Browsing by Author "Mairura, F.S."
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Assessment of farmers’ perceptions of soil quality indicators within smallholder farms in the central highlands of Kenya
Mairura, F.S.; Mugendi, Daniel N.; Mwanje, J.I.; Ramisch, J.J.; Mbugua, P.K. (Springer, 2007)A study was conducted to determine farmers’ perceptions of soil quality and soil management practices that influenced soil fertility within farmers’ fields in Chuka and Gachoka divisions in central Kenya highlands. Soils ... -
Household's socio-economic factors influencing the level of adaptation to climate variability in the dry zones of Eastern Kenya
Mugendi, Daniel N.; Mugi-Ngenga, E.W.; Mucheru-Muna, M.W.; Mugwe, Jayne; Ngetich, F.K.; Mairura, F.S. (Elsevier, 2015-11)Climate variability has a negative impact on crop productivity and has had an effect on many small-holder farmers in the arid and semi-arid lands (ASALs). Small-holder farmers in Eastern Kenya are faced with the constraint ... -
Restoring soil nutrient stocks using local inputs, tillage and sorghum-green gram intercropping strategies for drylands in Eastern Kenya
Njiru, L.G.; Yegon, J.R.; Mwithiga, G.; Micheni, A.; Gitari, N.J.; Mairura, F.S. (UoEm, 2023)Soil macronutrient and micronutrient availability is particularly critical in semi-arid agro- ecological zones that are characterized by poor soil fertility and low rainfall regimes. An experiment was initiated in S ... -
Tied-ridging and soil inputs enhance small-scale maize productivity and profitability under erratic rainfall conditions in central Kenya
M., Ndung’u; Mugwe, J.N.; Mucheru-Muna, M.W; Ngetich, F.K.; Mairura, F.S.; Mugendi, D.N (UoEM, 2023)Deficits in soil moisture and low soil fertility are the major constraints to smallholder farming systems in the SSA (sub-Saharan Africa) region. This study evaluated the effects of tied ridging and selected soil fertility ...