Browsing by Author "Odari, Eddy O."
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Agro-Morphological Characterization of Kenyan Slender Leaf (Crotalaria brevidens and C. ochroleuca) Accessions
Mwakha, Fridah A.; Gichimu, Bernard M.; Neondo, ohnstone O.; Kamau, Peter K.; Odari, Eddy O.; Muli, Joshua K.; Budambula, Nancy (Hindawi, 2020-04)Slender leaf (Crotalaria spp) is among the indigenous and underutilized vegetables in Kenya whose production is limited to the Western and Coastal regions of the country. For a long time, this crop has been neglected in ... -
Witchweed’s Suicidal Germination: Can Slenderleaf Help?
Mwakha, Fridah A.; Budambula, Nancy; Neondo, Johnstone O.; Gichimu, Bernard M.; Odari, Eddy O.; Kamau, Peter K.; Odero, Calvins; Kibet, Willy; Runo, Steven (MDPI, 2020-06)The parasitic plant Striga hermonthica (Delile) Benth. is stimulated to germinate by biomolecules (strigolactones) produced in the roots of host and some non-host plants. Non-hosts induce Striga’s suicidal germination ...