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Comparing the yield components of three most popular commercial watermelon cultivars in Kenya with one newly introduced cultivar and one landrace
(Academic Journals, 2009)
High yield is a major goal for watermelon (Citrullus lanatus) breeders. The objective of this study was to compare the yield components of some watermelon accessions available in Kenya and to identify high yielding ...
Farmer Perceptions of Imazapyr-Resistant (IR) Maize Technology on the Control of Striga in Western Kenya
(2008)
For a long time, farmers in Nyanza and Western provinces in Kenya have had to deal
with the Striga problem. To most of them, Striga had become a way of life and they had
given up hope. Striga affects their mainstay crops, ...
Agronomic performance of three most popular commercial watermelon cultivars in Kenya as compared to one newly introduced cultivar and one local landrace grown on dystric …
(Asian Research Publishing Network (ARPN)., 2008)
Agronomic performance trial involving five cultivated watermelon accessions available in Kenya was conducted at Maseno University Research Fields for two seasons between year 2007 and 2008. The accessions included three ...
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 ...
The genetic map of finger millet, Eleusine coracana
(Springer-Verlag, 2007-01-01)
Abstract Restriction fragment length polymorphism
(RFLP), ampliWed fragment length polymorphism
(AFLP), expressed-sequenced tag (EST), and simple
sequence repeat (SSR) markers were used to generate
a genetic map of the ...
Fungitoxic properties of four crude plant extacts on fusarium oxysporum schl. F. sp phaseoli.
(Rural Outreach Program (Kenya), 2009)
Fusarium yellows is a disease of common beans (Phaseolus vulgaris, L.) caused by Fusarium oxysporum Schl. F. sp. phaseoli, it has been found to be important in Busia district of Western province, Kenya. The study on ...
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 ...