Articles: Department of Water and Agricultural Resources Management: Recent submissions
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(UoEm, 2025-06-17)In arable soils, a substantial portion of soil organic carbon (SOC) is stored below the plough layer. To develop sustainable soil management strategies, it is important to assess how they affect the quantity of SOC stored ...
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(UoEm, 2025-07-04)Surface water provides crucial support to the aquatic ecosystem and humans in numerous ways. However, its quality is paramount in determining its impact on the health of the aquatic ecosystem and humans. Currently, ...
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(UoEm, 2025-02-22)Bambara groundnut is an indigenous drought tolerant legume cultivated in Africa. In Kenya, the crop is grown by women and the diver- sity of the accessions grown is unknown. Lack of information on the crop’s diversity ...
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(UoEm, 2025-01-08)The emasculation of male gametes in pollen-recipient parents among self-pollinated crops (rice) is key to producing quality hybrid rice seeds. One of the emasculation tools in rice breeding is the photoperiodthermo sensitive ...
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(UoEm, 2025-01-08)Agriculture is a cornerstone of Kenya's economy, yet declining soil fertility and low adoption of sustainable agricultural technologies, such as biochar, have hindered productivity among smallholder farmers. Biochar is ...
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(UoEm, 2024-07-04)Sustainable intensification schemes such as integrated soil fertility management (ISFM) are a proposed strategy to close yield gaps, increase soil fertility, and achieve food security in sub-Saharan Africa. Biogeochemical ...
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(UoEm, 2024-08-12)Pod quality and yield traits in snap bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) influence consumer preferences, crop adoption by farmers, and the ability of the product to be commercially competitive locally and globally. The objective ...
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(UoEm, 2024-07-27)Snap bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) is among the leading vegetables in Kenya that is mainly grown for export with the potential to increase household income. There are few programs in Kenya that focus on breeding new ...
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(UoEm, 2024-06-24)Bean scab caused by Elsinoë phaseoli is a major challenge to common bean cultivationin Kenya. However, knowledge about its epidemiology and management is limited.This study conducted three experiments in Kakamega, Kenya, ...
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(UoEm, 2023-07-01)The greater pumpkin fly Dacus bivittatus (Bigot) is a fruit fly indigenous to Africa, which causes extensive damage to Cucurbitaceae. To control this pest, farmers rely on synthetic chemicals, often organophosphates, which ...
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(UoEm, 2023)The health of your soil is a fundamental aspect of successful farming. However, many arable soils in Kenya have degraded and lost fertility over recent decades1. This is expected because many soils were recently transformed ...
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(UoEm, 2024-06-07)This research addresses the presence of Elsinoë phaseoli in Kenya, where information on the biology of this pathogen remains scarce. Employing a multifaceted approach, the study demonstrates the steps taken to isolate, ...
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(UoEm, 2024-05-17)Rainwater harvesting has been practiced among smallholder farmers for centuries in many parts of the world. Recently, it has gained more attention due to the reported increasing water demand and the need for sustainable ...
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(UoEM, 2024-07)Long-term experiments (LTEs) are critical for evaluating strategies that can maintain or increase crop yields, soil fertility and soil organic carbon (SOC), and help adapt to climate change. Yet, scientific knowledge is ...
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(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 ...
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(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 ...
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(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 ...
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(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 ...
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(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 ...
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(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 ...
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