| dc.contributor.author | Gichuki, FN | |
| dc.contributor.author | Mungai, DN | |
| dc.contributor.author | Gachene, , CKK | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2013-07-30T07:03:16Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2013-07-30T07:03:16Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2000 | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Gibberd, V., Gichuki, F. N., Mungai, D. N., Gachene, C. K. K., & Thomas, D. B. (2000). Some" near-farmer" research on land and water management for crop production in semi-arid Kenya. In Land and water management in Kenya: towards sustainable land use. Proceedings of the Fourth National Workshop, Kikuyu, Kenya, 15-19 February, 1993. (pp. 333-336). Soil and Water Conservation Branch, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. | en |
| dc.identifier.isbn | 9966-9690-0-4 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11295/52228 | |
| dc.description.abstract | This paper describes a "near-farmer" applied research project working on 10 field stations scattered through the arid and semi-arid lands of Embu, Meru and Isiolo Districts of Esatern Province, Kenya. The objective of the research was to define better extension messages for resource-poor farmers to enable them to improve their land and water management techniques for improved and sustained yields. Most of the trials related to soil fertility and soil moisture, as well as trials on the use of Vetiver grass for soil conservation, control of the legume root parasite Alectra vogelii, and new introductions such as groundnuts, simsim (sesame), tubers, fodder crops and fruits. | en |
| dc.language.iso | en | en |
| dc.publisher | University of Nairobi, | en |
| dc.title | Some" near-farmer" research on land and water management for crop production in semi-arid Kenya. | en |
| dc.type | Book chapter | en |
| local.publisher | college of agriculture and veterinary sciences, | en |
