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Inter-seasonal Effects on Selected Maturity Parameters of DK8031 Maize Grown under Varying Irrigation and Nitrogen Levels in Embu County, Kenya
(2017-07)
Maize is a staple food and a source of carbohydrates to a large proportion of people in Kenya. The
performance of crop plants such as maize depends on a number of factors such as climate, soil
characteristics and plant ...
Development of a Water Quality Assessment Index for the Chania River, Kenya
(Taylor and Francis, 2020-11)
Human-related activities are known to have deleterious effects on the water quality of aquatic ecosystems, but
there is limited information on the impact of these on rivers in tropical regions, such as the Chania River ...
Planting Pits’ Effects on Soil Nutrients in a Sorghum and Pigeon Pea Rotation in Semi-arid Areas of Eastern Kenya
(Science Domain International, 2016-12)
Planting pits are rain water harvesting structures that trap water and nutrients in surface runoff and
rain water falling directly into the pits. Planting pits have been promoted for improving crop yields
without considering ...
Development of a Water Quality Assessment Index for the Chania River, Kenya
(Taylor and Francis, 2020-11)
Human-related activities are known to have deleterious effects on the water quality of aquatic ecosystems, but
there is limited information on the impact of these on rivers in tropical regions, such as the Chania River ...
From Shiny Shoes to Muddy Reality: Understanding How Meso-State Actors Negotiate the Implementation Gap in Participatory Forest Management
(Taylor and Francis Online, 2017-11)
Recent research on participatory forest management (PFM) in the
global south has highlighted the existence of a widespread
“implementation gap” between the ambitious intent enshrined in
legislation and the often partial, ...
Soil fertility under Calliandra calothyrsus hedgerows and other land-use treatments following forest clearance in Jamaica
(Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2003-02)
An experiment in the Blue Mountains of Jamaica investigated the consequences of three land-use treatments applied following forest clearance on soil fertility and resulting crop growth over a five year period. The treatments ...
Potential of deterministic and geostatistical rainfall interpolation under high rainfall variability and dry spells: case of Kenya’s Central Highlands
(Springer Vienna, 2015-03)
Drier parts of Kenya’s Central Highlands endure persistent crop failure and declining agricultural productivity. These have, in part, attributed to high temperatures, prolonged dry spells and erratic rainfall. Understanding ...
Towards a national policy to support wastewater reuse in Kenya
(2011)
Kenya is a water-scarce country with the capital city, Nairobi, receiving less than 100
l/capita/day. Potable water for irrigation and industrial use is generally unavailable, and this calls for alternative water sources. ...
Soil fertility status, management and research in East Africa
(2004)
This study reviews and synthesizes the soil fertility status, management among smallholder farmers and research in the three countries of east Africa, namely Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda. We observe that many studies note ...
Rainfall Variability, Drought Characterization, and Efficacy of Rainfall Data Reconstruction: Case of Eastern Kenya
(Hindawi Publishing Corporation, 2014-08)
This study examined the extent of seasonal rainfall variability, drought occurrence, and the efficacy of interpolation techniques in eastern Kenya. Analyses of rainfall variability utilized rainfall anomaly index, coefficients ...