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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 ...
Economic analysis of urban farming by households from low income areas of Nairobi, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2005)
In Kenya. as in other urban cities 111 sub-Saharan Africa. urbanization IS characterised by
increasing number of people who are food insecure. unemployed and poor. They live in
unplanned. overcrowded structures in slum ...
Beekeepers' participation in group-based financial institutions and adoption of improved technologies in arid and semi-arid lands a case of Makueni district-Kenya
(2007)
The problem of low agricultural productivity in sub-Saharan Africa is currently one of
the fundamental concerns of policy makers. In the Beekeeping sub-sector, the issue of
low honey production has engaged policy makers ...
Assesment of viral shedding and local immune Responses to hiv in the female reproductive tract using SHIV/baboon model
(University of Nairobi, 2002)
Heterosexual transmission accounts for majority of human immunodeficiency VIruS (HIV)
infection among adults in developing countries. The risk of female to male transmission of HIV
is likely to be determined by concentration ...
Assessment of the potential of comfrey (symphytum periginum) as a source of vitamin A for malnourished Children (8 - 16 years) : a case study of Kirigiti girls approved school in Kiambu, Kenya
(2002)
In February-September 2001, an interventional study employing the pre-test, post-test casecontrol
study design was carried out among children aged 8 to 16 years in Kirigiti Girls
Approved School in Kiambu District, Central ...
Combining ability among multiple borer resistant,maize (zea mais, L.) inbred lines, resistant to chilo partellus and busseola fusca stem borers
(2006-04)
Maize (Zea mays L.) is an important cereal crop of the world. It has worldwide significance as human
food, animal feed and raw material for the manufacture of many industrial products. The most
important insect pests of ...
Molecular characterization and distribution of ‘candidatus’ Liberobacter species/strains in Machakos and Kakamega districts of Kenya
(2004)
The current decline in citrus production in the country is attributed to a great extent to Huanglongbing
(HLB) (greening) disease, caused by a phloem limited Liberobacter species belonging to the alpha
sub-division of ...
Determination of structural properties of naturally dried Kabete Blue-gum timber
(University of Nairobi, 2000)
For several years, Blue-gum has been used for non-structural purposes. lis usage as a
structural material has been inhibited by lack of its engineering properties. With its
abundance coupled with the sky rocketing prices ...
Assessing the impact of climate variability and change on maize performance in semi-arid eastern Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2009)
Global climate change is elevating the agricultural challenge of feeding the
growing world population by causing significant modifications to crop production
environments. Effects of climate change and variability in ...
Characterisation of brucella isolates from human and animal patients in Narok district of Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2001)
Brucellosis is a cosmopolitan zoonotic disease that afflicts man, his domestic
animals and wildlife. The smooth members of the genus are the main culprits
worldwide. The incidence of the disease in humans, and which ...