Browsing BC-School of Agriculture and Enterprise Development by Author "Mwangi, Maina"

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    • Banana production, constraints and their propagation methods 

      Kasyoka, Martha Rhoda; Mwangi, Maina; Mbaka, J.; Gitonga, N.; Kori, N. (FaCT Publishing, 2010)
      Banana (Musa species) is an important food crop worldwide (Robinson, 2007). About 70 million people in East and West Africa are estimated to derive more than one quarter of their food energy requirement from plantains ...

    • Contributions of Agricultural Sciences towards achieving the Millenium Development Goals 

      Mwangi, Maina (FaCT Publishing, 2010)
      All the materials included in this book were originally submitted to the 3rd International e- Conference on Agricultural Biosciences held online from June 1 - 15, 2010. This was an internet based conference designed to ...

    • Passion fruit production in Kenya: Opportunities and constraints 

      Wangungu, C.W.; Mwangi, Maina; Gathu, R.K.; Mbaka, J.; Kori, J.N. (FaCT Publishing, 2010)
      Passion fruit is ranked third in importance among the horticultural crops in Kenya. In recent years, the fruit has gained high demand due to activities of beverage producing companies. The fruit has dynamically changed the ...

    • Smut: An increasing threat to maize production in Kenya 

      Mwangi, Maina; Kirubi, D. (FaCT Publishing, 2010)
      Maize smut occurs globally wherever maize is grown. The disease reduces yields drastically through stunting and formation of galls on the above ground parts of the plant especially on the developing cob and the tassel. In ...