Browsing CW-Department of Agricultural Sciences and Technology by Issue Date
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Plant Residue-Derived Organic Carbon Input into Soil in African Indigenous Vegetable Production Systems
(Tropentag, 2016)Food production in sub Saharan Africa is constrained by low soil fertility, whereby soil organic matter (SOM) is key factor regulating many soil functions that determine the yielding ability of soils. SOM content is ... -
Strategies of African Indigenous Vegetables to Cope with Phosphorus Deficient Soils
(Tropentag, 2016)Food production in smallholder farming systems of sub-Saharan Africa is often constrained by low soil contents of plant-available phosphorus (P). An option to increase food production is cultivation of species with high ... -
2nd biennial international conference on enhancing sustainable agricultural production and marketing systems
(Kenyatta University, 2016-11)PREFACE The agricultural sector remains a key pillar to economic development in SubSaharan Africa and other developing regions. In Kenya for instance, agriculture is one of the key sectors, accounting for 25% of the ... -
Water Use Efficiency and Yield of Potato in Potato-Legume Based Intercropping Systems in a Semi-Humid Region, Kenya
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Intercropping Potato with Grain Legumes for Enhanced Productivity and Climate Change Adaptation in Smallholder Farms, Kenya
(Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture, 2018)This study evaluated the effect of potato-grain legume intercropping systems on best land equivalent yield ratios, crop water productivity and net profits in field trials conducted in three agro-ecologies of Kenya: upper ... -
Crop Water Productivity and Economic Return of Rain Fed Potato-Legume Intercropping Systems
(University of Montenegro, 2020)Reliance on rain-fed potato-legume intercropping systems among resource constrained smallholder farmers is usually ineffective without considering their economic viability. A field experiment conducted at the University ... -
Silicon Exerts Additive Effects on Phosphorus Acquisition by Potato Intercropped with Chickpea
(University of Montenegro, 2020)The role played by silicon (Si) and legume intercropping in nutrient acquisition by potato crop has been neglected in most studies. A field trial integrating potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) with chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) ... -
Unlocking Legume Intercropping Technology in Smallholder Potato Farming Systems for Climate Change Adaptation
(University of Montenegro, 2020)A large portion of sub-Saharan Africa is situated in belts of uncertain rainfall and is characterized by low soil fertility with limited capacity to adapt to and mitigate the impacts of climate change. A study was conducted ...
