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Economic efficiency and supply response of women as farm managers: Comparative evidence from Western Kenya
(Pergamon, 2008-07-01)
This paper assessed the relative economic efficiency and output supply and input demand responses of women farmers in western Kenya. The results showed that women are as technically and allocatively efficient as men. ...
Striga management and the African farmer
(SAGE Publications, 2008-12)
Striga asiatica and S. hermonthica are widespread plant parasites of cereals in Sub-Saharan Africa. In maize cropland alone, Striga has infested about 2.4 million ha, resulting in yield loss of 1.6 million tons per year, ...
Effect of inoculation with Klebsiella oxytoca ‘10 mkr 7’on striga suicidal germination in Zea mays
(2008)
The Striga species are obligate root parasitic plants. Plant growth promoting rhizobacteria could
enhance Striga suicidal germination. In screen-house studies we quantified the effect of bacterial inoculation
with ...
Amplification of 1-amino-cyclopropane-1-carboxylic (ACC) deaminase from plant growth promoting rhizobacteria in Striga-infested soil
(Academic Journals (Kenya), 2003)
Experiments were conducted in pots to determine the growth effect of different rhizobacteria on maize
under Striga hermonthica infestation. Three bacteria were selected based on their plant growth
promoting effects. Whole ...
Livelihood strategies of resource-poor farmers in Striga-infested areas of western Kenya
(2008-11)
Striga hermonthica (del) Benth is threatening rural livelihoods in western Kenya where maize is the major food
and cash crop. Vulnerability analysis was conducted on a sample of 802 households in eight districts of ...