Essays about: "fodders"

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  1. 1. The effect of push-pull management and different fertilization strategies on maize crop yield in central Kenya

    University essay from SLU/Swedish Biodiversity Centre

    Author : Peterson Newton Muchiri Njeru; [2009]
    Keywords : Soil fertility; central Kenya highlands; manure; fodders; fertilizer; smallholder farmers; ‘push-pull’; monoculture; Kenya;

    Abstract : The high population pressure in central Kenya has lead to continuous cultivation with minimal application of nutrient, resulting in nutrient depletion. A study was conducted to determine the effect of 'Push-pull' (intercropping maize with desmodium and napier grass) strategy management and nitrogen application on maize grain yield and soil fertility on smallholder farmer’s fields in three districts of central Kenya highlands. READ MORE