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Survey of pigeonpea production systems, utilization and marketing in semi-arid lands of Kenya
(2001)
In order to assess the status of pigconpca (Cajanus cajon (L.) Millsp.) production in KenY;1, two surveys were carried out in Mac~lIeni and Mhecre Districts in arcus representative or the main agro-ccological pigcoupca ...
Reaction of Some Coffea arabica Genotypes to Strains of Colletotrichum kahawae, the Cause of Coffee Berry Disease
(2000-01)
Pathogenicity tests were performed on 11 genotypes of Coffea arabica using single-isolate suspensions of Colletotrichum Kahawae obtained from 90 monoconidial isolates. The objective of this study was to estimate the ...
Analysis of" -Kenyan isolates' of Fusarium "safani f. sp. phaseoli from common bean using colony characteristics, pathogenicity and microsatellite DNA
(2008)
Fusarium solani (Mart) f.sp. phaseoli (Burk) Synd. and Hans., is a plant pathogeniC fungus that causes root rot in garden bean (Phaseo/us vulgaris L.). To evaluate methods used in classifying strains of this pathogen, 52 ...
Characterization of Kenyan Isolates of Fusarium udum from Pigeonpea [CaJanus cajan (L.) Millsp. ] by Cultural Characteristics, Aggressiveness and AFLP Analysis
(2002)
Isolates of Fusarium UdWI1 from plgeonpea (Cajanus cajan) plants with wilt symptoms were collected from various districts in Kenya and were characterized using cultural characteristics, aggressiveness and amplified fragment ...
Cultural characteristics, pathogenicity and vegetative compatibility of Fusarium udum isolates from pigeonpea (Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp.) in Kenya
(2002)
Seventy-nine single-spore isolates of Fusarium udum, the causal agent of wilt disease of pigeonpea, from Kenya, India' and Malawi were characterized according to their cultural characteristics, pathogenicity and vegetative ...
Land-Use Change and Livestock Production Challenges in an Integrated System: The Masai-Mara Ecosystem, Kenya
(2009)
Participatory rural appraisal techniques and a survey of 100 households were used to evaluate livestock production, and pastoral development of the Maasai in Mara. It was observed that patterns of land-use have principally ...
Virulence, variability and physiological races of the angular leaf spot pathogen Phaeoisariopsis griseola in Kenya
(2005)
A study was undertaken to characterise the virulence variability in Phaeoisariopsis griseola, the causal agent of angular leaf spot of common bean (Phaseolus vUlgaris l.) and to determine the physiological races of the ...
Genetic Diversity of Phaeoisariopsis griseola in Kenya as Revealed by AFLP and Group-specific Primers
(2004)
Genetic diversity of 50 Phaeoisariopsis griseola isolates collected from different agroecological zones in Kenya was studied using group-specific primers and amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP) markers. Group-specific ...
Occurrence of Root Rot Disease of Common Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) In Association with Bean Stem Maggot (Ophyiomia sp.) In EMBU District, Kenya
(Asian Network for Scientific Information, 2007)
Two surveys were carried out in October 2001 (season 1) and April 2002 (season 2) in five divisions of Embu district during the short and long rains, respectively. Ten farms were randomly selected per division and fifteen ...
Reaction of potato c~lt!vars ,to ralston!~ solana cearumin Kenya
(2001)
A survey of bactenal wilt (BW) incidence was carried out in three potato producing districts of Kenya, namely, Nyeri, Nyandarua, and Meru in 1997. The survey was carried out in 30 randomly selected farms in each district. ...