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The Effect of Plant Growth Enhancers and Di-Ammonium Phosphate on Performance of Gadam Sorghum in Nyeri County
(KeMU, 2016-07)
Africa’s low agricultural productivity has many causes, including scarce and scant knowledge of improved practices, low use of improved seed, low fertilizer use, unfavorable weather conditions, inadequate irrigation, pests ...
Effect of Planting Time on the Growth and Yield of Three Cowpea Cultivars in Makindu Ward of Makueni County, Kenya
(KeMU, 2016-07)
The cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) crop is valued for its multiple uses as food, fodder, green manure, and as cover crop for conservation agriculture, weed and soil erosion control. It improves the soil fertility through ...
Effect of Commercial Feeds on the Performance of Different Ecotypes of Indigenous Chicken
(KeMU, 2016-06)
The experiment was conducted to determine whether plumage colour has any genetic advantage on indigenous chicken (Gallus domesticus) growth rate. Over 70% of indigenous chicken are reared on free-range. Farmers spend very ...
Effect of Spacing and Fertilization Regime on Gadam Sorghum (Sorghum Bicolor) Growth and Yield in Mbeere South
(KeMU, 2016-07)
An experiment was carried out in two sites namely: Machang’a Secondary School Farm, and in a nearby former KARI site about a kilometer apart, all in Kiritiri division - Mbeere South Sub-County, 10 and 11km southeast of ...
Household Food Security and Coping Strategies among Pastoralist in Mandera County
(KeMU, 2016-06)
This study focuses on causes of household food insecurity and coping strategies among households in Mandera County which has the highest percentage of food insecure households in Kenya. The study looks at the causes of ...
An Evaluation of Yield Response of Four Sweet Potato Varieties(Ipomea Batatas) at Different Phosphorus Application Rate in Galole Division of Tana River County
(2016-07)
Sweet potato (Ipomea batatas (L.) Lam) belongs to the family convolvulaceae (morning¬glory) order Polemoniales. Worldwide, sweet potato is the sixth most important food crop after rice, wheat, potatoes, maize, and cassava ...
Household Food Security and Coping Strategies among Pastoralists in Mandera County
(KeMU, 2016-06)
This study focuses on causes of household food insecurity and coping strategies among households in Mandera County which has the highest percentage of food insecure households in Kenya. The study looks at the causes of ...
Effects of Plant Population and Different Levels of Phosphorus on Seed Yield of Spider Plant (Cleome Gynandra) in Vihiga County.
(KeMU, 2016-07)
Cleome gynandra has common names as African cabbage, spider flower, spider wisp, cat's whiskers which is an erect herbaceous biannual herb with hairy, often stems colour ranging from purple to cream and many branches growing ...
Evaluation of the Efficacy of Mexican Sunflower Green Manure and Di-Ammonium Phosphate on the Growth Performance of Maize in Kirinyaga County, Kenya.
(KeMU, 2016-06)
Crop fertilization has been a great challenge in Kenya, especially to the small scale farmers. The great challenge has been on financial implications due to the use of mineral fertilizer. Small scale farmers cannot cope ...
Evaluation of the Effect of Phosphorus Fertilizer and Plant Density on the Growth and Yield of Finger Millet in Mabera, Kuria West District.
(KeMU, 2016-07)
Finger millet (Eleusine coracana) is an important nutritional and economic crop that contributes greatly to income and food security of the smallholder farmers in rural areas in sub-Sahara Africa. The production of this ...