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Trait matching of flower visitors and crops predicts fruit set better than trait diversity
(Wiley Online Library, 2015)
Summary
Understanding the relationships between trait diversity, species diversity and ecosystem functioning is essential for sustainable management. For functions comprising two trophic levels, trait matching between ...
Household's socio-economic factors influencing the level of adaptation to climate variability in the dry zones of Eastern Kenya
(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 ...
Genetic diversity of Faidherbia albida (Del.) A. Chev accessions held at the World Agroforestry Centre
(Taylor & Francis, 2015-06)
This study assessed the extent and distribution of genetic diversity of 29 Faidherbia
albida provenances from 10 African countries by employing amplified fragment length
polymorphism with an aim of providing crucial ...
Local and landscape effects on bee functional guilds in pigeon pea crops in Kenya
(Springer, 2015-07)
Pollinators face many challenges within agricultural systems due to landscape changes and intensification which can affect resource availability that can impact pollination services. This paper examines pigeon pea pollination ...
Potential of Bio-/Agro-Terrorism in Kenya
(2015-08)
The growing Biotechnology and Bio-Engineering may have by commensurate measure
contributed to bio-terrorism. This has led to stringent measures to deal with it especially,
in developed economies like the ...
Genetic diversity of determinate French beans grown in Kenya based on morpho-agronomic and simple sequence repeat variation
(Academic Journals, 2015-08)
French bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) in Kenya is cultivated predominantly in the Central, Eastern and Rift Valley provinces. Despite its importance as an export commodity, there has been little breeding effort devoted to ...
Comparative Trapping Efficiency to Characterize Bee Abundance, Diversity, and Community Composition in Apple Orchards
(Oxford University Press, 2015-07)
Bees are important pollinators of numerous crops, and monitoring their abundance and diversity in commercial agricultural ecosystems is of increasing importance due to pollinator declines. In season-long field studies ...
Combining CBD Resistance with High Yields and Good Cup Quality: Success case in Ruiru 11 Cultivar
(2015)
Coffea arabica cv. Ruiru 11 is a composite of sixty six (66) F1 hybrid sibs each derived from a
cross between a specific female and male population. The pedigree of Ruiru 11 consist of CBD
resistance donors, Rume Sudan ...
Early Agronomic Performance of Some New and Existing Arabica Coffee Varieties in Kenya
(2015)
The primary goal of plant breeding is to improve yield, quality and disease resistance.
However, majority of reported work on coffee breeding primarily concerns agronomical
improvement that directly impinges on either ...
Coffee Breeding in Kenya: Achievements, Challenges and Current Focus
(2015)
Coffee production in Kenya is seriously constrained by two fungal diseases namely Coffee Berry Disease (CBD) caused by Colletotrichum kahawae (Waller & Bridge) and Coffee Leaf Rust (CLR) caused by Hemileia vastatrix (Berk. ...