Selection of drought adapted ecotypes having efficient use of water is the most important goal in breeding programs for drought stress environments. Cereal crops are mainly cultivated as rainfed crops, where grain yield ...

Selection of drought adapted ecotypes having efficient use of water is the most important goal in breeding programs for drought stress environments. Cereal crops are mainly cultivated as rainfed crops, where grain yield ...

There has been a long-standing interest in developing approaches to maximize honey production by Kenyan beekeepers. Since honey bees in Kenya are passively managed, the main decision beekeepers make is which hive type to ...

INTRODUCTION Low crop yields in Kenya’s arid and semi-arid regions have been attributed to poor fertility and low usage of un-affordable fertilizers. Amongst mitigation measure is legume-based biological nitrogen fixation ...

In Africa, cultivation and consumption of cereal crops is widespread. Erratic, unreliable rainfall and frequent droughts have resulted in drastic decline of world cereal yields and agricultural production. Pearl millet [ ...