Browsing Faculty of Agriculture & Veterinary Medicine (FAg / FVM) by Author "Gachene, C.K.K."
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Comparison of sampling designs in the detection of spatial variability of Katumani Soils for precision agriculture. East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal.
Kathumo, M.; Gachene, C.K.K.; Gicheru, P.T (University of Nairobi, 2008)No abstract available -
Evaluation and mapping of soil erosion susceptibility: an example from Kenya.
Gachene, C.K.K. (Department of Land Resource Management and Agricultural Technology, 1995)The erosion susceptibility of the Erosion Research Farm at Kabete Campus was mapped using a qualitative parametric method. A grid soil survey of the 4 ha farm was combined with a map of slope gradients, slope segments ... -
Factors contributing to the spatial variability of Katumani soils, Eastern Kenya
Kathumo, V.M.; Gicheru, P.T.; Gachene, C.K.K. (Department of Land Resource Management and Agricultural Technology,, 2009)Higher benefits may be obtained from precision agriculture as a result of improved understanding of the spatial variability of soil fertility under different soil types, vegetation cover and crop management practices. The ... -
Field assessment of the effect of cumulative soil loss on soil productivity.
Gachene, C.K.K.; Linner, H.; Jarvis, J.N.; Mbuvi, J.P. (Department of soil science, 2001)Soil erosion affects physical and chemical soil properties by reducing water infiltration rates, soil water holding capacity, soil fertility and leading to deterioration of soil structure. Research on the relationship ... -
Residual Effect of Mucuna pruriens Green manure Application Rate on Maize (Zea mays L.) Grain Yield
Maobe, S.N.; Mburu, M.W.K.; Akundabweni, L.S.M; Ndufa, J.K.; Mureithi, J.G.; Gachene, C.K.K.; Makini, F.W.; Okello, J.J. (Department of Agricultural Economics, 2010)Maize grain yield is constrained by inadequate supply of nitrogen caused by insufficient application of fertilizers that are found to be costly and unaffordable in smallholder farming. Therefore there is need to search ... -
Soil chemical properties, sunflower growth and yields as affected by double digging, mulch and compost in central Kenya
Miriti, J.M.; Thomas, D.B.; Gachene, C.K.K. (Department of soil science, 2003)Double digging as a form of deep tillage and the utilisation of compost and mulch for improved crop production in the densely populated areas of Kenya is rapidly gaining attention the Kenya Institute of Organic Farming ... -
Soil hydraulic properties of a nitisol in Kabete, Kenya
Karuku, G.N.; Gachene, C.K.K.; Karanja, N.; Cornelis, W.; Verplancke, H.; Kironchi, G. (Department of Land Resource Management and Agricultural Technology,, 2012)Water relations are among the most important physical phenomena that affect the use of soils for agricultural, ecological, environmental, and engineering purposes. To formulate soil-water relationships, soil hydraulic ... -
Use Of CROPWAT Model To Predict Water Use In Irrigated Tomato Production At Kabete, Kenya
Karuku, G.N.; Gachene, C.K.K.; Karanja, N.; Cornelis, W.; Verplancke., H. (University of NairobiDepartment Of Land Resource Management And Agricultural Technology, 2011)