Genetic studies of quantitative and quality traits in rice under low and high soil nitrogen and phosphorous conditions, and a survey of farmer preferences for varieties.

Rice is an important crop ranking third after maize and wheat in Kenya. Its demand is growing at 12% per annum, while production has stagnated for quite a number of years. This situation has lead to consumption outstripping production by about 84%. There is therefore an urgent need to step up domest...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Munji, Kimani John.
Other Authors: Tongoona, Pangirayi.
Language:en_ZA
Published: 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10413/8145