Browsing Theses and Dissertations by Subject "Disease"
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Assessment of bean (Phaseolus Vulgaris k.) cv-rosecodo glp-2 seed for infection/contamination by Macrophomina phaseoloina and its implication on disease incidence and severity
(Department of Plant Science and Crop Protection, University of Nairobi, 2000)Charcoal rot, caused by Macrophomna phaseolina has been reported to be a major constraint to bean production in Eastern parts of Kenya. Studies were carried out on M. phaseolina to determine factors influencing mycelial ... -
Characterization of hydatid cyst antigens by crossed immunoelectrophoresis and its implications for the serodiagnosis of hydatid disease in livestock
(Department of Veterinary Pathology, Microbiology and Parasitology, University of Nairobi, 1985)Kydatidosis is a disease of major worldwide public health importance and with considerable economic consequences for the livestock industry. It shows a variable geographic distribution but reaches its highest levels in ... -
Identification, pathogenicity and disease progress of fungi associated with water hyacinth Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.) Solms in Kenya.
(Department of Plant Science and Crop Protection, University of Nairobi, 1999)A survey of plant pathogenic fungi associated with naturally infected water hyacinth tEichhornia crassipesi was conducted at 'Lake Victoria, Lake Naivasha and Nairobi dam in Kenya. Twenty fungal isolates belonging to ... -
Incidence, clinical presentation, management and outcome of gall bladder cancer as seen at Kenyatta National Hospital (1988-2000)
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2002)This was a retrospective study of patients with histologically confirmed diagnosis of gallbladder cancer seen and managed at Kenyatta National Hospital during the period 1 sl January 1988 to 31 sl December 2000. A total ... -
Reaction of ipomoea batatas (l) lam lines to alternaria leaf and stem blight and effects of soil ph on disease severity
(Department of Plant Science and Crop Protection, University of Nairobi, 2000)This study was carried out to determine the causal agent of blight disease on leaf petiole and stem of sweetpotato in different agro-ecological zones in Kenya, investigate its optimal in-vitro growth and sporulation ...