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    Biochemical Composition Within Coffea arabica cv. Ruiru 11 and Its Relationship With Cup Quality 

    Gichimu, Bernard M.; Gichuru, E. K.; Mamati, George E.; Nyende, A.B. (Canadian Center of Science and Education, 2014-01-14)
    Biochemical composition appears to be influenced by both genetic factors and plant growth conditions. The main objective of this study was to evaluate the biochemical composition of selected Ruiru 11 sibs and its relationship ...
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    Assessment of Four Commercial Watermelon Cultivars and one Local Landrace for Their Response to Naturally Occurring Diseases Pests and Non-Pathogenic Disorders in Sub-Humid Tropical Conditions 

    Gichimu, Bernard M.; Owuor, B.O; Dida, M. M. (Asian Research Publishing Network (ARPN), 2008-09)
    Four commercial watermelon cultivars available in Kenya and one local landrace were evaluated for their susceptibility/resistance to naturally occurring diseases, pests and non-pathogenic disorders. The accessions included ...
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    Early performance of five newly developed lines of Arabica Coffee under varying environment and spacing in Kenya 

    Gichimu, Bernard M.; Omondi, C. (2010)
    Knowledge of the effects of environment and genotype by environment (GxE) interaction is important to breeders in making decisions regarding the release of new cultivars. Five Coffea arabica lines coded CR8, CR22, CR23, ...
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    Evaluation of beverage quality and green bean physical characteristics of selected Arabica coffee genotypes in Kenya 

    Gichimu, Bernard M.; Kathurima, CW.; Kenji, GM.; Muhoho, SM.; Boulanger, R. (Academic Journals, 2009-10)
    Physical characteristics of green coffee bean have been reported to affect beverage quality to some extent. The objective of this study was to assess the beverage quality and green bean physical characteristics of forty ...
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    Field Screening of Selected Coffea arabica L. Genotypes Against Coffee Leaf Rust 

    Gichimu, Bernard M. (2012-06)
    Coffee Leaf Rust (CLR) is a fungal disease caused by Hemileia vastatrix Berk et Br. and is one of the major diseases of coffee. It causes premature leaf fall, yield loss and even death of the tree in severe cases. Coffee ...
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    Drought and heat tolerance in coffee: a review 

    Gichimu, Bernard M.; Cheserek, J.J. (2012-12)
    Climatic variability is the main factor responsible for the fluctuations in the coffee yield in the world. The relationships between the climatic parameters and the agricultural production are quite complex, because ...
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    Early Assessment of Growth and Yield Characters of five newly developed lines of Arabica Coffee in two environments and spacings in Kenya 

    Gichimu, Bernard M.; Omondi, C. (2010)
    Knowledge of the effects of environment and genotype by environment (GxE) interaction is important to breeders in making decisions regarding the release of new cultivars. Five Coffea arabica lines coded CR8, CR22, CR23, ...
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    Occurrence of Ck-1 gene conferring resistance to Coffee Berry Disease in Coffea arabica cv. Ruiru 11 and its parental genotypes 

    Gichimu, Bernard M.; Gichuru, E. K.; Mamati, George E.; Nyende, A.B. (Scienceweb Publishing, 2014-03)
    Resistance to Coffee Berry Disease (CBD) in Coffea arabica cv. Ruiru 11 is known to be controlled by among others, the T (Ck-1) gene from Robusta coffee (Coffea canephora Pierre). The cultivar reportedly presents significant ...
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    Comparing the yield components of three most popular commercial watermelon cultivars in Kenya with one newly introduced cultivar and one landrace 

    Gichimu, Bernard M.; Owuor, B.O; Dida, M. M. (Academic Journals, 2009-06)
    High yield is a major goal for watermelon (Citrullus lanatus) breeders. The objective of this study was to compare the yield components of some watermelon accessions available in Kenya and to identify high yielding ...
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    Morphological characterization of Kenyan native wood ear mushroom [Auricularia auricula (L. ex Hook.) Underw.] and the effect of supplemented millet and sorghum grains in spawn production 

    Gichimu, Bernard M.; Palapala, V.A; Arama, P.F; Wagai, S.O. (2011)
    Utilization of mushrooms collected from the wild requires adequate description of useful phenetic features and domestication protocols. This study investigated morphological characters and spawn production procedures of ...
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    Gichuru, E. K. (4)Owuor, B.O (4)Mamati, George E. (3)Nyende, A.B. (3)Boulanger, R. (2)Dida, M. M. (2)Kathurima, CW. (2)Kenji, GM. (2)Muhoho, SM. (2)... View MoreSubjectKenya (8)coffee (3)landrace (3)watermelon (3)Coffea arabica (2)cultivars (2)Environment (2)Genotype (2)growth (2)High Temperatures (2)... View MoreDate Issued2010 - 2020 (13)2008 - 2009 (4)Has File(s)Yes (17)

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