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Cassava Starch As An Alternative Low Cost Gelling Agent For Slow Growth In Vitro Conservation Of Potato
(2011)
Lack of cost-effective protocols has hampered wide-scale application of slow growth in vitro
conservation of potato. Therefore, the potential of cassava starch as an alternative low cost
gelling agent for potato in vitro ...
Effect Of Supplemental Irrigation On Growth, Yields And Water Use Efficiency Of Tomato (solanum Lycopersicum) And Onion (alliumCepa) In Kibwezi District, Eastern Kenya
(2011)
Field trials were conducted in Kibwezi District to examine the effect of supplemental drip
irrigation on growth, yields and water use efficiency (WUE) of tomato (Solanum lycopersicum)
and onion (Allium cepa). The specific ...
Rain Water Harvesting For Improved Livestock Production Under Climatic Variability And Change In Kajiado, Kenya
(2011)
One way of improving livestock health and productivity under the challenges of climatic
variability and change is addressed through water harvesting technologies. A study was
conducted to determine the water harvesting ...
Analysis Of Secondary Land Rights For Adaptation In Climate Driven Agropastoral Systems Of South Eastern Kenya
(2011)
Land fragmentation and privatization in pastoral systems in Africa has limited the application of
traditional adaptive livelihood strategies, particularly pastoral livestock mobility. This has
increased vulnerability of ...
Genetic Divergence In Jatropha Curcas, A Biofuel Feedstock In Kenya
(2011)
The objectives of this research were to estimate the genetic divergence among genotypes of
Jatropha curcas L based on phenotypic traits; to determine the relative importance of the
distinguishing traits of genotypes and ...
Performance Of Farmer-preferred Maize Varieties Intercropped With Beans In Semi-arid Kenya
(2011)
Recurrent droughts have resulted to increased maize crop failures and food insecurity especially
in semi-arid regions of Kenya. To cope, farmers are advised to adopt drought tolerant maize
varieties and maize-legume ...
XML based user driven web forms
(University of Nairobi, 2011)
The world wide web(WWW) has emerged as the platform of choice for the dissemination of
knowledge and information on a global scale. It is also the means of collating data and
information from disparate sources for storage, ...
An Analysis Of Sequential Sampling Strategy In Pest Control Based On Negative Binomial Distribution
(University of Nairobi, 2011)
In this paper, we analyse sequential sampling strategy based on the negative binomial distribution in the context of chemical pest control with reference to environmental pollution and food security. Type I error means not ...
Diagnosis of oral and cutaneous Kaposi’s sarcoma in Africa: Challenges involving histology and molecular detection
(University of Nairobi, 2011)
European football worlds and youth identifications in Kenya
(2011)
This article examines the various ways in which the phenomenon of English football, beamed across the world via satellite television, provides a canvas upon which many Kenyan youth can confront their lived experiences and ...