Charles K. K. Gachene

Soil Morphology, Physico - Chemical Properties and Classification of Typical Soils of Mwala District, Kenya

Anne N. Karuma, Charles K. K. Gachene, Balthazar M. Msanya, Peter W. Mtakwa, Nyambilila Amuri & Patrick T. Gicheru · International Journal of Plant & Soil Science · 2014

A soil profile representative of typical soils of Mwala District, Kenya, was dug to study its morphology, soil physico-chemical characteristics and to classify it using two internationally known soil classification systems. Disturbed and undisturbed soil samples were taken from d...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/IJPSS/2015/13467

Financial Returns of Maize and Bean Production under Selected Tillage Practices in Semi-arid Area of Mwala Sub County, Kenya

Anne N. Karuma, Patrick T. Gicheru & Charles K. K. Gachene · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2020

An on-farm experiment was carried out to assess the short term financial returns over four cropping seasons of selected tillage practices and cropping systems in semi-arid Mwala Sub County of Kenya. The tillage treatments were Disc Ploughing (DP), Disc Ploughing and Harrowing (DP...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajaees/2020/v38i1030424

Effects of Shoot Tip and Flower Removal on Growth and Yield of Spider Plant (Cleome gynandra L.) in Kenya

Emily E. Wangolo, Cecilia M. Onyango, Charles K. K. Gachene & Peter N. Mong’are · Journal of Experimental Agriculture International · 2015

Aims: Despite spider plant’s (Cleome gynandra L.) high nutritional value, it has received minimal research attention compared to exotic vegetables and other indigenous vegetables such as amaranth (Amaranthus spp.) and cowpeas (Vigna unguiculata). This has led to a lack of scienti...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AJEA/2015/17271