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Intercropping Optimizes Soil Temperature and Increases Crop Water Productivity and Radiation Use Efficiency of Rainfed Potato
(Springer Verlag, 2019)Integrating crop species with different photosynthetic pathways has great potential to increase efficiency in the use of scarce resources. In order to tap the resource complementarity emanating from this mix, this study ... -
Short-term dynamics of soil organic matter fractions and microbial activity in smallholder potato-legume intercropping systems
(Elsevier B.V., 2019)Continuous cultivation of potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) in monoculture systems represents the greatest factor deteriorating soil organic matter (SOM) in smallholder farms. With an aim to breaking this norm, a 2-year ... -
Controlling soil erosion in smallholder potato farming systems using legume intercrops
(Elsevier B.V., 2019)Soil and nutrient losses due to soil erosion are pronounced in potato growing areas of East Africa due largely to the rugged topography and high soil disturbance associated with potato cultivation. This study intercropped ... -
Potato-legume intercropping on a sloping terrain and its effects on soil physico-chemical properties
(Springer International Publishing, 2019)Aims: To assess the effects of potato-legume intercropping on selected soil physical and chemical properties after four consecutive growing seasons (from the short rains in 2014 to long rains 2016). Methods: The experiment ... -
Integrated Soil Fertility Management in Sub-Saharan Africa: Evolving Paradigms Toward Integration
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Technical efficiency and its determinants in smallholder tea production: Evidence from Nyamira and Bomet Counties in Kenya
(Global Journals, 2018)The smallholder tea sub-sector in Kenya has enjoyed relative growth in acreage, output, and number of growers since its inception in the early 1960s, but productivity has remained low. There are huge differentials between ... -
Green Pepper Growth and Yield Response to the Integration of Mulching Materials and Row Plant Spacing
(Academic Research Publishing Group (ARPG), 2017)An experiment was conducted at the Crops Research Station of the Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization Alupe, Busia County. The experiment was performed to find out the most suitable mulching material and ... -
Interaction Effect of Growth Regulators and Irrigation Schedules on Growth and Yield of French Beans in Kiambu County, Kenya
(SCIENCEDOMAIN International, 2018)Inadequate and unreliable rainfall distribution in Kenya has affected negatively agricultural yields and family incomes. Integration of growth regulators can stimulate favorable crop growth under limited moisture, but ... -
Molecular Characterization and Genetic Variation of Root-knot Nematode (Meloidogyne spp.,) in Selected Legume Production Areas of Eastern Kenya
(2016)Root-knot nematodes are sedentary endoparasites of plant roots and the primary nematode pathogens of most cultivated crops worldwide, including legumes. Root- Knot Nematodes of the genus Meloidogyne is the most economically ... -
Integrated management of fusarrium wilt-root knot nematode complex on tomato in central highlands of Kenya
(Canadian Center of Science and Education, 2018)Tomato plays a critical role in meeting nutritional food requirements, generating income and creating employment for both the rural and urban populations in Kenya. However, its production is threatened by the Fusarium wilt ... -
Water Stress Effect on Total Antioxiant Activity and Total Phenolic Content of Solanum scabrum Mill and Solanum scabrum in Kiambu, Kenya
(SCIENCEDOMAIN International, 2017)Aims: The aims of this study were to investigate water stress effect on total phenolics and total antioxidants of selected African nightshades and determine any possible variations in the amount of total phenolics and ... -
Plant Row Spacing Effect on Growth and Yield of Green Pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) in Western Kenya
(SCIENCEDOMAIN International, 2017)Green pepper production based on the package of recommendations developed has not given the desired growth and yield performances in the world and specifically Kenya. Information is required with which to evolve the ... -
Integration of mulching and row spacing on weed management in Green Pepper varieties
(Society for Tropical Plant Research, 2017)A field experiment was conducted at the Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization, Alupe Research Farm, Busia County for two cropping seasons during the year 2015 to determine the impact of row spacing and ... -
Flowering and maturation periods of Finger Millet as influenced by phosphorus and variety in different agro-ecologies in Kenya
(Elixir Publishers, 2016)Phosphorus is important for finger millet production in many tropical African soils with low phosphorus fertility. Knowledge of redirection of this limited resource for reproduction is fundamental in realization of ... -
Finger Millet (Eleusine coracana) Fodder Yield Potential and Nutritive Value under Different Levels of Phosphorus in Rainfed Conditions
(SCIENCEDOMAIN International, 2017)Scarcity of fodder is the major limiting factor for increasing livestock production in Kenya. With rising energy costs and declining water levels in the semi-arid tropics and sub-tropics, crops that use less water like ...
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Intercropping Optimizes Soil Temperature and Increases Crop Water Productivity and Radiation Use Efficiency of Rainfed Potato
(Springer Verlag, 2019)Integrating crop species with different photosynthetic pathways has great potential to increase efficiency in the use of scarce resources. In order to tap the resource complementarity emanating from this mix, this study ... -
Short-term dynamics of soil organic matter fractions and microbial activity in smallholder potato-legume intercropping systems
(Elsevier B.V., 2019)Continuous cultivation of potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) in monoculture systems represents the greatest factor deteriorating soil organic matter (SOM) in smallholder farms. With an aim to breaking this norm, a 2-year ... -
Controlling soil erosion in smallholder potato farming systems using legume intercrops
(Elsevier B.V., 2019)Soil and nutrient losses due to soil erosion are pronounced in potato growing areas of East Africa due largely to the rugged topography and high soil disturbance associated with potato cultivation. This study intercropped ... -
Potato-legume intercropping on a sloping terrain and its effects on soil physico-chemical properties
(Springer International Publishing, 2019)Aims: To assess the effects of potato-legume intercropping on selected soil physical and chemical properties after four consecutive growing seasons (from the short rains in 2014 to long rains 2016). Methods: The experiment ... -
Integrated Soil Fertility Management in Sub-Saharan Africa: Evolving Paradigms Toward Integration
(Springer Nature, 2019-05) -
Technical efficiency and its determinants in smallholder tea production: Evidence from Nyamira and Bomet Counties in Kenya
(Global Journals, 2018)The smallholder tea sub-sector in Kenya has enjoyed relative growth in acreage, output, and number of growers since its inception in the early 1960s, but productivity has remained low. There are huge differentials between ... -
Green Pepper Growth and Yield Response to the Integration of Mulching Materials and Row Plant Spacing
(Academic Research Publishing Group (ARPG), 2017)An experiment was conducted at the Crops Research Station of the Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization Alupe, Busia County. The experiment was performed to find out the most suitable mulching material and ... -
Interaction Effect of Growth Regulators and Irrigation Schedules on Growth and Yield of French Beans in Kiambu County, Kenya
(SCIENCEDOMAIN International, 2018)Inadequate and unreliable rainfall distribution in Kenya has affected negatively agricultural yields and family incomes. Integration of growth regulators can stimulate favorable crop growth under limited moisture, but ... -
Molecular Characterization and Genetic Variation of Root-knot Nematode (Meloidogyne spp.,) in Selected Legume Production Areas of Eastern Kenya
(2016)Root-knot nematodes are sedentary endoparasites of plant roots and the primary nematode pathogens of most cultivated crops worldwide, including legumes. Root- Knot Nematodes of the genus Meloidogyne is the most economically ... -
Integrated management of fusarrium wilt-root knot nematode complex on tomato in central highlands of Kenya
(Canadian Center of Science and Education, 2018)Tomato plays a critical role in meeting nutritional food requirements, generating income and creating employment for both the rural and urban populations in Kenya. However, its production is threatened by the Fusarium wilt ... -
Plant Row Spacing Effect on Growth and Yield of Green Pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) in Western Kenya
(SCIENCEDOMAIN International, 2017)Green pepper production based on the package of recommendations developed has not given the desired growth and yield performances in the world and specifically Kenya. Information is required with which to evolve the ... -
Water Stress Effect on Total Antioxiant Activity and Total Phenolic Content of Solanum scabrum Mill and Solanum scabrum in Kiambu, Kenya
(SCIENCEDOMAIN International, 2017)Aims: The aims of this study were to investigate water stress effect on total phenolics and total antioxidants of selected African nightshades and determine any possible variations in the amount of total phenolics and ... -
Integration of mulching and row spacing on weed management in Green Pepper varieties
(Society for Tropical Plant Research, 2017)A field experiment was conducted at the Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization, Alupe Research Farm, Busia County for two cropping seasons during the year 2015 to determine the impact of row spacing and ... -
Flowering and maturation periods of Finger Millet as influenced by phosphorus and variety in different agro-ecologies in Kenya
(Elixir Publishers, 2016)Phosphorus is important for finger millet production in many tropical African soils with low phosphorus fertility. Knowledge of redirection of this limited resource for reproduction is fundamental in realization of ... -
Finger Millet (Eleusine coracana) Fodder Yield Potential and Nutritive Value under Different Levels of Phosphorus in Rainfed Conditions
(SCIENCEDOMAIN International, 2017)Scarcity of fodder is the major limiting factor for increasing livestock production in Kenya. With rising energy costs and declining water levels in the semi-arid tropics and sub-tropics, crops that use less water like ... -
Differential Impact of Nitrogen Forms on Selected Phytochemicals and Oxalate Contents in Three Vegetable Amaranth Varieties in Kenya
(Valahia University Press, 2017)Amaranthus are a great source of phytochemicals important for nutritive and remedial benefits. However they are also great accumulators of anti-nutrients such as oxalates. Nitrogen (N), a vital plant nutrient is a strong ... -
Addressing challenges in communicating adaptation practices to smallholder farmers in Kenya through a radio intervention
(Istituto Agronomico per l'Oltremare (IAO), 2017)Farmers in Africa are particularly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change due to their high dependency on climate-sensitive natural resources. Kenyan farmers are faced with limited public agricultural extension ... -
Evaluation of the Nature of Drought Experienced in Makueni County, Kenya
(IISTE, 2016)Drought events remain a major threat to lives and livelihoods in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) due to the high exposure and vulnerability of populations. In the last three decades, Kenya experienced high frequency of drought ... -
Evaluation of selected tomato cultivars reaction to infestation with Meloidogyne javanica in greenhouse conditions
(International Network for Natural Sciences, 2017-09)Root-knot nematodes are the most important phytoparasites that decrease tomato production in Kenya. It is important to test susceptibilities of tomato cultivars to root-knot nematodes (RKN) in order to mitigate against losses, ... -
Assessing and Enhancing the Impact of Cotesia plutellae in Management of Diamondback Moth Plutella xylostella on Kale Brassica Oleracea var. acephala in Semi-Arid Areas of Kenya
(American Research Institute for Policy Development, 2017)Diamondback moth (DBM, Plutella xylostella L.) is a major pest of crucifers which can cause yield losses of up to 100% if left unmanaged. Classical biological control of DBM was adopted in Machakos and Kitui County through ...
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