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Emmanuel Momolu Pope

Publications (3)

Evaluation of Drought Tolerance in Selected Upland Land Rice Varieties Using Simple Sequence (SSR) Repeat Markers

Emmanuel Momolu Pope, Lucas Ngode, Emmy Chepkoech & Stephen Kimno · Asian Journal of Research in Crop Science · 2025

Rice (Oryza sativa L.) is recognized as one of the most important staple food crops for more than 3.5 billion people in the world, accounting for more than half of human calories intake globally. The devastation caused by drought is one of the most important abiotic stress affect...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajrcs/2025/v10i2366

Evaluation of Upland Rice Response to Water Stress Using Polyethylene Glycol (PEG -6000) at Germination and Early Seedling Stage

Emmanuel Momolu Pope, Wilson Opile, Lucas Ngode & Emmy Chepkoech · Asian Journal of Research in Crop Science · 2024

Water stress is one of the most important crop growth limiting factors which leads to low crop productivity and yield instability. Water stress affects crop growth and development, especially during the germination and seedling period. The experiment was conducted in the growth c...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajrcs/2024/v9i1244

Effect of Water Stress Duration on the Growth Characteristics and Yield Components of Upland Rice Varieties in Kenya

Emmanuel Momolu Pope, Wilson Opile, Lucas Ngode & Emmy Chepkoech · Asian Journal of Research in Crop Science · 2023

Drought stress is a major problem in upland rice grown areas under rainfed conditions. It affects plant growth and development, and eventually leads to a considerable yield reduction. The study was carried out with the aim of evaluating the effect of drought stress duration on th...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajrcs/2023/v8i4208