Sub-Saharan African (SSA) region continues to experience perennial hunger, poverty and poor health of its people. Agricultural production has remained low over decades and is declining to extremely low staple maize yields ...

The level of genetic relatedness or dissimilarity of Lablab genotypes used by growers in different regions in Kenya has not been determined. In this study, ninety six (96) Lablab accessions collected from various parts ...

Sorghum (<i>Sorghum bicolor</i> L. Moench) is an important crop that enhances food security in a region. As a food crop, sorghum is nutritious, containing starch (75-79%) as the major component, followed by protein (6.0-16.1%) ...

Banana (Musa spp.) is one of the most important fruits in Kenya for food security and income generation for major smallholders who own less than 10 hectares of land. The weevil (C. sordidus) is a devastating pest of ...

Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench) is an under-utilized crop and one of the most important cereal crops in semi-arid tropics. In Kenya, sorghum is grown in the often drought-prone marginal agricultural areas of Eastern, ...

The global drive towards meeting the sustainable development goals coupled with the persistent energy- intensive lifestyle presents an overwhelming need f or exploring and exploiting new sources of energy t hat are both ...

Two experiments with common bean cultivars Rosecoco and Mwezi Moja aimed at increasing insight into differences in development with time of seeds from pods of different earliness classes within a crop. Pods were divided ...

Passion fruit is very important in Kenya as a source of nutrition and income. Currently, local demand for the fruit highly exceeds its supply. Diseases and pests are the most important constraints to passion fruit production. ...

Leaf Amaranth (Amaranthus spp.) is regarded as one of the most nutritious vegetables in western Kenya and is often grown in mixtures with other crops. The leaves contain 17.5 to 38.3% dry matter protein and significant ...

This study was conducted with the purpose of investigating the effect of drying spiderplant seeds under direct sunlight and shade, on germination performance. The plant materials used in the study were four morphotype ...