Recent reports show that orange yield and fruit quality is on the decline in Kenya’s coastal lowlands hence need for an efficient and sustainable production system. A field study was conducted in Vitengeni, Ganda and Matuga locations within the coastal lowland of Kenya from May 2...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2018/39298
Inadequate rain is a major hindrance to soil moisture and crop root growth in arid and semi-arid areas of Kenya. A field study was conducted in Ganda, Vitengeni and Matuga locations within the coastal lowland region of Kenya from May, 2012 to April, 2015 to evaluate the effects o...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2017/32934
Aim: To evaluate the influence of drought stress on canopy temperature, growth and yield performance of cowpea. Study Design: The experiments were laid out in a split plot design, with main plots arranged into three replications as a randomized complete blocks design. Water stres...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2016/21844
Aim: To identify farmer preferred cowpea varieties in coastal lowland Kenya. Study Design: The experiment was laid out in a randomized complete blocks design with three replications. Place and Study Duration: Tezo location, Bahari division, Kilifi County, Kenya during July – Octo...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2016/21843