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The Effect Of Post-harvest Crop Cover On Soil Erosion In A Maize-legume Based Cropping System In Gatanga, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2002)
The study was conducted on farmers' fields in Gatanga Division, Thika District of Central Kenya with the aim of assessing the effect of selected legume cover crops on soil erosion especially at the onset of the rain season ...
Gray en la solubilidad de rocas fosfóricas: experimento de incubación de laboratorio
(University of Nairobi,, 2004)
A 16-week laboratory incubation experiment was
conducted to evalua
te the effect of
Tithonia
diversifolia
leaves on the dissolution of Minjingu
(MPR) and Busumbu (BRP) rock phosphates in a
Kenyan Oxisol. Triple ...
Effects of shoot tip and flower removal on growth and yield of spider plant (Cleome gynandra L.) in Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2015)
Aims: Despite spider plant's (Cleome gynandra L.) high nutritional value, it has received minimal research attention compared to exotic vegetables and other indigenous vegetables such as amaranth (Amaranthus spp.) and ...
Incorporation of green manure cover crops in maize based cropping system in semi -arid and sub-humid environments of Kenya
(2000)
The study involved two experiments; the first experiment was at Machakos Farmers Training
Centre (semi-arid) while the second was at Kabete Campus Field Station (sub-humid). The aim
of the first experiment was to assess ...
Legume Cover Crops Research In Kenya: Experiences Of The Legume Research Network Project
(KARI, 2003)
The Legume Research Network Project (LRNP) was started in 1994 (by then
known as the Legume Screening Network) to evaluate suitable legume species
for different agro-ecological environments and to subsequently incorporate ...
Use of CROPWAT Model to Predict Water Use in Irrigated Tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum) Production at Kabete, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)
This study uses CROPWAT model to predict water use in
rainfed agriculture and simulated irrigation requirement
for tomato production in the Kabete Field Station. The
model predicted increased irrigation requirement ...
Effect of different cover crop residues, management practices on soil moisture content under a tomato crop(lycopersicon esculentum).Tropical and Subtropical Agroecosystems Journal
(University of Nairobi, 2014)
Water relations are among the most important physical
phenomena that affect the use of soils for agricultural,
ecological, environmental, and engineering purposes.
In sub-Saharan African, water is most critical in
limiting ...