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Transferring striga resistance Qtl from a resistant donor source into in Rwandan adapted sorghum variety
(University of Nairobi.Departement Of Plant Science And Crop Protection, 2012)Sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench] is one of the most important cereal crops globally after wheat, maize, rice, and barley and has an important role in the food and fodder security for millions of rural families in ... -
Transmission and Detection of Maize Chlorotic Mottle Virus in Maize Seed
(University of Nairobi, 2023)Maize lethal necrosis (MLN) is an important disease in Kenya and eastern Africa countries causing up to 100% yield losses in farmers field when not controlled. Decrease of production of maize is a threat to food security. ... -
Transmission and Distribution of Cassava Brown Streak Virus in Major Cassava Growing Regions of Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2009)Cassava brown streak virus disease (CBSD) is a viral disease that remained endemic for a long period of time in Eastern Africa exhibiting a delimited distribution along the coastal low lands. However, today there are reports ... -
Transmission of Maize Lethal Necrosis Disease Viruses and the Effect of Co-infection With Maize Chlorotic Mottle and Sugarcane Mosaic Viruses
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Maize is the most important staple food for about 90 % of the Kenyan population who depend on the crop directly or indirectly for food, employment and income generation. The outbreak of maize lethal necrosis (MLN) disease ... -
Treatment of contaminated wounds in cattle
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The trophic relations and habitat adaptability of livestock in the central part of Rendille land in Kenya
(Department of Range Science ,Colorado State University, 1984)In arid and semi-arid areas animal production has been the most and, sometimes, the only productive use of the land. Most of northern Kenya is destined to remain rangeland due to the low and unpredictable rainfall. ... -
Tropical soil-plant interactions in relation to mineral imbalances in grazing livestock
(Department of Plant Science and Crop Protection, University of Nairobi, 1989-12)A survey of the literature revealed that mineral imbalances were likely to arise in livestock grazing tropical pastures; that a variety of techniques involving soil, plant or animal measurements could be used to assess ... -
Trypanasoma Infection Rates In Glossina Species In Mtito Andei Division, Makueni County, Kenya
(University of NairobiDepartrment of Agriculture And Applied Economics, 2013)This study was carried out to determine the infection rates of trypanosomes in Glossina species in Mtito Andei, Makueni County, Kenya. Tsetse species, G. longipennis and G. pallidipes were trapped and DNA isolated from ... -
Trypanosoma congolense infection in cattle:the kinetics of events which follow the feeds of infected and uninfected glossina mohsitans mohsitans
(University of NairobiVeterinary Pathology and Microbiology, 1989)Susceptible cattle exposed to cyclical (tsetsetransmitted) infection with Trypanasomacongolence developed local skin reactions at sites of deposition of rue tucyclic trypanosomes. Initial reactions of about 2 mm diarueter ... -
Trypanosomiasis: A study on the development and control in three breeds of Goats
(University of Nairobi, 1981)Trypanosomiasis is an important disease of tropical Africa which greatly limits livestock production. This disease has had extensive study in large ruminants while relatively little has been carried out in small ruminants. ... -
Type and frequency of dental conditions in dogs and donkeys in Kenya
(Department of Clinical Studies, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, 2008)This study aimed to determine the prevalence, clinical features and interventions for dental conditions affecting dogs and donkeys. Two hundred and thirty five dogs from the University of Nairobi, Small Animal Clinic ... -
Types and quality of street foods and vendor characteristics at selected construction sites in Nairobi
(University of NairobiDepartment of Food and Nutrition Technology, 1996)Due to rapid urbanization prompted by high population growth rates, street food vending has proliferated in many developing countries, mainly as a means of survival for the urban poor and the unemployed. In this study, ... -
Types and Quality of Street Foods and Vendor Characteristics at Selected Construction Sites in Nairobi
(University of Nairobi, 1996)Due to rapid urbanization prompted by high population growth rates, street food vending has proliferated in many developing countries, mainly as a means of survival for the urban poor and the unemployed. In this study, ... -
Typology, Genetic Diversity and Genome Wide Scan for Signatures of Selection of Productivity Traits in Indigenous Goats in the Democratic Republic of Congo
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Data on the characterization of animal genetic resources are essential in the development of breeding and conservation schemes to ensure their sustainable use. The present study aimed at assessing the phenotypic traits, ... -
Unemployment and the Kenyan Sisal industry
(University of NairobiDepartment of Agriculture, 1973)This thesis falls into two sections. In thp first part, the author discussed the effect of future developments in the sisal industry on the demand for labour. In Part II, he turns to some labour supply probler~. The ... -
Urban consumers' perceptions and willingness to pay for safety of leafy vegetables: the case of kale consumers in Nairobi
(University of NairobiDepartment of Agricultural Economics, 2010)Throughout developing countries, food quality and safety are becoming increasingly important attributes to urban consumers being driven by consumers' lifestyle changes, urbanization and income growth. Rapid urbanization ... -
Urban Land Development and Planning Law in Kenya: the Case of Nairobi City and Bordering Urban Areas
(University of Nairobi, 1994)The dissertation focuses on urban land development in Kenya, using Nairobi city and bordering urban areas as a case study to illustrate critical problems of metropolitan planning in Kenya. The study is an attempt to ... -
Use And Conservation Of Wild Medicinal Food Plants In Loita, Narok County Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Indigenous knowledge on wild plants in drylands is utilized by local communities in support of their livelihoods. Unsustainable use of wild plant resources and resultant loss of biodiversity and associated indigenous ... -
Use of .gamma irradiation to inuuce varlability in desirable agronomic characteristic common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L (var. GLP-2).
(Plant Science & Crop Protection, 2004)The common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L) is the leading pulse crop in Kenya but the yields are low as a result of several biotic and abiotic constraints. Wortman and Allen (1994) indicated that angular leaf spot, anthracnose, ...