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Striga emergence and seed bank dynamics under different maize management practices in Western Kenya
(African Crop Science Society, 2005)
Effect of land preparation and weeding on maize (Zea mays) grain yields in the coastal region of Kenya
(Taylor & Francis Group, 1993-01-01)
A field study was conducted at the Regional Research Centre, Mtwapa and at the Msabaha subcentre in Kilifi District of Coast Province, Kenya between 1986 and 1989. The objective of this study was to investigate the effects ...
Long-term effects of fertility and hand-weeding on Striga in maize.
(1994)
Tanzania has recently embarked into a period of liberalisation which is undoubtedly having an
impact on the agricultural sector. The effects of liberalisation are feeding through to the animal
feeds sector, which is ...
Analysis of extent of credit access among women farm-entrepreneurs based on membership in table banking (TB)
(Emerald Publishing Limited, 2021)
Purpose
Inadequate finance is considered a major factor limiting the growth of small-scale women-owned farm enterprises in Sub-Saharan Africa. Women empowerment programs such as table banking (TB) and women enterprise ...
The use of weather and climate forecasts by rural people to enhance food production.
(Maseno University, 2000)
This paper discusses the influence of weather and climate forecasts on food production in Kenya. It provides general information on the usefulness of weather and climate, the benefits of using weather and climate in ...
Weather and climate hazards that affect food production in the Lake Victoria basin.
(Maseno University, 2000)
This paper discusses the impact of weather and climate hazards on the lives of the rural people living near Lake Victoria, Africa, thereby worsening their already desperate condition, and suggest ways of mitigating these ...
Field Characterization of Partial Resistance to Gray Leaf Spot in Elite Maize Germplasm
(The American Phytopathological Society, 2020)
Forty-eight inbred lines of maize with varying levels of resistance to gray leaf spot (GLS) were artificially inoculated with Cercospora zeina and evaluated to characterize partial disease resistance in maize under field ...