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 ...

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 ...

Invasive plant species when introduced into new environments may result into a number of ecological problems (Howard et al., 2000). They may influence other species through pathways such as allelopathy or phytotoxicity ...

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 ...

Four commercial watermelon cultivars available in Kenya and one local landrace were evaluated for their susceptibility/resistance to naturally occurring diseases, pests and non-pathogenic disorders. The accessions included ...

Aims Humid savannas, as a result of high precipitation amounts, are highly productive. They are also hotspots for land use change and potential sources of carbon dioxide (CO2) due to the large soil carbon (C) stocks. ...

Soy bean (Glycine max L.) is a commonly grown legume crop in Kenya. Soy bean grains are among the world's most important in terms of protein content of 35-40% and oil content of 15- 22%. Soy bean grains are also rich ...

An investigation was carried out to assess the combining ability and nature of gene action in respect of sugar yield and its attributing traits in 25 new hybrids of sweet sorghum developed by crossing five (5) high-sugar ...

Finger millet is an allotetraploid (2n = 4x = 36) grass that belongs to the Chloridoideae subfamily. A comparative analysis has been carried out to determine the relationship of the finger millet genome with that of rice. ...

This work is intended as a review of soil salinity as one common abiotic stress in ecological systems that adversely affect plant growth. In arid and semi arid areas, saline areas or areas irrigated with saline waters, ...