Browsing Faculty of Agriculture & Veterinary Medicine (FAg / FVM) by Subject "Maize and beans"
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Effect of inoculation and varying bean densities on biomass and yield of inter cropped maize and beans
(Department of Plant Science and Crop Protection, University of Nairobi, 1999)Nitrogen is often the most essential nutrient for maize production, particularly with respect to biomass accumulation, leaf area index and grain yield. However, commercial fertilizers as a source of nitrogen, are becoming ... -
Effects of bean planting density and planting time on growth and yields of maize and beans in an . intercropping system
(Department of Plant Science and Crop Protection, University of Nairobi, 1997)Intercropping is a farming practice that has recently received attention from agronomists as a means of improving land use efficiency. This study was conducted to determine whether manipulating bean density and planting ... -
A study of water use efficiency in field crops of Maize and beans
(College of Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences, University of Nairobi, 1970-05)Crop water use efficiency nay be defined aa the ratio of total dyy matter produced to total evaporation from the orop and the aoil. In Bast Africa, the areas of high photosynthetic potential (highest number of sunshine ...