French bean, a sub-group of the common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.), is grown for its tender green pods. It is a major export crop in Kenya but production levels are constrained by both biotic and abiotic stresses. Angular leaf spot (ALS) disease, caused by Pseudocercospora grise...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2016/26874
Wheat (Trticum aestivum L.) farmers in Kenya are faced with a major threat on their wheat farming from stem rust (Puccinia graminis f. sp tritici). Smallholder’s farmers are earning low income from their wheat farming but there’s high demand for wheat products. The interaction be...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAAR/2018/45043
Stem rust is a devastating disease in barley that is caused by a fungi (Puccinia graminis f. sp tritici, Eriks. and E. Henn). The disease has been controlled for quite some time due to the presence of cultivars carrying the resistant gene Rpg1. It has been effective in controllin...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2015/16332
Induced mutagenesis has been extensively used to improve main crop species, particularly cereals including barley (Hordeum vulgare L).The main strategy in mutation-based breeding is to upgrade the well adapted plant varieties by improving a few desirable major traits such as yiel...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2014/11158
Pigeonpea is an important pulse crop that has gained importance in semi-arid tropics, although its yield potential has not been fully realized due to biotic and abiotic stresses that limit its production. Insect pest complex of pod borer (Helicoverpa armigera), sucking bug (Clavi...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2016/22216