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Incidence Of Aphid Transmitted Viruses In Farmer Based Seed Production In Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2009)
Evaluation of pesticide/variety combinations for thrips (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) management on French beans (P. vulgaris L.) in Kenya
(2007)
A field study was undertaken to evaluate pesticide/variety combinations for thrips infestation and damage in Kabete Field Station, University of Nairobi, Kenya. Four French bean varieties (Amy, Monel, Samantha and Impala) ...
Screening for development of resistance by the spotted stem borer, Chilo Partellus Swinhoe (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) to Bt-maize delta-endotoxins
(2005)
Stem borers are one of the major limiting factors to maize (Zea mays L.) production in the world. In Kenya the damage
caused by stem borers leads to 13.5% yield loss estimated to be 400,000 MT of maize annually. The spotted ...
Incidence of pests and diseases in farmer-based seed potato production system in Kenya.
(University of Nairobi,, 2002)
Effects if four biopesticides on the spider mite Tetranychanus evansi Baker and Pritchard in the laboratory
(University of Nairobi,, 2004)
Pesticide Use and Implications in Horticultural Export Crops in Kenya
(2002)
Horticultural exports earned Kenya 14 billion and 20 billion shillings in the years 2000 and 2001 respectively,
from an estimated volume of 99 million tonnes and 93 million tonnes respectively. This indicates an increase
in ...
Use of green manure plants in cropping systems to suppress root-knot nematodes
(2007)
Green manure plants namely Calliandra calothyrsus, Canavalia ensiformis, Chenopodium quinoa, Crotalaria juncea, Desmodium uncinartum, Gliricidia sepium, Leucaena leucocephala, Mucuna pruriens, Tephrosia purpurea, Tithonia ...