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Determination of Factors Influencing the Efficiency of Legume Green Manures for Maize Production in Embu, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2008-05)
Land productivity in the central highlands of Kenya is mainly constrained by low and
declining soil fertility. In the maize-based farming systems, continuous cultivation without
adequate soil fertility enhancement measures ...
Effects of Irrigation and Nitrogen Fertilizer Levels on Water and Nitrogen Use Efficiency and Yield of Drought Tolerant Hybrid Maize (Zea mays L.) in Embu County, Kenya
(2019)
Food grain shortage in Kenya is attributed to low rainfall and poor distribution in maize growing areas particularly as well as low soil fertility associated mainly with nitrogen deficiency. Use of irrigation water and ...
Mapping and managing the spread of Prosopis Juliflora in Garissa County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2011-06)
More than three decades after the introduction of prosopis species in the drylands of
Kenya there is now increasing concern about the negative impacts of the plant on the
livelihoods of dryland communities and on the ...
Mycorrhizal Fungi Associated with Aspilia pluriseta And Phosphorus Availability on Sorghum Growth
(University of Embu, 2021-09)
Global reserves of phosphorus (P) are continually getting depleted and this poses an
enormous challenge to food production. Phosphorus is one of the major limiting
nutrients for plant productivity. Use of plant-mycorrhizal ...
Genetic Diversity of Alternaria solani and Phytophthora infestans isolates and their Management using crude Extracts and Essential Oils of Selected Plants in Kenya
(University of Embu, 2021-07)
Kenya is rated 6
in Africa with an annual overall production of 397,007 tons of tomato
fruit. Tomato production in Kenya is constrained by many biotic and abiotic factors and
among them, diseases such as early and late ...