G. J. Kiptoo

Evaluation of French Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) Varieties for Resistance to Anthracnose

G. J. Kiptoo, E. E. Arunga & S. K. Kimno · Journal of Experimental Agriculture International · 2018

French bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) is a very important protein component of the diets of the majority of the population globally and in Kenya. It is a major vegetable export crop (48%) and income earner to the smallholder farmers who constitute more than 80% of producers in Keny...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/JEAI/2018/26326

Evaluation of Common Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) Varieties for Resistance to Bean Stem Maggot (Ophiomyia spp.) in Kenya

G. J. Kiptoo, M. Kinyua, O. Kiplagat, F. M. E. Wanjala, J. J. Kiptoo, J. J. Cheboi, S. K. Kimno, G. Rotich & J. K. Ngurwe · Journal of Experimental Agriculture International · 2016

Common bean is the most important pulse crop in Kenya, though small scale farmers involved in its farming have limited access to quality seeds resistant to pests such as bean stem maggot, thereby limiting its production from potential yield production of 2000 kg ha-1 to less than...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AJEA/2016/24915