Browsing Articles: Department of Water and Agricultural Resource Management by Author "Kiboi, Milka N."
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Phosphorus availability and exchangeable aluminum response to phosphate rock and organic inputs in the Central Highlands of Kenya
Omenda, Jane A.; Ngetich, F. K.; Kiboi, Milka N.; Mucheru-Muna, M.; Mugendi, Daniel N. (Heliyon, 2021-03)Soil acidity and phosphorus deficiency are some of the constraints hampering agricultural production in tropical regions. The prevalence of soil acidity is associated with phosphorus (P) insufficiency and aluminum ... -
Phosphorus availability and exchangeable aluminum response to phosphate rock and organic inputs in the Central Highlands of Kenya
Omenda, Jane A.; Ngetich, Kipchirchir F.; Kiboi, Milka N.; Muna, Mucheru; Mugendi, Daniel N. (Heliyon, 2021)Soil acidity and phosphorus deficiency are some of the constraints hampering agricultural production in tropical regions. The prevalence of soil acidity is associated with phosphorus (P) insufficiency and aluminum ... -
The response of soil physicochemical properties to tillage and soil fertility resources in Central Highlands of Kenya
Kiboi, Milka N.; Muriuki, Anne; Ngetich, Felix K.; Adamtey, Noah; Mugendi, Daniel N. (Pagepress, 2020)To attain agricultural sustainability, use of soil resources and tillage requires equal consideration for chemical and physical components of soil fertility. We assessed responses of selected soil physical and chemical ... -
Soil nutrients and crop yield response to conservation-effective management practices in the sub-humid highlands agro-ecologies of Kenya
Kiboi, Milka N.; Ngetich, Felix k.; Muna, Mucheru; Diels, J. Diels; Mugendi, Daniel N. (Heliyon, 2021)Crop productivity in most smallholder farming systems in Sub-Saharan Africa experience low use of soil amendment resources, low and erratic rainfall, frequent dry spells, and droughts. Rain-fed agriculture has a high crop ... -
Suitability of different data sources in rainfall pattern characterization in the tropical central highlands of Kenya
Oduor, Nathan O.; Ng'etich, Felix K.; Kiboi, Milka N.; Muriuki, Anne; Adamtey, Noah; Mugendi, Daniel N. (Heliyon, 2020-11)Uncertainty in rainfall pattern has put rain-fed agriculture in jeopardy, even for the regions considered high rainfall potential like the Central Highlands of Kenya (CHK). The rainfall pattern in the CHK is spatially and ...