Browsing Articles: Department of Water and Agricultural Resources Management by Author "Mairura, F.S."
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Household's socio-economic factors influencing the level of adaptation to climate variability in the dry zones of Eastern Kenya
Mugendi, Daniel N.; Mugi-Ngenga, E.W.; Mucheru-Muna, M.W.; Mugwe, Jayne; Ngetich, F.K.; Mairura, F.S. (Elsevier, 2015-11)Climate variability has a negative impact on crop productivity and has had an effect on many small-holder farmers in the arid and semi-arid lands (ASALs). Small-holder farmers in Eastern Kenya are faced with the constraint ... -
Restoring soil nutrient stocks using local inputs, tillage and sorghum-green gram intercropping strategies for drylands in Eastern Kenya
Njiru, L.G.; Yegon, J.R.; Mwithiga, G.; Micheni, A.; Gitari, N.J.; Mairura, F.S. (UoEm, 2023)Soil macronutrient and micronutrient availability is particularly critical in semi-arid agro- ecological zones that are characterized by poor soil fertility and low rainfall regimes. An experiment was initiated in S ... -
Tied-ridging and soil inputs enhance small-scale maize productivity and profitability under erratic rainfall conditions in central Kenya
M., Ndung’u; Mugwe, J.N.; Mucheru-Muna, M.W; Ngetich, F.K.; Mairura, F.S.; Mugendi, D.N (UoEM, 2023)Deficits in soil moisture and low soil fertility are the major constraints to smallholder farming systems in the SSA (sub-Saharan Africa) region. This study evaluated the effects of tied ridging and selected soil fertility ...