Post Views: 253 What is planting?. Planting is the placement of the planting material in the soil for the purpose of regeneration in order to produce more of the plant… Read More »PLANTING – TYPES, DEFINITION, ADVANTAGES & DISADVANTAGES
Post Views: 468 This is based on nutrient composition: Feed additives. Roughages Are feeds of low available nutrients per unit weight and high fibre content Examples: Dry roughages, Succulent roughages,… Read More »CLASSIFICATION OF ANIMAL FEEDS
Post Views: 209 What is Livestock Digestion?. Livestock Digestion is the process through which food is broken down into small particles in the alimentary canal ready for absorption into the… Read More »LIVESTOCK DIGESTIVE SYSTEMS – BETTER EXPLAINATION
Post Views: 164 Ration Is the amount of food that will provide essential nutrients to an animal in a 24 hour period. To enable that animal to meet its maintenance… Read More »COMPUTATION OF LIVESTOCK RATIONS – AMAZING TOPIC
Post Views: 180 Introduction Livestock nutrition: Livestocks are fed for the purpose of production and body maintenance. The edible material given to animals is called food. It is digested, absorbed… Read More »LIVESTOCK NUTRITION – SUPERB EXPLAINATION
Post Views: 248 Introduction What is a parasite? A Parasite is an organism which obtains its livelihood from another organism (host) which suffers damage. Parasitism is the association between a… Read More »LIVESTOCK HEALTH (PARASITES) – WELL DETAILED
Post Views: 9,768 Introduction Livestock Health is the state of the body in which all the organs and systems are normal and functioning normally. Disease is any deviation from the… Read More »AMAZING LIVESTOCK HEALTH – WELL DETAILED
Post Views: 181 DAUCUS (CAROTA CARROTS) & ONIONS (ALLIUM CEPA) – BETTER EXPLANATION Daucus Carota carrots is a root vegetable grown in the cool areas of Kenya. It is commonly… Read More »CARROTS & ONIONS (DAUCUS CAROTA) – BETTER EXPLAINATION
Post Views: 129 CABBAGE – VARIETIES, PEST CONTROL, ECOLOGICAL REQUIREMENTS & DISEASE CONTROL Cabbage is a leaf vegetable related to other brassica crops such as kales, cauliflower, Chinese cabbage and… Read More »CABBAGE – VARIETIES, PEST CONTROL & REQUIREMENTS
Post Views: 139 What is storage. Storage is to prevent spoilage, make the produce available for future use, to await good market prices. Requirements for proper store are: It should… Read More »STORAGE – WELL EXPLAINED
Post Views: 128 FIELD PRACTICES – CROP ROTATION, MULCHING, ROUTING FIELD PRACTICES & HARVESTING Introduction Field practices are activities carried out on the field to facilitate proper growth and maximum… Read More »FIELD PRACTICES – PROPERLY EXPLAINED
Post Views: 115 Nurseries: We have different types of nurseries and they are vegetable nurseries, tree nurseries, grafting nurseries and layering nurseries. The types of nurseries are well explained below.… Read More »TYPES OF NURSERIES – VEGETABLE, TREE, GRAFTING
Post Views: 123 Introduction Planting materials are either planted directly in a seedbed or indirectly through a nursery bed. A seedbed is a piece of land which could be small… Read More »BEST NURSERY PRACTICES
Post Views: 107 Seed rate is the amount of seeds to be planted in a given unit area governed by ultimate crop stand which is desired. The objective of correct… Read More »SEED RATE – WELL EXPLAINED
Post Views: 138 It is the distance of plants between and within the rows. Correct spacing for each crop has been established as shown in table below. Crop Maize (Kitale)… Read More »CROP SPACING – WELL DETAILED
Post Views: 139 INTRODUCTION Time of planting or sowing is influenced by the type of crop to be planted and the environmental conditions of the area. Factors to consider in… Read More »TIME OF PLANTING – WELL EXPLAINED
Post Views: 211 After the planting materials are selected they are prepared in different ways before they are planted. Some of the methods used to prepare planting materials include the… Read More »PREPARATION OF PLANTING MATERIALS
Post Views: 124 Introduction When selecting materials for planting the following factors must be considered: Suitability to the ecological conditions The selected planting materials should be well adapted to the… Read More »SELECTION OF PLANTING MATERIALS
Post Views: 214 Introduction Temperature: for the cuttings to produce roots warm temperatures are required around the root zone while cool temperatures are important for the aerial part of the cuttings.… Read More »FACTORS AFFECTING ROOTING OF CUTTINGS
Post Views: 170 VEGETATIVE MATERIALS – ADVANTAGES, DISADVANTAGES AND PLANT PARTS These are plant parts which have the ability to produce roots, they grow and develop in to new plants.… Read More »VEGETATIVE MATERIALS