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The Best Cleansing Bio Fertilizer
23 April2023
The impact of anthracnose and sucking pests on fruits and plants is catastrophic, lowering agricultural market value.
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Nematodes In Potatoes
20 August 2023
Potato cyst nematodes are worm-like microscopic pests. They feed on potato roots and other plants in the Solanaceae family.
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Why Its Safe To Use Pesticides On Your Crops
8 June 2023
Pesticides help farmers grow more food on less land by protecting crops from devastating weeds, pests and diseases.
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Top 5 Pests & Diseases In Tomatoes
August 28, 2023
By Maryann Gathiuni | Author
1. EARLY AND LATE BLIGHT
Tomato blight is a disease that causes rotting of the foliage and fruit of tomatoes. It is most common in warm (early blight) and wet conditions (late blight).
2. SUCKING PESTS
Tomato leaves, flowers, and fruit are consumed by sucking bugs. Feeding can cause leaf deformation and decreased fruit set.
3. BLOSSOM END ROT
The lack of calcium in the fruits causes blossom end rot. Calcium deficit lowers cell membrane permeability, resulting in cell swelling, leakage, and membrane structure breakdown.
4. FUSARIUM WILT
Fusarium wilt is one of the most serious tomato diseases in Kenya. Fusarium wilt in tomatoes is caused by a soil-borne fungus that can live continually without a host.
5. TUTA ABSOLUTA / TUTA MOTH
Tuta absoluta is an extremely damaging insect pest of tomato plants and fruit that has also been observed to infest other Solanaceae plants.
Herbal Stimulant "Muguka"
2 March 2023
More small scale farmers in central Kenya have switched from growing food crops to planting and harvesting an herbal stimulant known locally as "Muguka"
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The Fall Army-worm Menace
15 March 2023
The major challenge in maize farming is pests especially the fall army-worm which is contained by spraying the appropriate pesticides (EMMARON 30SC).
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The Worst Invasion Of Desert Locusts In Kenya
20 Jan 2020
The Horn of Africa has been hit by the worst invasion of desert locusts in 25 years, the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said Friday.
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