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Adapting African Agriculture to Climate Change
(Springer, 2015)
Drier parts of Embu County, Eastern Kenya, endure persistent crop
failure and declining agricultural productivity which have been attributed, in part,
to prolonged dry-spells and erratic rainfall. Nonetheless, understanding ...
Effects of selected soil and water conservation technologies onnutrient losses and maize yields in the central highlands of Kenya
(Elsevier, 2014-02)
tMitigating nutrient loss is a prerequisite of sustainable agriculture in the tropics. We evaluated threesoil and water conservation technologies (mulching, minimum tillage and tied ridging) for two croppingseasons (long ...
Effects of selected soil and water conservation techniques on runoff, sediment yield and maize productivity under sub-humid and semi-arid conditions in Kenya
(Elsevier, 2014-05)
tillage practices on runoff amounts, sediment yield and maize yields under semi-arid and sub-humid environments. Field trials were set in Kigogo primary school in Meru South Sub-County, Tharaka Nithi County, representing ...
Using Apsim-Model as A Decision-Support-Tool for Long-Term Integrated-Nitrogen-Management and Maize productivity under Semi-Arid Conditions in Kenya
(Cambridge University Press, 2015-04)
There is continued decline in per capita agricultural productivity in the drier parts of Kenya’s central highlands. The declines have been linked to low and declining soil fertility, soil water, high atmospheric heat, ...
Speech by Prof. Daniel Mugendi, Principal Embu Uiniversity college to first year students
(2014-09-11)
Speech by Prof. Daniel Mugendi, Principal Embu Uiniversity college to first year students on Thursday, 11th September 2014 at 10.00 a.m. at the principal’s square
Speech by Prof. Daniel Mugendi, Principal Embu Uiniversity college to first year students
(2015-05-08)
Speech by Prof. Daniel Mugendi, Principal Embu Uiniversity college to first year students on Friday, May 8, 2015 at 9.00 a.m. in lecture hall one.
Decomposition of Cassia siamea loppings in semiarid Machakos, Kenya
(1994)
The rate of decomposition of Cassia siamea Lam. prunings in an alley cropping system was investigated using litter bags in the semiarid area of the Machakos District, Kenya, during the short rains of 1988 and the long rains ...
Rainfall Variability, Drought Characterization, and Efficacy of Rainfall Data Reconstruction: Case of Eastern Kenya
(Hindawi Publishing Corporation, 2014-08)
This study examined the extent of seasonal rainfall variability, drought occurrence, and the efficacy of interpolation techniques in eastern Kenya. Analyses of rainfall variability utilized rainfall anomaly index, coefficients ...
Alley cropping of maize with calliandra and leucaena in the subhumid highlands of Kenya Part 2. Biomass decomposition, N mineralization, and N uptake by maize
(Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1999-06)
A major challenge in developing agroforestry approaches that utilize tree-leaf biomass for provision of N to crops is to ensure synchrony between the N released from decomposing prunings and N demand by crops. A study was ...