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Nutritional and Phytochemical Composition of Bambara Groundnut (Vigna subterranea [L.] Verdc) Landraces in Kenya
(UoEM, 2023-06-02)
Bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranea) is a highly nutritious legume with good drought tolerance attributes and is therefore a suitable candidate for food and nutritional security especially in drought prone areas. This ...
Integrated Soil Fertility and Water Management Practices for Enhanced Agricultural Productivity
(UoeM, 2023-06-23)
Declining agricultural productivity has been a challenge worldwide and especially in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Low agricultural
productivity has been attributed to factors such as poor farm management practices, soil ...
Efficacy of Metarhizium anisopliae (Mechnikov) Sorokin ICIPE 69 against the melon fly Zeugodacus cucurbitae (Coquillett) infesting courgette (Cucurbita pepo L.) in field cages
(UoEm, 2023-07-21)
Effective integrated pest management (IPM) of the melon fly Zeugodacus cucurbitae
(Coquillett),
a
devastating
pest
threatening
horticultural
production
in
Africa,
is
urgently
needed.
In
this
study,
a
c ...
Tied-ridging and soil inputs enhance small-scale maize productivity and profitability under erratic rainfall conditions in central Kenya
(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 ...
Restoring soil nutrient stocks using local inputs, tillage and sorghum-green gram intercropping strategies for drylands in Eastern Kenya
(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 ...
Garden Project Bears Fruit in School Display
(UoEm, 2023-11-11)
Pine Bluff Junior High School recently displayed its garden during a visit by Karleah Harris, assistant professor for the Department of Human Sciences at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, along with UAPB alumni and ...