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Farmyard manure and arbuscular mycorrhiza fungi inoculation enhanced growth and fruit fibre productivity of Calotropis procera in semi-arid eastern Kenya

Musyoka, Damaris K.; Kimiti, Jacinta M.; Muchugi, Alice N.; Jefwa, Joyce M. (2023-10)

A greenhouse experiment was conducted at the South Eastern Kenya University (SEKU) to determine the effects of farmyard manure (FYM) and arbuscular mycorrhiza fungi (AMF) inoculation on growth, vigor, shoot nutrient ...
The influence of seed transfer distance on the growth of Calotropis procera (ait) provenances in dry lands of South Eastern Kenya

Mutiso, Festus M.; Kimiti, Jacinta M.; Muchugi, Alice N.; Kimatu, Josphert N. (2021)

In a study to domesticate the species Calotropis procera, for wool production in drylands, investigations were done to determine the effects of seed transfer distance on the growth of the species in a typical farm setting. ...
Introduction from the wild and growth characterization of three provenances of Calotropis procera (Ait) in a domesticated state in dry lands of South Eastern Kenya

Mutiso, Festus M.; Kimiti, Jacinta M.; Muchugi, Alice; Gachuiri, Agnes; Jamnadass, Ramni; Xu, Jianchu; Kimatu, Josphert N. (2017-12)

Calotropis procera is a wild species that is drought-resistant and important in production of wool, fibre, biomass among other uses. There exist high demand of the wool in Asian countries and collection from the wild has ...
The phenological Characterization of Calotropis procera (Ait) and its potential for domestication for wool production in drylands

Mutiso, Festus M.; Kimiti, Jacinta M.; Muchugi, Alice N.; Kimatu, Josphert N. (2023-04)

Nowadays, attention is being paid to exploration of possibilities of exploiting new and under-utilized plant resources with the aim of meeting the growing societal needs. Calotropis procera is one among the many ...
Soil physic-chemical properties, arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) diversity and abundance in the rhizosphere of calotropis procera in two wild locations of semi-arid Eastern Kenya

Musyoka, Damaris K.; Kimiti, Jacinta M.; Muchugi, Alice N.; Jefwa, Joyce M.; Sakha, Michael A. (2023-10)

Soil and root samples were randomly collected from the rhizosphere of Calotropis procera (Calotropis) growing in two wild locations of Makueni and Tharaka-Nithi Counties, Kenya. The root samples were assessed for arbuscular ...

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