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Physiological and Morphological Basis of Yield Difference in Upland Rice Varieties in Response to Low Nitrogen in Kirinyaga County, Kenya. 

Kagito, Sammy K. (Kenyatta University, 2019-10)
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 ...
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Irrigation Scheduling and Phosphatic Fertilizer on Growth, Yield, and Yield Components of Nerica Rice in Kirinyaga County, Kenya 

Etabo, Edung Mathew (Kenyatta University, 2019-10)
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 ...
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Effects of Calcium, Potassium and Water Stress on Growth, Yield and Quality of Different Tomato Varieties in Mandera County, Kenya 

Mulyungi, Peter Syengo (Kenyatta University, 2020)
Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) is well known regarding its quality and nutritional value all over the world but imbalances of fertilizer nutrients severely affect its quality. If exposed to stresess, either biotic (organisms) ...
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Evaluation of Fertilizer Formulations on Soil Chemical Properties, Growth, Yield and Quality of Sugarcane Variety (Ken 83-737) in Kakamega County, Kenya 

Namunyu, Jeremiah Okello (Kenyatta University, 2020-10)
Low sugarcane productivity has persisted in Western Kenya where most of the crop is grown. A study conducted by Kenya Sugar Research Institute in January 2011 at, Nyando Sugar Zone indicated that sugarcane yields were ...
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Effect of Conservation Agriculture on Water Retention, Soil Properties and Maize Yields in Semi-Arid Kajiado County, Kenya 

Ritei, Leonard Leakey (Kenyatta University, 2020)
Food insecurity and hunger are global challenges attributed to poor crop harvests, land degradation, low soil moisture and declining soil fertility. Low maize yields and household food insecurity in Kajiado, Kenya could ...
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Effects of Organic and Organomineral Fertilizers on Soil Physical Properties, Growth and Yield of Tea in Kericho County, Kenya 

Kiprotich, Hassan (Kenyatta University, 2020)
Tea production in Kenya provides a livelihood to over six million people and its productivity is influenced by soil fertility. Maximum tea yields are obtained when correct soil nutrients are available in the soil. Long ...
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Soil Water, Growth and Yield of Yellow Passion Fruit Response to Mulch and Hydrogel in Embu and Kiambu Counties, Kenya 

Michoma, Justine Mwambi (Kenyatta University, 2019-11)
Decline in yields and frequent failure of major crops in Embu and Kiambu counties, Kenya, is linked to inadequate or unevenly distributed rainfall and poor agronomic practices, among other factors. The main objective of ...
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Effect of Nitrogen Fertilizer on Maize Performance, Nitrogen Use Efficiency and Soil Available Nitrogen Concentrations in Smallholder Farms in Rongo, Kenya 

Nduwimana, Desire (Kenyatta University, 2019)
Reduced crop productivity among the smallholder farms is the main cause of food insecurity in Sub-Sahara Africa (SSA). Maize is a staple food crop in Kenya and is especially grown in the parts of North Rift and Western ...
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Pig Management Practices and their Contribution to Ocurrence of Porcine Cysticercosis in Thika Municipality and its Environs, Kenya 

Mwangi, Samuel Njogu (Kenyatta University, 2019-11)
The pork tapeworm (Taenia solium) is an important parasite that causes disease in humans and pigs where humans host the adult worm in the small intestines and the larval stages are found in the muscles, brain and other ...
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Assessment of the Performance of Small-Scale Dairy Farming in Meru County, Kenya 

Kainda, Seberah (Kenyatta University, 2019-06)
Despite the apparent importance of the dairy sub-sector to Kenya’s economy, the sector is plagued with low milk production. The general objective of the study was to assess dairy performance among the small-scale farmers ...
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