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Participatory selection of sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam.) cultivars using mother and baby trial in Western Kenya
(ISHS Acta Horticulturae 911, 2009-08-31)
Sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam) is a drought tolerant food security crop. Western Kenya accounts for 60% of the national production. Intensive production is constrained by lack of improved high yielding cultivars ...
Moisture content and the longevity of seeds of six Euphorbia species in open storage
(International Seed Testing Association, 2009-07-01)
Seeds from six Kenyan Euphorbia species were placed into experimental storage under open conditions (i.e. not hermetically sealed) over a range of relative humidities (between 25 and 75%) at 45°C. Viability during storage ...