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Affected stem Most farmers incur losses in vegetable farming as a result of black rot disease. In most circumstances, they use wrong controlling measures because of the paucity of information on black rot disease. For these reasons, farmers need to know how to identify and control black rot on their cruciferous vegetables.     What is black rot? Black rot is known by different names such as stump rot, blight, stem rot, black vein, and black stem. It is a bacterial disease, which is caused by Xanthomonas campestris pv. campestris . The bacterium affects cruciferous crops. Cruciferous crops belong to Brassicaceae or Cruciferae family. This family contains vegetables such as kales, cabbages, spinach, Brussel sprouts, garden cress, cauliflower, broccoli, bok choy, and other leafy vegetables. Even though black rot attacks all cruciferous vegetables, it rarely affects kales and radish.  Affected leaf The life cycle of campestris The bacterium occurs in th...

A farmer in soil sampling process  Defining the pH of the soil is crucial for a profitable farming. Soil pH helps farmers to know the types of fertilizers and other chemicals they should use in their farms. Furthermore, it assists them in deciding on the best crops that can grow well in their farms. Sadly, most farmers do not determine soil pH before they plant. Failure to carry out a soil pH test before planting always results in poor farm production. But why many farmers are not interested in conducting a soil pH test? The answers to this question hinge on the inadequate information on the soil pH testing and unavailability of soil pH testing kits. As a result of these answers, farmers should equip themselves with the right information to uncover th e obscured facts on soil pH testing. Testing soil pH is not demanding. Any farmer can perform it using readily available materials. This article illustrates how to test soil pH using cheap materials. It entails the brief desc...

Rainbrow Rooster chicks Equipping yourself with the right information before venturing into any activity is necessary. The paucity of the appropriate information for an activity always leads people to lose focus, time and money.   Due diligence will assist you in making your ultimate decision in any venture. As Kamerion Wimbley once said, “I spend a lot of my downtime studying different businesses and learning a lot from entrepreneurs when I’m not playing football. They help me to evaluate different ventures to see if they’ll work. I was aggressive with my initial investment, trying to hit a home-run each time. But now, I’m stepping back and being more patient, giving them due diligence.”  So, choosing the right birds for rearing in Kenya is not an exceptional case. You have to do your research. If a farmer A succeeds in rearing a particular type of chicken does not mean that you too will succeed. However, it depends on the passion and the factual infor...