Journal articles Open Access Inclusion of Yeast Cultures (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) to Dairy Cows’ Urea-Treated Rice Straw Diets Improves Mozzarella Cheese Processing and Yield B.O. Bebe · O. B. Kashongwe · S. Odera · P. M. Simiyu This research paper addresses the hypothesis that adding yeast cultures (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) to urea-treated cereal crop residues could improve milk composition to the level of milk produced on pastures for the manufacture of Mozzare… RUF-39209 2020 CC BY 4.0 26 Mar 2021
Working Document Series Open Access Production and potential utilization of crop residues and agro-industrial byproducts in ruminant nutrition in Eritrea Haile Eyob · M. Gicheha · A. Goitom · F. K. Njonge Sufficient and quality feed resource has been identified as the main limiting factor to increasing animal flock sizes especially in the tropics where feed quality and quantity fluctuates within and between years. Eritrea is setting up prog… RUF-37044 2016 CC BY 4.0 18 Sep 2017
Working Document Series Open Access Value-addition of cereal crop residues for improving the income, nutrition and performance of small-stock of small-scale farmers using low technology oyster mushroom production in Botswana T.V. Balole · E.B. Khonga · O.R. Madibela · D.S. Marumo Grain cereal production gives rise to crop residues in the farm once the grain is harvested or processed. The common residues include straw and husks of small grains such as wheat, barley, rice, sorghum and pearl millet and stalks, husks a… RUF-37004 2016 CC BY 4.0 18 Sep 2017
Journal articles Open Access Effect of Cropping Systems on Accumulation of Fusarium Head Blight of Wheat Inocula in Crop Residues and Soils C.K. Mutegi · J.W. Muthomi · N.K. Njeru · J.M. Wagacha Fusarium head blight (FHB) is an economically important disease of wheat, which causes reduction in grain yield both quantitatively through reduced seed weight and qualitatively by contaminating grains with mycotoxins. The effect of croppi… RUF-35985 2016 CC BY 4.0 22 Jul 2016
Working Document Series Open Access Linkages between crop residues, termite prevalence, crop lodging and subsequent crop yield under conservation agriculture in Zimbabwe E. F. Mutsamba · I. Nyagumbo Farmers believe that addition of residues to fields in conservation agriculture (CA) attract termites hence increase lodging, although they are beliefs that termites prefer feeding on dry matter and leave the crop. This study carried out i… RUF-34415 2010 CC BY 4.0 20 Aug 2015
Working Document Series Open Access Role of agronomic practices on the occurrence of Fusarium head blight of wheat C. Mutegi · J. Muthomi · R. Narla · O. Okumu +1 more Fusarium head blight is a disease of small grain cereals that reduces yield and causes mycotoxin contamination. The role of agronomic practices on the occurrence of wheat agronomic practices was studied. In the experiment, a survey to dete… RUF-34088 2014 CC BY 4.0 13 Aug 2015
Working Document Series Open Access Role of soil and crop residues as sources of inoculum for Fusarium head blight of wheat C.K. Mutegi · J.W. Muthomi · N.K. Njeru · J.M. Wagacha A field survey was carried out in Narok County, Kenya, at hard dough growth stage (GS 65- 69) during the 2013 cropping season and sampling done in 51 wheat farms in different agroecological zones. Samples of soil and crop residues were col… RUF-34060 2014 CC BY 4.0 12 Aug 2015
