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Management of fusarium head blight of wheat through host resistance and microbial agents
(University of Nairobi, 2009)
Fusarium head blight (FHB) is a world wide disease of wheat and other small grain cereals
caused by several Fusarium species that reduce yield quantity and quality. A study covering 120
farms was done in July-November, ...
Analysis of 'staygreen' characteristics associated with drought tolerance in cassava (manihot esculenta crantz) under greenhouse conditions
(2009)
Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) ranks as the fourth most important staple food cultivated and consumed mainly in the tropics and other developing countries. The crop yields well in areas with uncertain rainfall patterns ...
Incidence of potato (solanum tuberosum l.) viruses and effect of maize border crop placement on aphids and virus II diseases
(University of Nairobi, 2009)
A survey was carried out using structured questionnaire in six districts and twelve markets to
establish seed potato production practices and incidence of potato viruses in farmers' produced
seeds. Samples of potato ...
Evaluation of livelihood , soil and water resources in smallholder irrigation schemes along the Tana river in Garissa District
(2009-02)
One of the major problems, facing the world today is that of meeting the food security
needs of an ever-increasing population over a limited arable land. To overcome this
problem, one option has been opening up more land ...
Phenotypic assessment and molecular diversity evaluation using simple sequence repeats of Kenyan sorghum germplasm under drought stress conditions
(2009)
In terms of tonnage, sorghum is Africa's second most important cereal. The
continent produces about 20 million tonnes of sorghum per annum, about onethird
of the world crop. The crop is widely grown in the semi arid ...
Influence of supplementary irrigation and organic manure application on micronutrient density and yield of five common bean varieties'
(University of Nairobi, 2009)
Micronutrients deficiency especially (Zinc and Iron) have been identified as limiting in most
diets of people who depend on staple toads. Bean varieties high in Iron and Zinc have been
developed in East and Central Africa ...