In recent times, agricultural production systems have become increasingly more intensive and susceptible to adverse effects of climatic variability and changes in local, regional and global markets. In addition, the local, regional and global food situation is grim due to increased demand and the increasing use of staple food crops as alternative energy sources.
Three members of staff from the Dept of LARMAT, the University of Nairobi on 9th September 2019 participated in INMS FGD meeting. It was held at ICIPE Duduville Campus - International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) conference room. These were Dr S.M.Murethi, Mr Joseph Ndutu and Mr Stephen K Tirop. Aim of the meeting was to strategize “towards the establishment of international nitrogen management”
Harvest maturity significantly affects the overall quality and shelf life of fruits such as mangoes. Subjective indices often used by producers are unreliable and cannot be used to accurately predict the right maturity for the target market or use. The objective of this study was to determine maturity indices of ‘Tommy Atkins’, ‘Vandyke’ and ‘Kent’ mango varieties produced in a medium-altitude agro-ecological zone, Embu County of Kenya.
