Maize

About Maize or corn ( Zea mays ), is a large grain plant that is divided in different types including: pod corn, sweet corn, flour corn and baby corn. [...] Maize is adaptable to a whole range of climate conditions and is the single most extensively grown crop in Kenya. It is also the country's main staple [...] food and is cultivated by both small and largeholders. Every part of the maize plant has economic value: the grain, leaves, stalk, tassel, and cob can all

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Barley

most important cereal corps grown in the world, next to wheat, rice and maize. Barley (Hordeum vulgare) is a member of the grass family and a self pollinating

Fall Armyworm

than 100 plant species causing major damage to cultivated grasses, such as maize, rice, sorghum and sugarcane, as well as other crops, including cabbage, [...] on the crop, the stage of crop development, and the age of the larvae. On maize, young larvae usually feed on leaves, creating a characteristic windowing

Potato

terms of volume, potato is the fourth-largest food crop in the world, after maize, wheat and rice. Potato plants grow up to some 60 cm tall. Its leaves die

Cotton leafworm

holes they have produced. On tobacco, the stem base is often destroyed. On maize, the cotton leafworm ( Spodoptera littoralis ) also attacks the young grains