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Unravelling the potential of sweet sorghum for sugar production in Kenya
(Third RUFORUM Biennial Meeting, 2012)
Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench is an important food
and increasingly industrial crop and serves as a source for starch
and sugars for biofuel production world wide and especially in
sub-Saharan Africa. Sweet sorghum ...
Effect of nitrogen application on the expression of drought-induced root plasticity of upland NERICA rice
(Taylor & Francis, 2019)
This study evaluated the effect of three N fertilization levels 60 (low), 120 (medium), and 180 (high) kg N ha−1 and soil moisture content gradients created by a line-source sprinkler on the expression of plasticity in ...
Interactive influence of rainfall manipulation and livestock grazing on species diversity of the herbaceous layer community in a humid savannah in Kenya
(Elsevier, 2019)
Changes in rainfall regime and grazing pressure affect vegetation composition and diversity with
ecological implications for savannahs. The savannah in East Africa has experienced increased livestock
grazing and rainfall ...
Chlorophyll fluorescence parameters and photosynthetic pigments of four Glycine max varieties under Aluminium chloride stress
(2015)
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 ...
Phytochemical Screening and Antimicrobial Effects of Leaf and Root Extracts of Crotalaria Brevidens on Candida Albicans, Staphylococcus Aureus and Escherichia...
(2017)
Crotalaria brevidens (slenderleaf) leaves and shoots are used as food and have
medicinal properties when consumed by human beings. It also acts as an agent in
promotion of suicidal germination of striga, a parasitic ...
Ecology and Physiology of Plant growth in relation to soil salinity
(2015)
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, ...
Mechanistic understanding of iron toxicity tolerance in contrasting rice varieties from Africa: 1. Morpho-physiological and biochemical responses
(CSIRO PUBLISHING, 2018)
Iron (Fe) is a fundamental element involved in various plant metabolic processes. However, when Fe uptake
is excessive, it becomes toxic to the plant and disrupts cellular homeostasis. The aim of this study was to ...
Genetic diversity and population structure of Striga hermonthica populations from Kenya and Nigeria
(2017-10-01)
Striga hermonthica is a parasitic weed that poses a serious threat to the production of economically important cereals in sub‐Saharan Africa. The existence of genetic diversity within and between S. hermonthica populations ...
Evaluation of different improved upland rice varieties for low soil nitrogen adaptability
(2015)
Scarcity of nitrogen fertilizer is a major constraint to rice production particularly
in developing countries. Low soil fertility prevalent in farmer's fields has led to low rice yields
and the ever escalating fertilizer ...
Phytotoxic effect of selected crude plant extracts on soil-borne fungi of common bean
(African Crop Science Society (Uganda), 2010)
Common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) is an important food and cash crop particularly in Eastern, Southern and Great lake region. The efficacy of water based crude plant extracts of Neem (Azadirachta indica), Mexican marigold ...