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Effect of soil PH on postharvest pathological deterioration of sweet potato storage roots
(African Journal of Horticultural Sciences, 2008)
Sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam.) is the world’s seventh most important food crop but its potential to contribute to food security and income generation is limited in tropical developing countries by its short ...
SUSCEPTIBLE ONION GROWTH STAGES FOR SELECTIVE AND ECONOMIC PROTECTION FROM ONION THRIPS INFESTATION
(Karatina University, 2008-03)
The growth of the bulb onion is subject to significant stress and yield reduction caused by sap
feeding onion thrips. In Kenya, the general control recommendation is to spray the crop with
insecticides as soon as the ...
Do Mixed-Species Legume Fallows Provide Long-Term Maize Yield Benefit Compared with Monoculture Legume Fallows?
(Wiley, 2009-11-01)
The deliberate planting of fast-growing N2–fixing legume monoculture species in rotation with cereal crops can be an important source of N for soil fertility replenishment. We hypothesized that mixed-species fallows have ...
Organic and Mineral Input Management to Enhance Crop Productivity in Central Kenya.
(2009-09)
Organic resources (ORs) are important nutrient inputs in tropical agriculture. Combined with mineral fertilizers, they form the backbone of integrated soil fertility management. This study was conducted to determine the ...
HOST-PLANT ACCEPTANCE, FECUNDITY AND LONGEVITY OF Tetranychus evansi (Acari: Tetranychidae) ON SELECTED TOMATO ACCESSIONS
(2009)
Seventomato (Lycopersicon sp.) accessions wereevaluated for their
resistance to thetomato red spider mite, Tetranychus evansi Baker and
Pritchard, in the laboratory. Data recorded was: (i) trichome density and ...
Seasonality and potential of Ceranisus menes for control of thrips on French beans
(Sida, 2008-10-22)
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