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Maize farmers perceptions towards organic soil management practices in Bungoma County, Kenya
(Maxwell Science Publication, 2013)The objective of the study was to evaluate maize farmers’ perceptions towards organic soil management practices in Bungoma County. A simple random sampling technique was used to select a sample of 650 smallholder farmers ... -
Maize From Push-Pull Technology (PPT): Can the Produce Be Differentiated?
(Maseno University, 2023)Maize is a major staple food in East Africa region with the potential to solve the region's food security and nutrition challenges. The crop is however faced with several biotic and abiotic stressors that resulting to pre ... -
Management of organic inputs in East Africa: A review of current knowledge and future challenges
(Scholars Research Library, 2011)Organic inputs in Africa are used mainly as sources of crop nutrients but most of the ones available on the farms such as crop residues, animal manures and composts are of low quality and insufficient quantity. Proper ... -
Marketing of edible insects in Lake Victoria basin: the case of Uganda and Burundi
(Wageningen Academic Publishers, 2018-12-07)This paper assesses the marketing of edible insects with the aim of understanding the market opportunities, market players, and the value chain of edible insect products in the Lake Victoria basin. A pretested questionnaire ... -
Mechanistic understanding of iron toxicity tolerance in contrasting rice varieties from Africa: 1. Morpho-physiological and biochemical responses
(CSIRO PUBLISHING, 2019-01-21)Iron (Fe) is a fundamental element involved in various plant metabolic processes. However, when Fe uptake is excessive, it becomes toxic to the plant and disrupts cellular homeostasis. The aim of this study was to determine ... -
Mechanistic understanding of iron toxicity tolerance in contrasting rice varieties from Africa: 1. Morpho-physiological and biochemical responses
(CSIRO PUBLISHING, 2018)Iron (Fe) is a fundamental element involved in various plant metabolic processes. However, when Fe uptake is excessive, it becomes toxic to the plant and disrupts cellular homeostasis. The aim of this study was to ... -
Mechanistic understanding of iron toxicity tolerance in contrasting rice varieties from Africa: 2. Root oxidation ability and oxidative stress control
(CSIRO PUBLISHING, 2020-02-03)To enhance breeding efficiency for iron (Fe) toxicity tolerance and boost lowland rice production in sub-Saharan Africa, we have characterised the morphological, physiological and biochemical responses of contrasting rice ... -
Methane emissions from riverine and swampy coastal wetlands: influence of open and macrophyte‐infested areas
(Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 2011-11)he atmospheric concentration of methane (CH4) exerts a strong influence on the global climate. Notably, wetlands are important CH4 sources, whose emission represents an ecosystem process depending on such wetland characteristics ... -
Micro-dosing of lime, phosphorus and nitrogen fertilizers effect on maize performance on an acid soil in Kenya
(2017-03-17)High cost of inorganic fertilizers and lime has precluded their use by smallholder farmers to remedy the problem of soil acidity and infertility in Kenya. To address the problem, we tested a precision technique referred ... -
Mineral nutrient uptake of maize and banana in an intercrop with agroforestry tree species in Vihiga County, Kenya
(IAR Journal of Agriculture Research and Life Sciences, 2021)Western Kenya faces high population pressure and this has increased demand for food. Smallholder farmers in the region have been forced to practice poor farming practices such as continuous cultivation and clearing of ... -
A Mini-Review of the Economic Aspects of Fish Cage Farming In Lake Victoria
(Research Gate, 2023)In recent years, governments, researchers and policy makers have encouraged the use of net cages for fish production in an effort to increase aquaculture production by utilizing the enormous natu- ral waters on the ... -
The mix of good nutritional attitude and poor nutritional knowledge is associated with adequate intake of vitamin A and iron from wild fruits and vegetables among rural …
(Food Science & Nutrition, 2018-11)Nutritional knowledge and attitude of a population greatly affect intake of essential micronutrients. Much of the understanding on the impact of nutritional knowledge and attitude on nutrient intake has been derived from ... -
Modelling of lactation curves of dairy cows based on monthly test day milk yield records under inconsistent milk recording scenarios
(Cambridge University Press, 2011-11-01)The objective of this study was to describe the lactation curve of dairy cattle in Kenya using a suitable lactation function in order to facilitate inclusion of partial lactations in national dairy cattle evaluation and ... -
Moderating effect of tourism business networks on tourism backward linkage with local micro and small enterprises in Kisumu County.
(Ottoman: Journal of Tourism and Management Research, 2020)The study aimed to establish whether the effect of physical location and type of tourism enterprises enterprises Subject Category: Institutions and Organisations see more details, on extent of tourism backward linkage ... -
Moisture content and the longevity of seeds of six Euphorbia species in open storage
(International Seed Testing Association, 2009-07-01)Seeds from six Kenyan Euphorbia species were placed into experimental storage under open conditions (i.e. not hermetically sealed) over a range of relative humidities (between 25 and 75%) at 45°C. Viability during storage ... -
Molecular Breeding for Iron Toxicity Tolerance in Rice ( Oryza sativa L.)
(John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., 2023-11-03)Rice consumption is on an upward trajectory worldwide based on changes in eating habits, population growth, and ease of cooking and yet rice production is not keeping up. There are many constraints including abiotic stresses ... -
Molecular Characterization of Sclerocarya birrea ICRAF Field Genebank Collections. J Phylogenetics Evol Biol 5: 190. doi: 10.4172/2329-9002.1000190 Page 2 of 8 J Phylogenetics …
(2007)Scelerocarya birrea is an important fruit tree that is widely used by the rural populations in most regions in which it is found, for its fruits, bark, timber and even its roots. The local communities harvest the tree ... -
Molecular identification of bacteria isolated from culture medium of the gold-lipped pearl oyster Pinctada maxima larvae
(Biodiversitas Journal of Biological Diversity, 2020)Wullur S, Napitupulu H, Wantania LL, Ginting EL, Mamangkey NGF, Smolak R, Ogello E. 2020. Molecular identification of bacteria isolated from culture medium of the gold-lipped pearl oyster Pinctada maxima larvae. Biodiversitas ... -
Molecular identification of bacteria isolated from culture medium of the gold-lipped pearl oyster Pinctada maxima larvae
(Society for Indonesian Biodiversity, 2020)ullur S, Napitupulu H, Wantania LL, Ginting EL, Mamangkey NGF, Smolak R, Ogello E. 2020. Molecular identification of bacteria isolated from culture medium of the gold-lipped pearl oyster Pinctada maxima larvae. Biodiversitas ...