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Item Effect of Pollinator Visitation Frequency to Flowers on Fruit Development and Yield of Butternut (Cucurbit moschata)(Finyange N.Pole, 2012) Pole, F.N.Squash butternut (Cucurbita moschata) is a monoecious annual crop whose stem is long-running or short and bushy, soft to hard or round to angular. Adventitious roots are also commonly formed at its nodes. It has solitary flowers with lemon yellow to deep orange colour. The fruits, young shoots and flowers are used as vegetables, while seeds are roasted as snack foods.Item Evaluation of the Rhizosphere Soil pH and Electrical Conductivity of Bixa Treated with Different Fertilizer Amendments(African Journal of Horticultural Science, 2021-03) Pole, F.N.; Gweyi-Onyango, P. J.; Ambuko, J.; Wasilwa, L. A.Bixa orellana L. is a shrub that is commercially known as ‘annato’. The main product that is obtained from Bixa orellana is an organic dye which is present in the seed coat, commercially called ‘annatto’. It is widely used in the cosmetic and the food industry for giving red to orange-yellow colours. Bixa farming in Kenya has declined since the 1970’s due to the use of cheap synthetic materials. However, the limited use of synthetic food colours has triggered a high demand for natural bixa. A study was undertaken in Kwale County with the objective of evaluating the Rhizosphere soil pH and Electrical Conductivity (EC) of bixa plants treated with different fertilizer amendments. This was done in Shimoni at the Kenya bixa nucleus farm where bixa plants of the same age were subjected to treatments of different levels of organic (poultry manure at 5 tons/ha and 10 tons/ha respectively) and inorganic fertilizers (NPK 17: 17: 17 at 100 kg/ha and 150 kg/ha) as well as a combination of the two (manure 2.5 tons plus NPK 50 kg/ha and manure 5 tons plus NPK 75 kg/ha respectively) with a control, in a randomized complete block design with 3 replications. Bixa roots from each treatment were dug out and analysed for the rhizosphere soil pH and electrical conductivity respectively. The results revealed that the rhizosphere soil pH improved with the application of both organic and inorganic fertilizer soil amendments from 5.78 to 6.5. The treatment in which manure was applied at the rate of 10 tons/ha produced significantly higher levels of rhizosphere pH than the rest. On the soil rhizosphere EC, the study revealed that the EC significantly reduced with increased use of organic fertilizer amendments to as low as 0.2 (mS*/cm). The application rate of manure at 10 tons/ha recorded the lowest EC levels.Item How to Graft Cashew-Nut Seedlings(Kenya Agricultural & Livestock Research Organization, 2017) Katama, C.K.; Mwinga, W.; Pole, F.N.; Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research OrganizationCashew nut has previously been propagated in Kenya through seed. KALRO has introduced propagation through grafting to ensure crop uniformity and shorten time to maturity. The technique involves use of one month old rootstock which is grafted with improved cashew varieties using top-wedge grafting. Grafting on rootstocks older than one month do not succeed because of hardening of the rootstock cambium causing graft incompatibility. Grafting of young rootstocks produces seedlings ready for planting within 3 months.Item How to Make a Solar Dryer(Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization, 2017) Pole, F.N.; Katama, C.K.; Mwakio, F.; Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research OrganizationA solar drier is a piece of equipment that uses the solar energy to dry products easily. It comprises of an air heating chamber (solar radiation collector) and the drying chamber (bin), which houses the product to be dried. The improved solar drier (Figure 1) was developed by KALRO-Mtwapa and ATDC-Mtwapa.Item Identifying and Controlling Major Passion Fruit Diseases for Increased Yields of Quality Passion Fruits(Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization, 2017) Pole, F.N.; Oyoo, J.; Katama, C.; Otipa, M.; Otieno, S.; Sowa, M.; Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research OrganizationPassion fruit is a key fruit produced commercially in Kenya and ranks third among the export fruits. The production of passion fruits and its growth as a profitable enterprise however, depends on the maximum utilization of the factors of production while reducing costs. One of the major challenges encountered by passion fruit farmers is the incidences of diseases. These can reduce yields of fruits by upto 90% or lead to total crop failure. Identification of the disease and controlling them at their initials stages is a sure way of increasing yields of quality fruits that will compete effectively in the market with fruits from other areas.Item Kukausha Maembe Ili Kuboresha Lishe(Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization, 2017) Pole, F.N.; Katama, C.K.; Mwakio, F.; Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research OrganizationMahali pa kufanyia kazi: pawe pakubwa ili kutosha kuweka vifaa vyote vihitajikavyo.Item Mango Drying for Nutrition Security(Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization, 2017) Pole, F.N.; Katama, C.K.; Mwakio, F.; Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research OrganizationA well dried product peels off the trays easily. Store your products in a black container and put in a dry place. Make sure the containers are tightly closed. Sort product (grade and pack according to the likes of the customer). In case the fruits did not dry cover the dryer,with a black polythene sheet till the next day.
