A field experiment was conducted at Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology between October 2001 and June 2002 to determine light, water and nitrogen use in maize-pigeonpea intercrop system. The experiment ...

Cereal maize continues to be one of the most important crops in the world both for human and livestock use. Bulk harvesting, transportation, handling and processing of cereal maize is therefore important if the increasing ...

Maize (Zea mays L.) is an important cereal crop of the world. It has worldwide significance as human food, animal feed and raw material for the manufacture of many industrial products. The most important insect pests of ...

Maize is a major food and forage crop in Kenya and planting density and weeding regime influence yield. The effects of weeding regimes and maize planting density on maize forage, grain yield and quality were evaluated ...

population is increasing, thus leading to increased demand for food, especially maize which is a staple food for most of the Kenyan population. Demand for maize in Sub Saharan Africa is projected to double to 52 million ...