A5085502657- Potato Plant Research
- Agricultural Innovations and Practices
- Agricultural pest management studies
- Agronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems
- Climate change impacts on agriculture
- Genetic and Environmental Crop Studies
- Crop Yield and Soil Fertility
- Agricultural Science and Fertilization
- Fisheries and Aquaculture Studies
- Agroforestry and silvopastoral systems
- Genetics and Plant Breeding
- Rice Cultivation and Yield Improvement
- Agricultural Economics and Practices
- Plant Pathogens and Resistance
- Innovations in Aquaponics and Hydroponics Systems
- Soybean genetics and cultivation
- Heavy metals in environment
- Genetically Modified Organisms Research
- Plant Disease Resistance and Genetics
- Coconut Research and Applications
- Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration
- Wheat and Barley Genetics and Pathology
- Agricultural risk and resilience
- Bioenergy crop production and management
- Insect Pest Control Strategies
Egerton University
2006-2025
International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology
2016
Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA) presents the opportunity to meet world's increasing food demands in face of climate variability. It is more responsive achievement Sustainable Development Goals 2 and 13. CSA practices have potential alleviate low potato yields among farmers. Investigation determinants practice would therefore go a long way informing efforts adapt production effects change. This study explored documented by theoretical authorities empirical studies. The systematically...
Climate-smart agriculture (CSA) adoption rates have remained low in Kenya despite being promoted by the Kenyan government and its development partners. Analyzing institutional factors could help inform efforts to mitigate potential climate adaptation mal-actions other contexts. This study examined relationship between CSA among smallholder potato farmers Gilgil Sub County of Nakuru County, Kenya. The selected for this included access credit, training on CSA, non-governmental organization...
Potato late-blight disease is as a major constraint to potato production in Kenya. The use of fungicides control the limited by practice delaying application until symptoms are visible, and inappropriate rates methods. Biotech crops, such 3R-gene potato, providing sustainable solutions crop protection challenges agriculture, but little known about their social economic potential any country. To gain greater insights into Kenya, this study evaluates benefits Asante, Shangi, Tigoni varieties,...
Proven and sustainable practices like climate-smart agricultural (CSAPs) need to be prioritized promoted for uptake especially by the farmers achieve development. These are capable of contributing realization development goals through averting food nutritional insecurity, increasing sustaining yields that translate into increased incomes later reduced poverty. This is because CSAPs enable adapt mitigate climate change effects. However, due inappropriate communication farmers, date, some...
Sorghum - cowpea intercropping is an important farming system for small scale farmers in Arid and Semi Lands of sub-Sahara African. Information on the intercrop population row orientation effects growth yields sorghum-cowpea cropping systems however scanty or unavailable tropical Africa East African region particular.With this mind, a factorial designed experiments was carried out at farmer's field Kampi ya Moto, Rongi, Kenya two seasons i.e. December 2011 April 2012 Season I (SI) May-August...
Abstract Besides climate-smart agriculture’s (CSA) potential to meet the world’s increasing food demands in face of climate variability through sustainably production, its acceptance among farmers is still low. This could be partly because limited insight into contextual underpinnings uptake. Therefore, purpose this study was establish relationship between selected socioeconomic factors and adoption CSA Gilgil Sub-County. study’s results were attained from a binary logistic regression model,...
Cocopeat, a by-product of the coconut (Cocos nucifera L.), is an important soilless media that contains high potassium (K), sodium (Na), and electrical conductivity (EC) depending on its source. Methods for extracting these elements thus lowering EC are yet to be standardized. This study was therefore carried out investigate two extraction methods in cocopeat. A greenhouse pot experiment at Climate Water Smart Agriculture Centre Egerton University, Kenya. It laid 5 × 4 factorial completely...
Even though quality of seed is a major yield determinant in potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) production and global food security, inadequate availability access to high (certified) challenge producers Sub-Saharan Africa. The objective this study was examine farmer’s adoption tendency towards decentralised clean multiplication agri-enterprise (CSPMAE) Central Rift Valley, Kenya, which aids implementation stage matched entrepreneurial interventions. A cross-sectional survey conducted using...
Tissue culture techniques’ have become useful technologies for producing disease & pest free seed potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) in the developed world. However, these techniques yet to be standardized locally produced varieties Kenya. Developing countries can also use innovations rapid multiplication of popular local material through rooted apical cuttings generated from either plantlets or micro tubers. In vitro experiments were therefore conducted determine optimum concentration...
High quality seed potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) supply has failed to meet the growing demand estimated at 250,000 metric tonnes from 161,000 ha of ware for cultivation by 600,000-800,000 small-scale farmers in Kenya. Increased investments private multipliers could alleviate shortage enhancing availability and accessibility seed, bridging that currently meets less than 5% demand. The objective this study was investigate factors influence agripreneurs’ investment decisions level clean...
This study evaluated the effects of treating cocopeat with calcium nitrate (Ca(NO3)2) at different soaking durations on potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) Apical Rooted Cuttings (ARCs) growth and yield parameters. A greenhouse pot experiment was carried out Climate Water Smart Agriculture Centre Egerton University, Kenya. An air-dried 1.5 kg per treatment, treated using five (12, 24, 36, 48 72 hours) × four levels Ca(NO3)2 (0, 60, 100 150 g) soaked in 15 litres water. Soil untreated were used as...
Technologies such as seed priming have been reported to result in early and uniform crop germination, enhancing optimum stand establishment, eventually leading optimal yields the Arid Semi-Arid Lands (ASALs). This study, therefore, was initiated evaluate dry matter production of chickpea under different methods, varying durations initial soil moisture levels. Field experiments were carried out at Mwea Irrigation Agricultural Development Centre (MIAD) farm Kirinyaga County, Kenya during...
Addressing poor seed quality is pivotal for increased potato yields in Kenya. For this to be realized there a need nutrient optimization the hydroponic system. The objective of study was examine effects stock solution concentrations on minitubers produced under Two greenhouse experiments were set up at Egerton University, Kenya 2022. treatments included three concentrations: 75% (N75), 100% (N100) and 125% (N125) four varieties (Wanjiku, Unica, Shangi Nyota) grown cocopeat substrate results...