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Item Maize Variety National Performance Trial(Kenya Agricultural Research Institute, 1995) Kenya Agricultural Research InstituteKenya covers a wide range of agro-ecological conditions, from the hot humid lowlands through semiarid midlands to the cool wet highlands, as defined by mega environments. There is no crop variety that can be adapted over such a wide range of agro-climatic conditions. Hence the need to develop varieties that fit particular mega-environments.Item Mango Propagation(Kenya Agricultural & Livestock Research Organization, 2019-03-29) Wasilwa L.; Finyange P.; Kirigua V.; Njuguna K.; Kasina M.; Kasichana C.; Otipa M.; Muriuki S.J.; Wanjala S.; Amata R.; Ochieng V.; Ndungu J.Mango (Mangifera indica L.) belongs to the family Anacardiaceae with 75 genera and 700 species. Mangifera consists of 69 species. The centre of origin of mango is southern Asia (Burma, Eastern India and Andaman Islands). The mango has been cultivated, praised and even revered in its native lands since ancient times. Buddhist monks are believed to have taken the mango on voyages to Malaya and eastern Asia in the 4th and 5th Centuries B.C. The Persians are said to have carried it to East Africa about the 10th Century A.D. Mango is an important cash crop in Kenya.Item Rice Cultivation Manual(KALRO, 2018-06-15) Adoyo E.; Otipa M.; Wasilwa L.; Wayua F.; Kirigua V.; Gitonga C.Based on accepted practices and latest verification of results from Rural Development Administration (RDA) of the Republic of Korea and Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization (KALRO) joint project on Rice Improvement (July 2012-June 2015) through Korea Project on International Agriculture (KOPIA), this manual covers rice cultivation with emphasis on best practices on rice cultivation that are cost effective and environmentally sound. It provides information on nursery establishment, transplanting, spacing, fertilizer application and management of common pests and diseases in irrigated rice. The manual also covers best practices on rice post- harvest management, handling, value addition and utilization of food and non- food rice byproducts. We recommend this book to schools, students, extension workers and farmers and anyone working in rice who may wish to learn about rice cultivation.
