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The effect of minjingu phosphate rock and triple superphosphate on soil phosphorus fractions and maize yield in Western Kenya
(Hindawi, 2014)
We tested the effects of triple superphosphate (TSP) and Minjingu phosphate rock (MPR), when applied at phosphorus (P) rates of 50 or 250 kg P ha−1 in a factorial combination with urea or Tithonia diversifolia green manure ...
An agronomic and economic evaluation of integrated use of Calliandra callothyrsus and maize stover with urea in western Kenya
(2014)
The agronomic effectiveness of integrating organic and inorganic nutrient sources has been demonstrated in Kenya but economic analysis is often lacking in such studies thus denying farmers the ...
Symbiotic efficiency of native rhizobia nodulating common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) in soils of Western Kenya
(Hindawi, 2014)
This study was conducted to determine the abundance and symbiotic efficiency of native rhizobia nodulating common bean in Kisumu and Kakamega, Kenya. Soil sampling was carried out in three farms that had been used for ...
Response of Maize to Organic and Inorganic Sources of Nutrients in Acid Soils of Kenya
(2014-02-25)
Maize yield in Kericho County, Kenya is limited by infertile acidic soils. The effect of inorganic sources of nutrients and amendments; triple superphosphate (TSP), calcium ammonium nitrate (CAN) and lime, were compared ...
Recent advances towards understanding and managing Kenyan acid soils for improved crop production
(African Journal of Agricultural Reseach, 2014-06-18)
This review focused on the efforts made to understand and manage Kenyan acid soils by use of inorganic, organic materials (OMs) and crop germplasms tolerant to soil aluminium (Al) toxicity and/or low soil available phosphorus ...
An overview of Kenyan aquaculture: Current status, challenges, and opportunities for future development
(Munguti Jonathan Mbonge; Kim Jeong-Dae; Ogello Erick Ochieng, 2014-03-31)
The Kenyan aquaculture sector is broadly categorized into freshwater aquaculture and mariculture. Whereas freshwater aquaculture has recorded significant progress over the last decade, the mariculture sector has yet to be ...
Genetic differentiation of Artemia franciscana (Kellogg, 1906) in Kenyan coastal saltworks
(Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute, Kegati Aquaculture Research Station, 2014)
The nature of genetic divergence between the Artemia population native to San Francisco Bay, (SFB) USA and those from the introductions of SFB material in the Kenyan coast two decades ago were investigated using the ...
An overview of current status of Kenyan fish feed industry and feed management practices, challenges and opportunities
(Kenya Marine & Fisheries Research Institute, National Aquaculture Research Development & Training Center (NARDTC, 2014)
The profitability of commercial fish farming operation is of paramount importance to all farmers. However,
farmers must have access to well-balanced and cost effective feeds coupled with optimal on-farm feed
management ...
Epidemiological assessment of productivity constraints and appropriate intervention measures on indigenous chicken production in southern Nyanza, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)
The purpose of this study is to determine the factor(s) that limit indigenous chicken productivity; assess and prioritize them and come up with appropriate interventions that are sustainable in this livestock production ...
University student-centered outreach for rural innovations and community transformation in northern Uganda
(Gulu, Uganda: Gulu University Faculty of Agriculture and Environment, 2014-07-25)
In Uganda, while Universities are considered centers of knowledge creation and dissemination,
their explicit role in economic development is largely less developed. Gulu University, at its
inception sought to respond to ...