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INFLUENCE OF INFORMATION ACCESS ON ADOPTION OF IMPROVED SWEETPOTATO VARIETIES IN MIGORI COUNTY, KENYA
(MMUST, 2019-11)Sweetpotato (Ipomea batatas) (L) Lam is a root crop and the seventh most important food crop after wheat, rice, maize, potato, barley and cassava in Sub- Saharan Africa and in Kenya. It is rich in carbohydrate offering a ... -
THE INFLUENCE OF INFORMATION ACCESS ON IMPROVED SWEETPOTATO VARIETIES FOR ADOPTION IN MIGORI COUNTY OF KENYA
(MMUST, 2017-05)Sweetpotato (Ipomea batatas) is a starchy root crop belonging to the family of convolvulacea. It is the seventh most important food crop after wheat, rice, maize, potato, barley and cassava. It is a food security crop, it ... -
INFLUENCE OF MANAGEMENT PRACTICES ON DAIRY CATTLE PRODUCTIVITY ON SMALLHOLDER FARMERS IN KAKAMEGA CENTRAL SUB-COUNTY, KAKAMEGA COUNTY, KENYA
(MMUST, 2021-05)Dairy production has always been the main stay of the Kenyan economy, however many counties Kakamega included have suffered perennial milk deficiencies and production fluctuations against a backdrop of an expected increase ... -
OCCURRENCE AND DISTRIBUTION OF GROUNDNUT ROSETTE DISEASE IN WESTERN KENYA
(MMUST, 2016-12)Groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.) is an economically important food legume, grown in Western Kenya. Groundnut rosette disease (GRD) is a major constraint in sub-Saharan Africa, which can cause serious yield losses in an ... -
OCCURRENCE, DISTRIBUTION AND MOLECULAR DIVERSITY OF GROUNDNUT ROSETTE ASSISTOR VIRUS CAUSING GROUNDNUT ROSETTE DISEASE IN WESTERN KENYA
(MMUST, 2020-02-20)Groundnut (Arachis hypogaea Linn) is an important legume in western Kenya, but yields are low and declining. Pests and diseases are ranked high among the yield reducing factors. Groundnut rosette disease (GRD) is the main ...