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Influence of Seedling Age at Transplanting on Growth and Grain Yield of Medium Duration Lowland Rice (Oryza sativa l.) at Ibadan, Nigeria
(University of Nairobi, 2010-03)
Field experiments were conducted at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Ibadan, Nigeria in the long and short rainy seasons of 1987 to study effect of seedling age (21, 31 and 41 days old seedlings) ...
Do EU pesticide standards promote environmentally-friendly production of fresh export vegetables in developing countries? The evidence from Kenyan green bean industry
(2010)
Developed countries are major markets for developing country fresh produce. Demand by developed country consumers for spotless produce has encouraged developing country consumers to rely increasingly on pesticides in ...
Control of invasive Liriomyza leafminer species and compliance with food safety standards by small scale snow pea farmers in Kenya
(2010)
The Kenyan horticultural industry faces a new challenge following invasion by the quarantine Liriomyza leafminer species Liriomyza huidobrensis, Liriomyza sativae and Liriomyza trifolii which have recently become pests of ...
Quality protein maize for the feed industry in Kenya
(University of Nairobi., 2010)
Quality protein maize (QPM) has increased levels of lysine and tryptophan, limiting amino acids for monogastric animals, so its use in animal feed reduces the need for more expensive high-protein sources. The authors, ...
Effect of social capital on performance of smallholder farmer organizations in Western Kenya
(2010)
Development literature has recently promoted the use of producer organizations in linking farmers to better-paying
commodity markets. However, empirical studies find mixed performance of such organizations. This study ...
Antioxidant activity of phenolics in indigenous foods
(University of Nairobi, 2010)
Management of aphids and their vectored diseases on seed potatoes in Kenya using synthetic insecticides, mineral oil and plant extract
(2010-12)
This study was conducted in two seasons of 2002 at Tigoni, Central Kenya to determine effectiveness of insecticides; neem extract and mineral oil in managing potato aphids and their associated virus diseases. The treatments ...
Constraints of rehabilitating degraded semi-arid lands of Kenya using indigenous perennial grasses
(2010)
Land degradation which among others include loss of vegetation
is rampant in Kenya, destroying both the fragile arid and semiarid
lands and the non-arid areas. Efforts to rehabilitate semiarid
areas by re-vegetation has ...