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Effects of Varying Storage Conditions on the Longevity of Seeds of Ekebergia Capensis
(African Journal of Education Science and Technology (AJEST), 2021)Ekebergia capensis is an indigenous tree valued for its medicinal uses. However, it is facing extinction due to excessive utilization without counter efforts to restore them, and its slow regeneration rate in nature. ... -
Effects of Varying Storage Conditions on the Vigour of Fresh Seeds of Ekebergia capensis
(AER, 2019)Ekebergia capensis is a popular indigenous tree valued for its medicinal uses. However, it is an endangered tree species because of overexploitation and its slow regeneration rate in nature. Production of this tree is ... -
Effects of water deficit on days to maturity and yield of three NERICA rainfed rice varieties
(2010-05)Water deficit is a major problem in rice grown under rainfed conditions. It affects plant growth and development and ultimately leads to a considerable yield reduction or crop failure. Although the rice crop is susceptible ... -
Effects of water deficit on physiology and morphology of three varieties of NERICA rainfed rice (Oryza sativa L.)
(2010)Water deficit is a major problem in rice grown under rainfed conditions. It affects plant growth and development and ultimately leads to a considerable yield reduction or crop failure. Although the rice crop is susceptible ... -
Effects of weed control methods on weeds and productivity of range grasses in semi-arid Kenya
(Tropical and Subtropical Agroecosystems, 2023)Background: Weeds are a common occurrence and challenge in different crops eventually influencing crop development and yields. Weed control and management are key in enhancing the productivity of cultivated pastures. In ... -
Enumeration and Identification of Rhizospheric Microorganisms of Sugarcane Variety CO 421 in Kibos, Kisumu County, Kenya
(Asian Economic and Social Society, 2018)Sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum L.) is known to have microbial organisms associated with its rhizosphere which have potential antagonistic activity against other microorganisms. However numerous studies on rhizosphere ... -
Enumeration and Identification of Rhizospheric Microorganisms of Sugarcane Variety CO 421 in Kibos, Kisumu County, Kenya
(Asian Economic and Social Society, 2018)Sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum L.) is known to have microbial organisms associated with its rhizosphere which have potential antagonistic activity against other microorganisms. However numerous studies on rhizosphere ... -
Environmental Management Practices amongst Tobacco Farmers in Migori County, Kenya
(SCIENCEDOMAIN International, 2017-04-17)Aim: To assess environmental management practices carried out by both tobacco farmers and companies. Methodology: Purposive sampling was employed for data collection where by tobacco farmers were randomly selected from the ... -
Ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants used by Sabaots of Mt. Elgon Kenya.
(africanethnomedicines, 2010)Though the majority of people in Kenya and at Kopsiro Division in species to manage human ailments, the indigenous knowledge largely remains undocumented. Therefore, an ethnobotanical study was conducted on medicinal plant ... -
Evaluation of an advanced breeding population of arabica coffee
(COLLOQUE SCIENTIFIQUE INTERNATIONAL SUR LE CAFE, 1999)An advanced breeding population of Coffea arabica comprising 32 multiple cross families were preselected in the laboratory for resistance to coffee berry disease (CBD) and evaluated in the field for yield, quality and ... -
Evaluation of different improved upland rice varieties for low soil nitrogen adaptability
(IJPSS, 2015)Scarcity of nitrogen fertilizer is a major constraint to rice production particularly in developing countries. Low soil fertility prevalent in farmer’s fields has led to low rice yields and the ever escalating fertilizer ... -
Evaluation of ecologies and severity of Striga weed on rice in sub-Saharan Africa
(Science Hub, LLC, 2011)Striga spp. is renowned for causing great losses in cereal production in sub-Saharan Africa. Crop competitiveness with parasitic weeds such as Striga is an important criterion for selection in an initiative to produce ... -
Evaluation of selected Acremonium zonatum Saw. Gams. mycoherbicide-oil mixtures for Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.) Solms. Laubach) biocontrol in Lake Victoria (Kenya
(IOSR-JAVS, 2017)The use of microbial innoculum oil formulations has shown great promise for enhancing the efficacy of fungal agents that show potential as insecticides, fungicides and herbicides. When used in mycoherbicide formulation, ... -
Evaluation of selected Acremonium zonatum Saw. Gams. mycoherbicide-oil mixtures for Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.) Solms. Laubach) biocontrol in Lake Victoria (Kenya
(2017)The use of microbial innoculum oil formulations has shown great promise for enhancing the efficacy of fungal agents that show potential as insecticides, fungicides and herbicides. When used in mycoherbicide formulation, ... -
Evidence of antibiosis resistance to the spotted stemborer, Chilo partellus (Swinhoe) in a maize (Zea mays L.) population
(Cambridge University Press, 1998-09)S2 line and S2 test-cross recurrent selection procedures were initiated to improve the resistance of a maize (Zea mays L.) population to the spotted stemborer, Chilo partellus (Swinhoe) (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae). Thirty-five ... -
extracts against Xanthomonas campestris Pv vesicatoria isolated from diseased African nightshade (Solanum scabrum)
(2018-09-30)Solanum scabrum Mill is widely cultivated for consumption as a leafy vegetable, for medicinal purposes and as a source of income. Its productivity is faced with many challenges as farmers in Kenya have been recording low ... -
Face attack and patients’ response strategies in a Kenyan hospital†
(Journal of social linguistics, 2010)Social power can be exercised by face attack where power differentials are sufficiently great and significant retaliation or sanctions are unlikely. Such exercise of social power is common in military contexts. It is not ... -
Female gametophyte in two Kenyan species of Inversodicraea (Podostemaceae).
(Academic Journals, 2009)The ontogeny and organization of the female gametophyte in I. bifurcata and Inversodicraea keniensis sp. nov. in Kenya were studied. The ontogeny of the female gametophyte was classified under the Apinagia type. The primary ... -
Field evaluation of selected NERICA rice cultivars in Western Kenya
(Academic Journals, 2011-01-04)Food shortage is a major problem in sub-Saharan Africa as population increases. NERICA (New Rice for Africa), the high yielding rice cultivars with short growth cycle were developed to solve the food crisis. The progeny ... -
Field transmission efficiency of Alternaria sesami in sesame from infected seed
(Elsevier, 2003-11-30)Four sesame accessions with varying levels of susceptibility to Alternaria sesami were selected from an advanced germplasm collection of the Sesame Improvement Project to determine transmission efficiency of A. sesami from ...