Browsing School of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Studies by Author "Palapala, Valerie"
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Analysis of AFLP Markers for Screening Resistance to Common Bean Roots Rot (Pythium spp.)
Nyakio K, Maryrose; Palapala, Valerie; Katherine A. Steele, Katherine A.; Otsyula, Reuben (American Journal of Experimental Agriculture, 2015)Aims: To investigate AFLPs for suitability as potential markers for identification of sources of Pythium resistance in bean genotypes preferred by poor small holder farmers. Place and Duration of Study: Department of ... -
Effect of Eco-Physiological Variability in Leucaena leucocephala Growth and Development
Palapala, Valerie; Kodiango, R. O. (International Journal of Plant & Soil Science, 2016-05-09)The effect of eco-physiological differences in two sites on growth and development of Leucaena was assessed. A 2-factor (provenance-site) experiment in a completely randomized design with three (3) replications was set ... -
Effect of Water logging on Selected Morphological Characteristics in Maize
Palapala, Valerie; Nyamolo, Moses (2016-05-19)A greenhouse experiment was conducted to determine waterlogging tolerance in acidic soils for maize crop improvement in low lying flood prone regions of Western Kenya where waterlogging is a severe problem. Three replicates ... -
Genetic Diversity of Dry Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) Accessions of Kenya Using SSR Markers
Nyakio, Kithinji Maryrose; Steele, Andrea Katherine; Palapala, Valerie (American Journal of Experimental Agriculture, 2014-08-13)Aims: To determine the genetic diversity existing within the Kenyan dry bean using SSR markers. Place and Duration of Study: This study was conducted in Western Kenya and Bangor University, North Wales, between September ... -
Influence of Farmers’ Socio-economic Characteristics on Adoption of Bambara Nut Production in Western Kenya
Palapala, Valerie; Luvembe, Samuel Wasula (Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology, 2016-11-26)A survey was conducted to determine the effect of the socio-economic and institutional factors on farmers’ adoption of Bambara nut as food security crop. Purposive survey research design was used to generate both qualitative ... -
Influence of Gender on Farmers’ level of Involvement in Bambara Production Activities in Western Kenya
Oyugi, Millicent; Nandi, O. M. J.; Amudavi, David; Palapala, Valerie (Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology, 2014-09-24)Aims: The study was conducted to determine the relationship of gender and farmer’s involvement in the production activities of Bambara groundnut, the local crop which is intended for productionfor-use. Study Design: ... -
Maize Response to Micro Dose Inorganic Inputs on an Acid Smallholder Farm in Kenyan Lower Midland
Palapala, Valerie; Kisinyo, Peter (Pearl Research Journals, 2016-09-13)The study determined nitrogen, phosphorus fertilizers and lime micro doses effects on soil chemistry and maize performance on an acid soil smallholder farm. Treatments were micro doses (50% of recommendations) of N (0 and ... -
Micro-Dosing of Lime, Phosphorus and Nitrogen Fertilizers Effect on Maize Performance on an Acid Soil in Kenya
Kisinyo, Peter; Gudu, Samuel; Palapala, Valerie; Opala, P. A.; Othieno, Caleb; Ouma, Evans Ochieng (Sustainable Agriculture Research, 2015-03-17)High cost of inorganic fertilizers and lime has precluded their use by smallholder farmers to remedy the problem of soil acidity and infertility in Kenya. To address the problem, we tested a precision technique referred ... -
Performance of Leucaena leucocephala, Seedlings in Two Agro-climatic Regions of Kenya
Gudu, Samuel; Palapala, Valerie; Kodiango, R. (Journal of Agriculture and Ecology Research International, 2016-02-17)A study was conducted to determine the response of Leucaena seedlings planted in two variant agro-climatic regions, Chepkoilel Campus and Maseno in Kenya. The experiment was a 2-factor (provenance – site) split plot ...