Browsing Articles: Department of Water and Agricultural Resources Management by Author "Ngetich, F.K."
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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 ... -
Long-term effects of tillage, sub-soiling, and profile strata on properties of a Vitric Andosol in the Kenyan highlands
Ngetich, F.K.; Wandahwa, P.; Wakindiki, I. (2008)Tillage alters the structure and composition of soil aggregates affecting infiltration rate (IR) and hydraulic conductivity (K). This study investigated the long-term effects of conventional, minimum, and no-tillage with ... -
The Potential of Organic and Inorganic Nutrient Sources in Sub-Saharan African Crop Farming Systems
Ngetich, F.K.; Shisanya, C.A.; Mugwe, Jayne; Mucheru-Muna, Monicah; Mugendi, Daniel N. (2012-02)he Potential of Organic and Inorganic Nutrient Sources in Sub-Saharan African Crop Farming System -
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 ...