) 42471-42475en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://ir-library.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/20203
dc.descriptionResearch Articleen_US
dc.description.abstractInformation on soybean varieties grown and seed sources is scanty. Since soybean seed deteriorates rapidly in the tropics; seed management is key to provision of planting material for the subsequent season. The study assessed soybean commonly grown varieties, seed sources and farm-saved-seed management practices in Meru South Sub-county, Kenya. Data was obtained from 308 purposively sampled soybean growing households using a pre-tested questionnaire in February 2013. Data was analyzed using SPSS. The study revealed that; the most commonly grown soybean varieties were Gazelle (82.2%), SB19 (14%), SB3 (1.9%) and SB 13 (1.9%). Due to lack of certified seed, farmers relied mostly on the Ministry of Agriculture (46%), farm saved seeds (25%) and seed exchange (15%). Seed management was poor as it was exposed to field weathering due to late harvesting (76%); mechanical damage by beating with sticks (94%); sun drying (100%); moisture damage by storage mostly in gunny bags (91%) for prolonged periods of up to 9 months before planting and lack of seed treatment (88%) leading to poor seed viability(43%). Therefore limited use of improved varieties, lack of certified seed, poor farm-saved-seed management practices hence poor viability were identified as constraints to soybean cultivation in the study area.en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherElixiren_US
dc.subjectSoybeanen_US
dc.subjectVarieties Grownen_US
dc.subjectSeed Sourcesen_US
dc.subjectFarm-Saved-Seed Managementen_US
dc.subjectSeed Viability.en_US
dc.titleSoybean: An Assessment of Varieties Grown, Seed Sources and Farm-saved Seed Management Practices in Meru South Sub-County, Kenyaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US


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