Influence of seed bed preparation on morphometric characteristics of Eragrostis superba, Cenchrus ciliaris  and  Enteropogon macrostachyus in southeastern drylands of Kenya

dc.contributor.author	Nyariki, Dickson M.
dc.contributor.author	Omondi, F. E. O.
dc.contributor.author	Ekaya, W. N.
dc.date.accessioned	2015-07-30T13:01:56Z
dc.date.available	2015-07-30T13:01:56Z
dc.date.issued	2010-09
dc.identifier.citation	Second RUFORUM Biennial Regional Conference on "Building capacity for food security in Africa", Entebbe, Uganda, 20-24 September 2010 2010 pp. 913-917	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://www.cabi.org/gara/FullTextPDF/2013/20133170269.pdf
dc.identifier.uri	http://repository.seku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/1363
dc.description.abstract	This study compared over a 6-month period effects of tractor- ploughing and hand-clearing seedbed preparation on morphometric characteristics of three arid and semi-arid grass species, namely; Eragrostis superba Peyr, Cenchrus ciliaris L and Enteropogon macrostachyus (Hochst ex A Rich) Monro ex Benth. Seedling mortality was significantly higher under hand- clearing than tractor-ploughing. Tractor - ploughing also gave better growth, and biomass yield.	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.subject	Cenchrus	en_US
dc.subject	Enteropogon	en_US
dc.subject	Eragrostis	en_US
dc.subject	Kenya	en_US
dc.subject	seed- bed preparation	en_US
dc.subject	tillage practice	en_US
dc.title	Influence of seed bed preparation on morphometric characteristics of Eragrostis superba, Cenchrus ciliaris and Enteropogon macrostachyus in southeastern drylands of Kenya	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US