Horticultural Journal of Kenya- Production of vegetables, fruits, herbs ,and spices

Horticultural journal of Kenya-provides information on vegetable and fruit production, herbs and spices, plant and pest management, prunning, post harvest management of produce, food security and agricultural marketing

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Tuesday, 17 January 2012

CONTRIBUTION OF SORGHUM TO GRAIN REQUIREMENTS OF KENYA

The Kenya government outlines the challenges facing the agricultural sector in its Vision 2030 blue print and reckons that the sector can p...

CLIMATE CONDITIONS, SOIL AND WATER MANAGEMENT FOR SORGHUM

Sorghum is adapted to a wide range of environmental conditions and will produce significant yields under conditions that are unfavorable for...

HUSBANDRY OF SORGHUM

Sorghum is a rain fed crop, sown after the onset of the long rain season. Where the seed bed is not fine it is paramount to increase the see...

PROPAGATION AND PLANTING OF SORGHUM

Sorghum is normally grown from seed. A fine seed-bed is preferable but is often not achieved. The seed is usually sown directly into a furro...

SORGHUM RATOONING

Ratooning is where a farmer gets more than one harvest from a single sowing. This is achieved by cutting the sorghum stalks to the ground le...

HARVESTING AND USES OF SORGHUM

HARVESTING OF SORGHUM Sorghum is usually harvested by hand when it has reached physiological maturity - which means the grain is hard and d...

Sunday, 15 January 2012

FACTORS AFFECTING THE POST HARVEST QUALITY OF CUT FLOWERS

The most important factors affecting the life of cut flowers in addition to maturity stage include; 1. FOOD SUPPLY This refers to resp...

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