Two experiments were set up to evaluate the effect of planting systems on the growth and yield of Bambara nuts (Vigna subterranea L. Verdec) intercropped with maize. Three intercropping planting systems were used: monocropped ...

There are factors that contribute to aflatoxin contamination like conducive ecological zones, stressed crops, virulent Aspergillus strains and unconventional agricultural practices. Kenyans especially in the South-Eastern ...

Introduction : Drought is an important climatic phenomenon, which is the second most severe constraint to maize production in developing countries, after low soil fertility. Maize ( Zea mays L.) is particularly sensitive ...

The low availability of phosphorus (P) in the oxisols of western Kenya is a major constraint to crop production. Some legume genotypes posses stress response mechanisms that enhance their ability to access P in low P soils ...

In semiarid Kenya, field productivity of maize has been at a low integrity level due to insufficient use of rainwater use. From 2012 to 2013, an innovative ridge-furrow mulching system (RFMs) was tested using local maize ...