Browsing by Author "Musila, R."
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Item Soil and Water Conservation(KALRO - Kabete, 2024) Wandera, F.M.; Nyaga, A.J.N.; Musila, R.Soil and water conservation aims to maintain or enhance the productive capacity of the land including soil, water and vegetation in areas prone to degradation through: 1) prevention or reduction of soil erosion, compaction and salinity, 2) conservation or drainage of water and 3) maintenance and improvement of soil fertility.Item Weeds of Cotton and Their Management(Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization (KALRO), 2024-03) Ngari, B.; Macharia, J.M.K.; Okiyo, T.; Musila, R.; Mungai, A.; Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization (KALRO)Weed in cotton are either broad leaved, grasses or sedges. Broadleaf weeds are dicots with paired cotyledons (two seed leaves that appear during germination). Their roots are fibrous and they develop cluster of blossoms or single flowers as they mature. They can be annual (mature and die within a year) or perennial (survives for more than one year). Broad leaf weed leaves have one main leaf from which many smaller veins branch. On the other hand, grasses have one bladelike leaf.The sedges are grass like herbaceous perennials with fibrous roots, triangular stems and 3 ranked linear leaves. Weeds are a serious problem in cotton production and may lead to total cotton crop failure. Any plant growing in a cotton field which has not been deliberately planted.
