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Impact of agmark's program of strengthening agrodealers on sales of farm inputs in Kenya
(Faculty of Agriculture, University of Nairobi, 2011-09)
The Agricultural Sector Development Strategy of the Ministry of Agriculture
in Kenya and the Comprehensive Africa Agricultural Development Program
(CAADP) identified the pillar of access to farm inputs and output markets ...
Effect of nutrition on infectivity of the nematophagous the fungus pochonia chlamydosporia on nematode eggs
(Faculty of Agriculture, University of Nairobi, 2011-09)
Effective establishment of microbes applied to soil often requires addition of
an exogenous nutrient source to overcome competition from the resident
microflora. However, readily-available nutrients may compromise ...
A paradigm shift in curricula development processes in public universities: Towards a responsive and participatory multistakeholder approach
(Faculty of Agriculture, University of Nairobi, 2011-09)
The mandate of public universities is teaching, research and outreach. To fulfil this
mandate, it is incumbent upon the universities to develop and deliver curricula that are
current, relevant and responsive to the needs ...
Determinants of households' participation in NGO-supported agroforestry activities in Kakamega forest, Kenya
(Faculty of Agriculture, University of Nairobi, 2011-09)
Kakamega Forest, the only remaining rainforest in Kenya and the furthest
eastern remnant of the Guinea-Congolean belt, has declined by 20% in the last
30 years due to population pressure and encroachment. This has led ...
Assessment of the effect of feeding prosopis pod flour based rations to layer chickens on laying and egg quality
(Faculty of Agriculture, University of Nairobi, 2011-09)
To assess utilization of prosopis based diets in layer chickens, four iso-caloric
iso-nitrogenous layer rations were formulated in accordance with KEBS
standards, and fed to groups of six layers replicated three times. ...
An assessment of livestock productivity in the Nile basin countries: a malmquist approach
(Faculty of Agriculture, University of Nairobi, 2011-09)
As the global demand for livestock products continues to rise, questions arise
as to whether the productivity of the existing stock will match the growing
demand. Although the Nile basin countries hold the single largest ...
Variation in susceptibility of wheat parts to major fusarium head blight pathogens
(Faculty of Agriculture, University of Nairobi, 2011-09)
Fusarium head blight (FHB) of wheat is caused by a complex of pathogens with
F graminearum, F. culmorum, F. poae, F. avenaceum and F. tricinctum being
the most common worldwide. Besides ears, the species have been isolated ...
Participatory variety selection of drought tolerant dry bean genotypes in Mwea, Kirinyaga south district of Kenya
(Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Nairobi, 2011-09)
A key agronomic strategy to enhance dry bean productivity in drought prone
areas of Kenya is to develop and deploy drought tolerant varieties. Dry bean
nurseries in the national research institutions within the eastern ...
Participatory variety selection of drought tolerant dry bean genotypes in Mwea, Kirinyaga south district of Kenya
(2011-09)
A key agronomic strategy to enhance dry bean productivity in drought prone
areas of Kenya is to develop and deploy drought tolerant varieties. Dry bean
nurseries in the national research institutions within the eastern ...
Identification of a reference crop to estimate nitrogen fixed biologically by pigeonpeas
(Faculty of Agriculture, University of Nairobi, 2011-09)
Knowledge of quantifying N fixation by pigeonpeas is useful in assessing its
nitrogen contribution to sustainable crop production. An experiment was
conducted in the greenhouse at Kabete, University of Nairobi to identify ...