Influence of Farmer-Driven Composting Technology on Below and Above Ground Biology of Common Bean in Western Kenya

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dc.contributor.authorPamela, Mwikali M.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2019-12-06T09:18:21Z
dc.date.available2019-12-06T09:18:21Z
dc.date.issued2018-07
dc.description.abstractComposts are rich in nutrients especially carbon, nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium. These nutrients enhance the colonization of plants by beneficial endophytic and rhizosphere microbes. Therefore, a field experiment was conducted on MMUST farm to determine the effect of farmer-produced composts soil biota and above ground pests on bean plant within Western Kenya. five farmer-produced composts with varying plant and animal waste ingredients (FPC1, FPC2, FPC3, FPC4, FPC5), DAP fertilizer and controls. Each of the resulting 14 treatment combinations comprised of twin plots (3 m × 2 m) for the two bean varieties, each having n = 40 plants per variety, spaced at 50 cm × 15 cm, replicated in 3 blocks (24 m × 14 m) in a randomized block design. Rhizobium root nodules, rhizosphere fungal and bacterial populations (CFU 10-g of soil) where higher in the compost-treatments than in DAP, while soil nematode populations were low. Therefore, the present study concluded that farmer-produced composts in Western Kenya improve below and above ground of common bean.en_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Biological Sciences, Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology, Kenya.en_US
dc.identifier.citationPamela Mwikali M.. Influence of Farmer-Driven Composting Technology on Below and Above Ground Biology of Common Bean in Western Kenya. Annual Research & Review in Biology. 2018 Jul; 27(5): 1-8en_US
dc.identifier.issn2347-565X
dc.identifier.placeIndiaen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/187889
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherScience Domain Internationalen_US
dc.relation.issuenumber5en_US
dc.relation.volume27en_US
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.9734/ARRB/2018/42629en_US
dc.subjectComposten_US
dc.subjectcommon beanen_US
dc.subjectbiology and Western Kenyaen_US
dc.titleInfluence of Farmer-Driven Composting Technology on Below and Above Ground Biology of Common Bean in Western Kenyaen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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