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Allelopathic effects of mexican sunflower [tithonia diversifolia (hemsl) a. Gray] on germination and growth of cowpea seedlings (vigna sinensis)
(2014)
Allelopathy is a common among plants. Allelopathic substances affect seed
germination, plant growth and development or even affect chlorophyll
synthesis by the plant leaves. Tithonia diversifolia contains allelochemicals
that ...
Determinants of Households’ Market Participation around Community Milk Cooling Plants, Western Kenya
(2018-02-09)
Market participation in sub-Saharan Africa has been assessed mainly based on already producing households by
looking at whether they sold or not, and if they sold, what quantities. The objective of this study was to
determine ...
Herbicide applied to imidazolinone resistant-maize seed as a Striga control option for small-scale African farmers
(Weed Science Society of America, 2012-04)
Striga is a major constraint to food production in Africa. Most technologies developed for the eradication of Striga asiatica from the United States are not adaptable to Africa. Imazapyr and pyrithiobac coated imidazolin ...
Smallholder market participation under transactions costs: Maize supply and fertilizer demand in Kenya
(Pergamon, 2008-08-08)
This paper assessed the effects of transactions costs—relative to price and non-price factors—on smallholder marketed surplus and input use in Kenya. A selectivity model was used that accounts for the effects of transactions ...
Economic efficiency and supply response of women as farm managers: Comparative evidence from Western Kenya
(Pergamon, 2008-07-01)
This paper assessed the relative economic efficiency and output supply and input demand responses of women farmers in western Kenya. The results showed that women are as technically and allocatively efficient as men. ...
Farmer perceptions of Imazapyr Resistant (IR) maize 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, ...
Striga management and the African farmer
(SAGE Publications, 2008-12)
Striga asiatica and S. hermonthica are widespread plant parasites of cereals in Sub-Saharan Africa. In maize cropland alone, Striga has infested about 2.4 million ha, resulting in yield loss of 1.6 million tons per year, ...
Evaluation of Yield Advantage of Maize+ Artemisia And Maize+ Beans Intercrops In a Sub-Humid Ecozone Of Maseno, Western Kenya.
(2012)
An experiment on intercropping systems at Maseno, western Kenya sought to evaluate the yield potential of maize indifferent maize+artemisia spacing regimes in comparison to a standard maize+bean system, by identifying the ...
Effect of yeast supplementation on in vitro ruminal degradability of selected browse species from Kenya
(World Food Ltd, 2010-04-01)
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Earthworm, Eisenia fetida, bedding meal as potential cheap fishmeal replacement ingredient for semi-intensive farming of Nile Tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus
(Aquaculture Research, 2020-02-11)
The study amalgamated earthworm and agro-industrial wastes through vermicomposting
and then evaluated the potential of the bedding (mixture of Eisenia fetida
and vermicompost) to replace fishmeal in semi-intensive farming ...