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Effectiveness of “PREP-PAC” Soil Fertility Replenishment Product on Performance of the Diversified Maize–Legume Intercrops in Western Kenya
(Springer, Dordrecht, 2011)
Western Kenya region is densely populated, with population densities ranging from 500 to 1200 persons/km2. This has resulted in reduced land sizes, continuous cropping, high rates of soil nutrient depletion, and food ...
Sorghum and salinity: II. Gas exchange and chlorophyll fluorescence of sorghum under salt stress
(Crop Science Society of America, 2004-03)
Photosynthetic activity decreases when plants are grown under saline conditions leading to reduced growth and productivity. Leaf growth, gas exchange, and chlorophyll fluorescence of two sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench] ...
The effect of antenatal iron supplementation on fibroblast growth factor-23 concentration in mothers and infants: a randomised controlled trial in rural Kenya
(BioScientifica, 2017-07-01)
Objectives: Murine studies have shown that iron deficiency during pregnancy can cause abnormal phosphate and bone metabolism in offspring by elevating concentrations of fibroblast growth factor-23 (FGF23). FGF23 exists in ...
EFFECT OF SALINITY ON GROWTH AND LEAF YIELD OF SPIDERPLANT (Cleome Gynandra L.)
(2014)
This study was conducted to investigate the effect of salinity (NaCl) on growth and leaf yield of spiderplant. The experiment was laid out in a completely randomized design (CRD) with four replicates. Seeds of spiderplant ...
Rainfed Rice Production and there Germplasm Development in Kenya
(U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information, 1999-07-01)
ice (Oryza Sativa L.) has been grown in Kenya for several centuries and during this time has been locally selected by farmers for adaptation in the dry climate of Kenya highlands and coastal region. this history of selection ...
The Effect of Organic and Inorganic Sources of Fertiliser on Growth and Yield of Brassica Oleraceae var. Acephala DC
(1999-07-01)
Kale (Brassica oleraceae var. Acephala D.C.) cultivar, collard green was planted in the field between October 1997 and March 1998 in the experimental plots at Maseno University college in Western Kenya. The experiment was ...
Effect of water deficit on the physiological and morphological characteristics of Mango (Mangifera indica) rootstock seedlings.
(Academic Journals, 2010)
Six month old Mango (Mangifera indica L.) rootstock seedlings were grown in 20 L plastic pots in a greenhouse at Maseno University, Kenya, to investigate the effect of water deficit on its morphological and physiological ...
Ecophysiological and genetic characteristics of three wetland plant species occurring in lake Victoria region in Kenya.
(Asian Research Publishing Network-ARPN, 2010)
This study was carried out to investigate the ecophysiological and genetic characteristics of some selected wetland plant species in Lake Victoria basin, Kenya. Seedlings of Cyperas esculentus L., Aframomum angustifolium ...
Potential of corporate social responsibility for poverty alleviation among contract sugarcane farmers in the Nzoia Sugarbelt, Western Kenya
(Springer Netherlands, 2009-10-01)
Although contract sugarcane farming is the most dominant and popular land use among farmers in Nzoia Sugarbelt, results from a 2007 study suggests that the intended goal of increasing farmers’ incomes seems to have failed. ...
Potential of bamboo as an alternative crop and livelihood strategy to smallholder tobacco farmers in South Nyanza region, Kenya
(Maseno University, Kenya School of Environment and Earth Sciences, Maseno, KENYA, 2009)
he presentation reviews successful crop diversification of 120 farm trial sites in Kenya, where bamboo seedlings were planted under the same growing conditions as tobacco crops in terms of soil, altitude, rainfall and ...