List price   € 123   Buy this book   This title is available in ActaHort USB-drive or e-Acta format - not available in print Conveners   E.A. Mukisira, L.A. Wasilwa  Editors   J. Wesonga, R. Kahane  Publication date   31 October 2011  ISBN   978-90-66055-24-7  ISSN   0567-7572 (print)   2406-6168 (electronic)  Number of articles   67  Volumes   1  Place   Nairobi, Kenya  Online articles: CONTRIBUTION OF HORTICULTURE TO FOOD SECURITY IN KENYA (J. Irungu) HORTICULTURE IS A KEY ISSUE FOR AFRICA (J. Ganry, R. Kahane) LESSONS FROM THE FIRST ALL AFRICA HORTICULTURE CONGRESS (R. Kahane, W. Kariuki) PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS IN KENYA¿S HORTICULTURE WITH REFERENCE TO THE NATIONAL TASKFORCE ON HORTICULTURE (J.N. Kigamwa, J.C. Kedera) OPPORTUNITIES FOR HORTICULTURAL RESEARCH AND PRODUCTION (J. Van Assche) INTERNATIONAL TRADE OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES FOR SMALL SCALE HORTICULTURAL PRODUCTION SYSTEMS (A. Serem) DYNAMICS OF HORTICULTURAL EXPORT TO EUROPEAN UNION MARKET: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA (A. Barno, B. Ondanje, J. Ngwiri) EPHIS EXPERIENCE WITH MARKET ACCESS AND COMPLIANCE WITH OFFICIAL STANDARDS (W. Otieno) LIFESTYLE HORTICULTURE FOR QUALITY LIFE IN AFRICA (W. Kariuki, J. Ondieki, J.B.M. Njoroge) AVRDC - THE WORLD VEGETABLE CENTER TOMATO BREEDING IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA: LESSONS FROM THE PAST, PRESENT WORK, AND FUTURE PROSPECTS (F. Fufa, P. Hanson, S. Dagnoko, M. Dhaliwal) ASSESSMENT OF CRITICAL PERIOD OF WEED INTERFERENCE IN OKRA (ABELMOSCHUS ESCULENTUS L. MOENCH) FIELD IN IBADAN, A RAINFOREST-SAVANNA TRANSITION ECO-ZONE OF NIGERIA (R.O. Awodoyin, O.S. Olubode) EFFECT OF SOIL MOISTURE STRESS ON THE EMERGENCE, ESTABLISHMENT AND PRODUCTIVITY OF AMARANTHUS (AMARANTHUS CRUENTUS L.) (O.D. Ojo, A.O. Olufolaji) STRATEGIES FOR MINIMISING HEALTH RISKS OF WASTEWATER FOR POOR FARMERS IN THE URBAN ENVIRONMENT (A.-H. Abubakari, R. Husseini, P.E. Addi) RESIDUAL EFFECTS OF PHOSPHORUS SOURCES IN GRAIN AMARANTH (AMARANTHUS CRUENTUS L.) PRODUCTION (O.D. Ojo, M.O. Akoroda, E.A. Akinrinde) USE OF TITHONIA DIVERSIFOLIA AND COMPOST AS SOIL AMENDMENTS FOR GROWTH AND YIELD OF CELOSIA ARGENTEA (A.O. Shokalu, A.O. Ojo, D.T. E.-Adewoyin, H.A. Akintoye, A.A. Idowu) EFFECT OF NITROGEN ON YIELD AND YIELD COMPONENTS OF SWEET CORN IN SAVANNA REGIONS OF NIGERIA (H.A. Akintoye, A.A. Kintomo) HORTICULTURAL PEST MANAGEMENT AND THE AFRICAN ECONOMY: SUCCESSES, CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES IN A CHANGING GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT (S. Ekesi, A. Chabi-Olaye, S. Subramanian , C. Borgemeister) CULTURAL METHODS FOR MANAGING NEMATODES ON VEGETABLES AND ORNAMENTALS (B.B. Westerdahl) PARTICIPATORY CULTIVAR EVALUATION, SELECTION, AND RELEASE OF LATE BLIGHT RESISTANT TOMATO CULTIVARS IN TANZANIA (C.O. Ojiewo, I.S. Swai, M.O. Oluoch, D. Silué, R. Nono-Womdim, P. Hanson, L. Black, T.C. Wang) MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES FOR FUNGAL DISEASES IN PASSION FRUIT PRODUCTION SYSTEMS IN KENYA (R.L. Amata, M.J. Otipa, M. Waiganjo, L.A. Wasilwa, J. Kinoti, S. Kyamanywa, M. Erbaugh) MANAGEMENT OF ALIEN INVASIVE INSECT PEST SPECIES AND DISEASES OF FRUITS AND VEGETABLES: EXPERIENCES FROM EAST AFRICA (B. Nyambo, S. Sevgan, A. Chabi-Olaye, S. Ekesi) SCREENING CITRUS ROOTSTOCK/SCION COMBINATIONS FOR TOLERANCE TO MAJOR PESTS AND DISEASES IN NORTH RIFT KENYA (M. Mulaa, A. Cherunya, J. Wanyama, A. Mugita) ASSESSMENT OF APHID ECOLOGY IN VEGETABLE SYSTEMS AND POTENTIAL FOR BIOLOGICAL CONTROL AGENTS (S. May-Guri, I. Godonou, S. Leclercq, G.T. Yoto, B. James) EFFICACY OF PLANT GROWTH PROMOTING RHIZOBACTERIA FOR CONTROL OF BACTERIAL WILT OF TOMATO IN SOUTHWESTERN NIGERIA (O.S. Adebayo , E.A. Adesegun, J.W. Kloepper , H.Y. Fadamiro) SCREENHOUSE TRANSMISSION OF BEAUVERIA BASSIANA FROM INFECTED TO NON-INFECTED ADULTS OF BANANA WEEVIL (C.A. Omukoko, J.M. Wesonga, E.M. Kahangi, L.S. Wamocho, K.N. Maniania) EFFECT OF SOIL MANAGEMENT AND TRICHODERMA ASPERELLUM ON SEVERITY OF PASSIONFRUIT WILT DISEASE (M.D. Thuranira, L.A. Wasilwa, V.N. Matiru) INDUCTION OF RESISTANCE IN PLANTS: A NOVEL STRATEGY TO CONTROL DISEASES IN AFRICAN HORTICULTURE? (C. Monot, E. Pajot, N. Aveline, D. Penguilly, J. Guerrand, D. Le Corre, D. Silué) HORTICULTURE IN KENYA: MILESTONES (J. Kibe) CHALLENGES IN COMPLIANCE WITH OFFICIAL STANDARDS AND IMPLICATIONS IN MARKET ACCESS: CASE OF KENYA'S HORTICULTURAL PRODUCE (W. Otieno, J.N. Kigamwa) THE FRUIT FARMERS' CHALLENGES AND THE GLOBALGAP NORMS REQUIREMENTS. TOAMASINA, MADAGASCAR (R. Ramananarivo, S. Ramananarivo, A.O. Mahafeno, H. Imbiky, L.J. Raharijaona) GOLD MINE IN INDIGENOUS VEGETABLES: THE CASE OF FLUTED PUMPKIN (TELFAIRIA OCCIDENTALIS HOOK. F.) FOR ECONOMIC GROWTH (N.I. Odiaka, E.C. Odiaka) PIGEONPEA REDUCES POVERTY: EVIDENCE FROM MALAWI (F. Simtowe) RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH URBAN WASTEWATER IRRIGATION AND PRODUCTION OF TRADITIONAL AFRICAN VEGETABLE (TAVS) SEEDS IN NAIROBI, KENYA (M. Njenga, N. Karanja, J. Magoiya) EMPOWERING RURAL COMMUNITIES TO ENHANCE NUTRITION AND INCOME SECURITY THROUGH VALUE ADDITION OF SUNFLOWER (E.S. Njeru, P.N. Mbogo, M.M. Wanjala, E.M. Nyakundi) GARDENS FOR HEALTH: DEVELOPMENT OF A MODEL DIABETES INTERVENTION PROJECT AMONG AN INDIGENOUS TRIBE IN NORTHWEST NEW MEXICO (K. Lombard, S.C. Forster-Cox, K. Huttlinger, D. Smeal, S.A.A. Beresford, M. O'Neill) EFFECT OF POTASSIUM PRIMING ON PAPAYA (CARICA PAPAYA 'KAMIYA') SEED GERMINATION AND SEEDLING GROWTH (D.O. Owino, G. Ouma) CHALLENGES FACING PASSION FRUIT SMALLHOLDER FARMERS IN NORTH RIFT REGION OF KENYA (M.J. Otipa, R.L. Amata, M. Waiganjo, J.G. Mureithi, L.A. Wasilwa, E.M. Ateka, E. Mamati, D. Miano, J. Kinoti, S. Kyamanywa, M. Erbaugh, S. Miller) INTRA-SPECIFIC HYBRIDIZATION IN CULTIVATED PAPAYA (CARICA PAPAYA L.) GENOTYPES (D.O. Ibitoye, P.E. Akin-Idowu, J.A. Alo, C.O. Arile , T. Iyama) IMPROVEMENT OF CELLULAR SALT TOLERANCE OF 'TROYER' CITRANGE IN VITRO (H.E.I. Yacoubi, A. Rochdi) SEASONAL TRENDS OF SPECIFIC PHENOLS IN 'HASS' AVOCADO TISSUES (S.Z. Tesfay, I. Bertling, J.P. Bower) INDIGENOUS FRUIT TREES IN HOMEGARDENS OF THE NUBA MOUNTAINS, CENTRAL SUDAN: TREE DIVERSITY AND POTENTIAL FOR IMPROVING THE NUTRITION AND INCOME OF RURAL COMMUNITIES (S. Goenster, M. Wiehle, K. Kehlenbeck, R. Jamnadass, J. Gebauer, A. Buerkert) MYCORRHIZA AND TISSUE-CULTURE BANANA PRODUCTION (R.M. Mwashasha, E.M. Kahangi, J.M. Jefwa, B. Vanlauwe) EFFECT OF WATER DEFICIT ON THE GROWTH, GAS EXCHANGE AND CHLOROPHYLL CONTENT OF MANGO (MANGIFERA INDICA) ROOTSTOCK SEEDLINGS (E. Luvaha, G.W. Netondo, G. Ouma) MORPHOLOGICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF KENYAN PAPAYA GERMPLASM (CARICA PAPAYA L.) (G.O. Asudi, F.K. Ombwara, F.K. Rimberia, A.B. Nyende, E.M. Ateka, L.S. Wamocho, D. Shitanda, A. Onyango) GROWTH CHARACTERIZATION OF LOCAL AND EXOTIC TISSUE CULTURE BANANA IN THIKA, CENTRAL KENYA (J. Njuguna, D. Gitau, M. Karuoya, W. Ndiritu, V. Ndungu) CHEMICAL THINNING OF MORULA (SCLEROCARYA BIRREA SUBSPECIES CAFFRA) FRUIT USING BENZYLADENINE (O.G. Moatshe, V.E. Emongor, O. Oagile) EFFECT OF METHYL JASMONATE AND SALICYLIC ACID ON CHILLING INJURY OF 'EUREKA' LEMONS (X.I. Siboza, J.P. Bower, I. Bertling) AN ASSESSMENT OF THE PHENOLIC CONTENT, COMPOSITION AND ANTIOXIDANT CAPACITY OF BIDENS PILOSA, CLEOME GYNANDRA, CORCHORUS OLITORIUS, GALINSOGA PARVIFLORA AND AMARANTHUS HYBRIDUS (B. Chipurura, M. Muchuweti, W. Parawira, A. Kasiyamhuru) EFFECT OF CAPACITY BUILDING ON PRODUCTION OF SAFE AND PROFITABLE LEAFY VEGETABLES AMONG FARMERS IN IBADAN CITY OF NIGERIA (L.O. Olajide-Taiwo, O. Cofie, O.M.O. Odeleye, F.B. Olajide-Taiwo, Y. Olufunmi, O.S. Adebayo, O.O. Alabi) EFFECT OF ENVIRONMENT, INTERCROPPING SYSTEMS AND HARVEST INTERVALS ON PROTEIN AND β-CAROTENE CONTENTS OF LEAF AMARANTH (M.N. Ng'ang'a, R.M. Muasya, E. Omami, O. Ohiokpehai ) PHYSICOCHEMICAL AND FUNCTIONAL PROPERTIES OF SEEDS OF THREE LOCAL COWPEA (VIGNA UNGUILATA L. WALP) CULTIVARS IN GHANA (F. Appiah, P. Kumah, A.T. Sebe, J.Y. Asibuo) POTENTIAL ROLE OF INDIGENOUS VEGETABLE PRODUCTION IN HOUSEHOLD FOOD SECURITY: A CASE STUDY IN THE LIMPOPO PROVINCE OF SOUTH AFRICA (V.I. Ayodele, M.B. Makaleka, P. Chaminuka, L.M. Nchabeleng) PRELIMINARY PERFORMANCE OF TOMATO BREEDING LINES FOR YIELD, FRUIT QUALITY, AND RESISTANCE TO TOMATO YELLOW LEAF CURL DISEASE (S. Dagnoko, P. Hanson, F. Fufa, I.A. Kollo) SUBSTRATE EFFECTS OF GRAIN SPAWN PRODUCTION ON MYCELIUM GROWTH OF OYSTER MUSHROOM (J.M. Mbogoh, V.E. Anjichi, F. Rotich, N.K. Ahoya) SURVEY OF SPICES PRODUCTION IN NIGERIA (O.S. Adebayo, B.A. Adelaja, C.A. Akinpelu, T.A. Fariyike, L.O. Olajide Taiwo) AFRICAN INDIGENOUS VEGETABLES AND FARMER-PREFERENCES IN CENTRAL KENYA (G.W. Mbugua, L. Gitonga, B. Ndungu, E. Gatambia, L. Manyeki , J. Karoga) PARTICIPATORY SELECTION OF SWEET POTATO (IPOMOEA BATATAS (L.) LAM.) CULTIVARS USING MOTHER AND BABY TRIAL IN WESTERN KENYA (G.O. Odhiambo, J.K. Kwach, S.T. Gichuki, M.M. Dida) MORINGA (MORINGA OLEIFERA LAM.): A REVIEW (V.E. Emongor) INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT IN ETHIOPIAN ROSE HORTICULTURE (A. Elings, E. den Belder, Y. Yilma, M. Dawd, F. Lemessa) FARMER PRODUCTION PRACTICES AMONG SMALL-SCALE FLOWER ENTERPRISES IN CENTRAL KENYA (A.O. Watako, C.N. Mundia, P.O. Odhiambo) THE EFFECT OF FLOWER AND BOLL THINNING ON QUALITY PARAMETERS OF CUT MOBYDICK (GOMPHOCARPUS PHYSOCARPUS) FLOWERS (A.O. Watako, C.N. Mundia) THE EFFECT OF STORAGE TEMPERATURE FLUCTUATIONS ON THE POST-HARVEST PERFORMANCE OF ROSA HYBRID L. 'DUETT' (S. Tshwenyane , C. Bishop) CHARACTERISING CHANGES IN URBAN LANDSCAPE OF NAIROBI CITY, KENYA (J.B.M. Njoroge, K. Nda'Nganga, K. Wariara, M.G. Maina) EFFECT OF RIPENING ON EATING QUALITY OF 'KEITT' MANGO CHIPS (F. Appiah, P. Kumah, I. Idun , J.R. Lawson) IMPORTANCE OF COLD CHAIN MAINTENANCE AND STORAGE TEMPERATURE TO AVOCADO RIPENING AND QUALITY (R.J. Blakey, J.P. Bower , I. Bertling) EFFECT OF POSTHARVEST SILICON APPLICATION ON 'HASS' AVOCADO FRUIT PHYSIOLOGY (K. Kaluwa, I. Bertling , J.P. Bower) EFFECT OF LIGHT AND PACKAGING ON SHELF-LIFE OF FRESH-CUT SWEET BASIL (OCIMUM BASILICUM) AND ROSEMARY (ROSMARINUS OFFICINALIS) (R.J. Anderson, J.P. Bower, I. Bertling)