Browsing School of Agriculture and Food Science by Author "Masinde, Peter Wafula"

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    • Floral Genetics of African Nightshade (Solanum section Solanum) 

      Ojiewo, Christopher Ochieng; Murakami, Kenji; Masinde, Peter Wafula; Agong', Stephen G. (International Journal of Plant Developmental Biology, 2007)
      Solanum section Solanum, centering on the species commonly known as African nightshade, and botanically known as the “Solanum nigrum complex” is composed of a large number of morphogenetically distinct taxa, with certain ...

    • Mutation Breeding of African Nightshade ( Solanum section Solanum ) 

      Ojiewo, Christopher Ochieng; Murakami, Kenji; Masinde, Peter Wafula; Agong', Stephen G. (Global Science Books, 2007-04-12)
      African nightshades ( Solanum nigrum- related species) are some of the most widely consumed traditional leafy herbs and vegetables, particularly in Africa and South-East Asia. The leaves contain high levels of ...

    • Response of leaf yield and nutritive value of african nightshade (solanum villosum) genotypes to nitrogen application 

      Masinde, Peter Wafula; Onyango, Christine A; Onyango, Mary O Abukutsa; Wesonga, John Mwibanda; Ojiewo, Christopher Ochieng; Agong', Stephen G. (African Journal of Horticultural Science, 2010)
      The wild-type Solanumu villosum is an important leafy vegetable in Kenya, which however is low-yielding mainly due to the early flowering and prolific fruiting. Two new genotypes of S. villosum, T-5 and octoploid with ...

    • Scaling up production of traditional green leafy vegetables in Kenya: Perspectives on water and nitrogen management 

      Masinde, Peter Wafula; Ojiewo, Christopher Ochieng; Murakami, Kenji (Global Science Books, 2007)
      Traditional green leafy vegetables are promising alternative vegetable crops consumed in Kenya and other African countries. The crops whose consumption is on the increase include vegetable amaranth (Amaranthus spp.), African ...