Working Document Series Open Access Analysis of potato yield gap using aquacrop simulation Model E.C. Kipkorir · S. Kiptoo · C.K. Kiptum Water scarcity and food shortage worldwide is a major concern globally. In crop production, water stress affects yield if not managed properly. Solanum potato is the second most important food crop in Kenya after maize and is sensitive to … RUF-39086 2018 CC BY 4.0 1 Mar 2021
Working Document Series Open Access Fungal foliar diseases infecting groundnut: their management, status and the future J. Mwololo · T. Odong · P. Okori Cultivated groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.) is an important oilseed crop widely grown in the tropics and subtropics. The yield for this crop is significantly affected by fungal foliar diseases namely leaf spots and rust to the tune of 60% i… RUF-38706 2018 CC BY 4.0 12 Sep 2020
Journal articles Open Access Climate change and agriculture nexus in Sub-Saharan Africa: the agonizing reality for smallholder farmers Ekwamu Adipala · A. Egeru · George Kanyama Phiiri Climate change is one of the potent challenges facing smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa in the recent past owing to the pattern and magnitude with which it presents the extreme events such as floods and drought. This review finds a… RUF-35907 2016 CC BY 4.0 26 Feb 2016
Working Document Series Open Access Measuring Maize (Zea mays L.) Genetic Coefficients for Modeling Water-Limited Potential Yield and Yield Gaps in the Wami-Ruvu River Basin, Tanzania: An Overview S.K. Mourice · A. Nyambilila · C.L. Rweyemamu · S. Tumbo This research establishes observed data for validating an artificial neural network model for estimating the cultivar coefficients for the popular maize varieties in Tanzania. The genetic coefficients are fundamental in calibrating the DSS… RUF-31925 2012 CC BY 4.0 12 May 2014
