Browsing Articles: Department of Water and Agricultural Resources Management by Author "Kanya, James I."
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Evaluation of photoperiod and thermosensitive genic male sterile lines for hybrid rice seeds production in Kenya
Kanya, James I.; Njiruh, Nthakanio P.; Kimani, John M.; Wajogu, Raphael K.; Kariuki, Simon (2013)Photo–thermo-sensitive genic male sterile (P(T)GMS) rice is a new hybrid rice technology that uses prolonged light length and high temperatures to induce sterility. This technology is being introduced in Kenya but such ... -
Production of Hybrid Basmati Rice in Kenya: Progress and Challenges
Njiruh, Nthakanio P.; Kanya, James I.; Kimani, John M.; Wajogu, Raphael (2013)Photoperiod sensitive genic male sterile (PGMS) and Thermosensitive genic male sterile (TGMS) rice varieties require a long day light length and high temperature respectively growth conditions for them to be completely ... -
Segregation disortion of anthocyanin morphological marker in F2 population of cross between basmati and environment genic male sterile rice lines
Njiruh, Nthakanio P.; Kanya, James I.; Kimani, John M.; Wanjogu, Raphael K.; Kariuki, Simon N. (2013)Basmati rice (Oryza sativa L.) is preferred by many Kenyans yet its yield per hectare is low. This challenge led to initiation of Basmati hybrid rice project in Kenya with a goal of leaping yield benefits of heterosis. ...