Browsing Articles: Department of Water and Agricultural Resources Management by Author "Mamati, George E."

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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)
      Abstract. 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 ...

    • Selection of Ruiru 11 hybrid sibs on raw coffee quality 

      Gichimu, Bernard M.; Gichuru, E. K.; Mamati, George E.; Nyende, A.B. (2012-06)
      The economic value of Arabica coffee (Coffea arabica L.) is determined mainly by the yield potential, the size and shape of raw beans and beverage quality. Bean quality reportedly differ depending on the variety, environmental ...

    • Selection within Coffea arabica cv. Ruiru 11 for high cup quality 

      Gichimu, Bernard M.; Gichuru, E. K.; Mamati, George E.; Nyende, A.B. (Academic Journals, 2012-09-26)
      In recent years, consumer awareness about the quality of different coffees has increased and therefore production and supply of coffee with excellent quality attach more significance. As a result, many coffee producing ...

    • Yield Selection within Coffea arabica cv. Ruiru 11 

      Gichimu, Bernard M.; Nyende, A.B.; Gichuru, E. K.; Mamati, George E. (SCIENCEDOMAIN international, 2012-08-17)
      Aims: This study was aimed at identifying high yielding Ruiru 11 sibs in varying growing conditions. The study also intended to measure the extent to which cherry yields of Ruiru 11 are affected by the environment. Study ...