Browsing Articles: Department of Water and Agricultural Resources Management by Author "Maina, Samuel"
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Nutrient content of sorghum hybrid lines between Gadam and hard coat tannin sorghum cultivars
Shinda, Cecilia A.; Nthakanio, Paul N.; Gitari, Josiah N.; Runo, Steven; Mukono, Simon; Maina, Samuel (Wiley, 2022-06)Sorghum is an important food crop in the world that exhibits a predominant role in fulfilling the nutritional requirements, particularly in low- income group populations of marginal areas in Kenya. It is a principal ... -
Performance assessment of Crosses between Gadam and Hardcore Tannin sorghum in hybrid lines production
Shinda, Cecilia A.; Gitari, Josiah N.; Nthakanio, Paul N.; Runo, Steven; Gichimu, Bernard M.; Maina, Samuel (2022-06)Gadam cultivar of sorghum has been characterized by low yields compared to the international yield levels of sorghum. In this research, Gadam was crossed with Serena, Seredo, and Kari/Mtama-1 in an attempt to increase ... -
Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis L.) growth rate, oil yield and oil quality under differing soil amendments
Mwithiga, Gikuru; Maina, Samuel; Gitari, Josiah N.; Muturi, Phyllis (Heliyon, 2022)In this work, we examined the influence of different soil amendments namely cow manure alone (Cm), cow manure plus fertilizer (Cm þ F), fertilizer alone (F) and unamended check, control on rosemary growth rate, fat content, ...