Efficient nitrogen (N) management is critical for optimizing rice productivity, especially in nutrient-deficient soils of sub-Saharan Africa. A split-plot design with three replications was used, with rice variety as the main plot and nitrogen rate as the subplot. This study eval...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2025/v37i95692
Background: A member of the Poaceae family, rice is utilised both for grain consumption and as forage or biomass for energy. It is one of the world’s most important cereal crops, serving as a staple food for over half of the global population. Aims: Identify high-yielding, stress...
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Research Article10.9734/jaeri/2025/v26i5698
Rice (Oryza sativa L.), is an important cereal crop grown within central, western and coast region of Kenya. Despite annual rice consumption being higher than maize (Kenya’s staple food), the country is unable to meet an annual demand of 0.55 million tons and depends on imports t...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2021/v33i130406