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Effect Of Temperature On The Efficacy Of Metarhizium Anisopliae (metchnikoff) Sorokin In The Control Of Western Flower Thrips In French Beans
(University of Nairobi, 2013)
Metarhizium anisopliae isolate ICIPE69 is a highly virulent fungal pathogen against several thrips species such as western flower thrips (Frankliniella occidentalis), bean flower thrips (Megalurothrips sjostedti), onion ...
Malnutrition, dietary diversity, morbidity and associated factors among schoolchildren in Kibwezi District, Kenya
(2013)
In Kenya, information on the nutritional status of schoolchildren is scanty. This study assessed malnutrition levels (stunting, underweight, thinness, and anemia and serum RBP levels), dietary diversity and morbidity among ...
An Evaluation of Access to Information on Passion Fruit Production by Farmers in Keiyo North District, Kenya
(University of Nairobi,, 2013)
Passion fruit farming is viewed as a viable enterprise in Kenya as an income generating
activity. Its farming is gaining popularity in the country and trends for 2002-2010 show its
production increasing yearly in Keiyo ...
Determining The Impact Of Biotechnology On Smallholder Farm Incomes
(University of Nairobi,, 2013-06)
The advancement in biotechnology has been advocated for by many
scientists as carrying the ultimate cure to Africa’s poverty and food
insecurity. There is, however, another school of thought opposed to this
advocacy; ...
Evaluation Of Legume Cover Crops Intercropped With Coffee
(University of Nairobi,, 2012)
A field experiment was conducted at the central highlands of Kenya at Kabete, University of Nairobi, during the March/ April 2005 long rains season. The objective of this study was to investigate the growth of 13 legume ...
Factors Associated With Morbidity And Mortality In Selected Ungulate Species In Al Ain Wildlife Park And Resort, United Arab Emirates.
(2012)
Captive populations of endangered species are often viewed as a safeguard against
extinction, and in the case of extinction in the wild, a last chance for revival. The current
study was conducted at the AI Ain Wildlife ...
The influence of defoliation and deblossoming on growth and runner production in strawberry (fragaria ananassa dutch) in Kenya
(1987)
Asexual propagation of strawberry in Kenya is difficult due to the limited runner production by the available cultivars. Lowe runner production occurs because of the short day condition, which induces continuous flowering. ...
Field evaluation and experimentation of farmers' striga Hermonthica control strategies in Western Kenya
(2013)
Weed infestation in maize, especially the witch weed (Striga hermonthica). is a serious
problem in soils of western Kenya and thus low yield. Various control methods are in
place but their practice and adoptions by fanners ...
Prevalence of pica consumption among pregnant women from lower and higher economic groups.
(1993-08)
An interesting phenomenon has been observed amongst pregnant women world wide,
spanning over a number of decades; This is the consumption of non-food substances like
soil, clay, chalk and many others. This practice is ...
Analysis of genetic variability for yield and grain quality characters of two-line F1 rice (Oryza sativa L.) hybrids
(2012)
Rice (Oryza sativa L.) is an important staple food in Kenya but the country
produces only 20% of the domestic demand of this crop. Over the last four
decades, development of Fi hybrid rice has become an important strategy ...