Browsing by Author "Verhagen, J."
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The challenges of rehabilitating denuded patches of a semi-arid environment in Kenya
Nyariki, Dickson M.; Mganga, K.Z.; Nyangito, M.M.; Musimba, N.K.R.; Mwangombe, A.W.; Ekaya, W.N.; Muiru, W.M.; Daniele, C.; Francis, J.; von Kaufmann, R.; Verhagen, J. (2010)Land degradation is a major problem in the semi-arid environments of Sub-Saharan Africa. Fighting land degradation is essential to ensure the sustainable and long-term productivity of the habited semiarid lands. In Kenya, ... -
Dry matter yields and hydrological properties of three perennial grasses of a semi-arid environment in east Africa
Nyariki, Dickson M.; Mganga, K. Z.; Musimba, N. K. R.; Nyangito, M. M.; Mwang'ombe, A.W.; Ekaya, W. N.; Clavel, D.; Francis, J.; Kaufmann, R. von; Verhagen, J.; Muiru, W. M. (2010)Enteropogon macrostachyus (Bush rye), Cenchrus ciliaris L. (African foxtail grass) and Eragrostis superba Peyr (Maasai love grass) are important perennial rangeland grasses in Kenya. They provide an important source of ... -
Grass reseeding technology as a means of rehabilitating degraded lands and improving livelihoods of agro-pastoral communities in semi-arid Kenya
Nyariki, Dickson M.; Mganga, K.Z.; Musimba, N. K. R.; Nyangito, M. M.; Mwang’ombe, A. W.; Ekaya, W. N.; Muiru, W. M.; Clavel, D.; Francis, J.; Von Kaufmann, R.; Verhagen, J. (2011)Land degradation is a major problem in the semi-arid environments of Sub-Saharan Africa. Fighting land degradation is essential to ensure the sustainable and long-term productivity of the inhabited semi-arid lands. Cenchrus ...