Field experiments were conducted to estimate the combining ability and nature of gene action governing inheritance of characters in tomato (Lycopersicon escullentum Mill) under high temperature stress. The experiment was conducted at the Teaching and Research Farm of Department o...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2016/20434
This research study was carried out to evaluate the utilization of treated jack bean meal (JBM) and to determine its replacement value for soybean meal in broiler diets. Jack bean meal was incorporated at 0, 5, 10, 15 and 20% levels in both starter and finisher rations. A total o...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2016/22378
Sweet potato, Ipomea batatas (L) Lam is an important subsistence food crop as well as cash crop in East Kamagak location and is also very popular in the major cities in the country including Nairobi. Sweet potato is easily managed with fewer field management practices compared to...
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Research Article10.9734/ajea/2016/21868
Aim: The ability of three indigenous fungi, Pleurotus pulmonarius (Fries) Quelet, Pleurotus tuber-regium(Fries) Singers and Lentinus squarrosulus (Mont.) Singer to degrade Crude oil polluted substrate over a period of 15 weeks was investigated. The aim was to assess the extent to...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2016/20396