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KALRO Conducting Trials On New Genetically Improved Passion Fruit

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The Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Organization (KALRO) is conducting trials on new genetically improved passion fruit planting material that is resistant to Fusarium wilt, brown spot, passion fruit woodiness virus complex, phytophthora root rot and nematodes. According to Joseph Ndung’u, a plant biochemist at KALRO, though the global demand for the fruit by consumers and […]

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KALRO to train Macadamia and passion fruit farmers

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The Kenya Livestock Research Organization (KALRO) and the European Union (EU) funded Market Access Upgrade Programme (MARKUP) have embarked on promoting new farming technologies for breeding multiple disease free and high yielding macadamia and passion fruit planting material in a bid to enhance quality and safety standards for export market. Antony Nyaga a Phytologist at KALRO’s Macadamia Center, noted that […]

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