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The influence of nitrogen application on the growth and mineral content of two African nightshade species (Solanum spp.) cultivated in Kenya
(Journal of Agriculture, Science and Technology, 2013)
Plant growth, leaf nitrogen and nitrate-N, and chemical content of two African nightshades, Solanum villosum
and S. sarrachoides under different nitrogen levels was investigated in field experiments in 2001 ...
Effect of inoculating selected climbing bean cultivars with different rhizobia strains on nitrogen fixation
(International Journal of Microbiology Research, 2013)
Experiments were designed to investigate biological nitrogen fixation in indeterminate (climbing) bean cultivars namely
Cargamanto, NG224-4 and G59/1-2. Greenhouse and field studies were carried out to determine ...
Low Cost Micropropagation of Local Varieties of Taro
(British Biotechnology Journal, 2015)
Aims: This study was conducted to evaluate low cost protocol for the micropropagation of three varieties of taro (Dasheen, Eddoe and wild) from eastern Kenya.
Study Design: The plants were grown in polythene bags arranged ...
Farming characteristics in urban districts of Nairobi county-Kenya.
(RUFORUM, 2014)
Urban farming practitioners face challenges like lack of quality irrigation water, poorly decomposed manure, diverse inputs of unknown sources, unhealthy farm environment and abject poverty. All these contribute to production ...
Comparative transcriptome analysis reveals distinct ethylene – independent regulation of ripening in response to low temperature in kiwifruit
(BioMed Central, 2018)
Kiwifruit are classified as climacteric since exogenous ethylene (or its analogue propylene) induces rapid ripening accompanied by ethylene production under positive feedback regulation. However, most of the ripening–associated ...
Dietary practices and disease management practices in diabetes' patients with good and poor glycemic control at Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH)
(Universitiet Ghent, 2015)
Background: Compliance to appropriate dietary recommendation and observation of
appropriate disease management practices is a well-known integral part in the care and
management of Type-2-diabetes. Dietary and lifestyle ...
EVALUATION AND SELECTION OF SPIDERPLANT (CLEOME GYNANDRA L.) VARIETIES SUITED FOR PRODUCTION IN KENYA
(JKUAT, 2017)
Limited access by farmers to improved spider plant (Cleome gynandra) varieties and low fertilizer use
are major causes of low leaf yields for this crop. Surveys have shown that the crop is among traditional ...
INFLUENCE OF NITROGEN FERTILISATION AND STAGE OF MATURITY ON IRON LEVELS OF SPIDER PLANT (CLEOME GYNANDRA)
(Scientific Conference Proceedings, 2013)
Iron micronutrient deficiency is still a major concern of public health significance especially in Africa and particularly in Kenya. In the current study, five different species of spider plant were obtained ...
Effect of Storage Temperature on Fruit Ripening in Three Kiwifruit Cultivars
(The Japanese Society for Horticultural Science, 2017)
The responses of three kiwifruit cultivars, Actinidia chinensis ‘Sanuki Gold’, A. chinensis ‘Rainbow Red’, and
A. deliciosa ‘Hayward’ to various storage temperatures (0, 5, 10, 15 and 20°C) for 8 weeks were investigated.
The ...
Effects of the invasive tomato red spider mite (Acari: Tetranychidae) on growth and leaf yield of African nightshades
(Elsevier, 2014)
The tomato red spider mite,Tetranychus evansi Baker and Pritchard, is one of the most serious pests of solanaceous crops in Africa. Field experiments were conducted to investigate its effects on the growth and leaf yield ...