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Finger millet
(Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg, 2006)
Finger millet, Eleusine coracana Gaertn L., is a cereal
grown for food in Africa and Southern Asia, mainly
India (the states of Uttar Pradesh, Bilhar, Tamil Nadu,
Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh) and Nepal. In Africa,
the ...
Effects of combining organic materials with inorganic phosphorus sources on maize yield and financial benefits in western Kenya
(Cambridge University Press., 2009-10-09)
Due to escalating costs of imported fertilizers, there is renewed interest in the use of local nutrient resources
in managing soil fertility in Kenya. We tested the effect of two organic materials, farmyard manure (FYM)
and ...
Plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria do not pose any deleterious effect on cowpea and detectable amounts of ethylene are produced
(Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2007-06-01)
The use of trap crops such as cowpea could reduce the effects of the root parasitic weed, Striga hermonthica and its subsequent constraints on the growth of cereals. Certain bacteria could augment the trap crop stimulatory ...
Effect of intercropping maize and beans on Striga incidence and grain yield. Integrated Approaches to Higher Maize Productivity in the New Millennium.
(2002)
^ AIntercrops can smother weeds in cereal crops and improve the overall productivity. Although intercropping with beans has long been practised in the region, a practical bean population and arrangement is required in the ...
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 ...
Evaluation of nutritive value and palatability by goats and sheep of selected browse foliages from semiarid area of Kenya
(Blackwell Publishing Asia, 2008-08-01)
The feeding value of five browse foliages (Acacia brevispica, Acacia mellifera,
Berchemia discolor, Zizyphus mucronata and Maerua angolensis) grown in semiarid area of
Kenya were evaluated. Their chemical composition ...
Genetic evaluation of growth of Kenya Boran cattle using random regression models
(Springer Netherlands, 2007-10-01)
Data consisting of 18 884 weight records collected from 1273 Boran cattle from birth to 24 months of age were used to estimate covariance functions and genetic parameters for growth of Boran cattle using random regression ...
Direct and maternal (co) variance components and genetic parameters for growth and reproductive traits in the Boran cattle in Kenya
(Springer Netherlands, 2009-06-01)
Direct and maternal (co)variance components and genetic parameters were estimated for growth and reproductive traits in the Kenya Boran cattle fitting univariate animal models. Data consisted of records on 4502 animals ...
Transposons and tolerance; teh identification of genes for Striga tolerance in maize. Integrated Approaches to Higher Maize Productivity in the New Millennium.
(2002)
^ AStriga is one of the most severe constraints to cereal production in areas of the semi-arid tropics of Africa where subsistence agriculture is predominant. The development of Striga tolerant or resistant germplasm has ...
FINAL TECHNICAL REPORT Promotion and dissemination of Integrated Pest and Soil Fertility Management Strategies to combat striga, stemborers and declining soil fertility in the …
(2005-02-14)
Demonstrations with best-bet technologies for the control of Striga weed and stemborers and enhancement of soil fertility were continued in 2005 in both long rainy season (March to July) and short rainy season (September ...