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Effects of integrated Nutrition Education approaches on Production and Consumption of Orange-fleshed Sweetpotatoes in Homa Bay County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2020)
Malnutrition is still a big menace in sub-Saharan Africa as approximately 48 percent of children
below five years and 20 percent of pregnant-age women suffer from the effects of Vitamin A
deficiency (VAD); night blindness, ...
Occurrence and Outcomes of Urolithiasis and Other Urinary Tract Conditions in Domestic Cats in Nairobi
(University of Nairobi, 2020)
This was a retrospective study that covered a 10 years period from January 2009 to December 2018......
A Comparative Study of Kitchen Garden Practicing and Non-practicing Households in Igamba Ngombe
(university of Nairobi, 2020)
Achieving dietary diversity in Arid and Semi-Arid lands is quite a big challenge due to the weather patterns experienced in this climatic zone. The low amounts of rainfall and high temperature levels negatively affect food ...
Genetic improvement for grain yield under drought stress, composition and gene action on elite sorghum Genotypes of Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2020)
World food security is greatly challenged by climate change effect. Sub Saharan Africa is adversely affected by drought with considerable yield losses. The solution to food insecurity in these areas depends on the breeding ...
Screening of Microbial Antagonists and Plant Extracts Against Selected Tomato Pathogens and Their Potential in the Management of Bacterial Wilt
(University of Nairobi, 2020)
Tomato production is greatly affected by major bacterial and fungal phytopathogens such as Ralstonia solanacearum, Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici and Alternaria solani. Bacterial wilt, caused by Ralstonia solanacearum, ...
Biological and Economic Performance of Rabbits in Kiambu County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2020)
Rabbit rearing has in the past received minimal attention, but due to reduction in individual land holdings and increasing awareness of the advantages of the rabbit as a food animal, interest in its farming for income ...
Development of Ready to Eat (Rte) Breakfast Cereal From Sorghum-pigeon Peas Blends
(University of Nairobi, 2021)
Sorghum is under-utilized crop and one of the most important cereal crops in semi-arid tropics. In Kenya, sorghum is grown in the often drought prone marginal agricultural areas and has great potential to be an important ...
Adaptation of Commonly Grown Kenyan Potato Cultivars to Diverse Agro-ecological Zones
(University of Nairobi, 2021)
Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) grows best in cool areas where there is reliable water supply. Inadequate supply of water and elevated temperatures during growth and tuber formation significantly reduces tuber yield. ...
Acute Oral-toxicity, Anti-inflammatory and Analgesic Effects of Aqueous and Methanolic Bark Extracts of Piliostigma Thonningii (Schum) in Mice
(University of Nairobi, 2021)
Aqueous and methanolic extracts of some medicinal plants in African have been shown to have anti-inflammatory and analgesic effects. Previous studies have documented diverse ethno-medical applications of various plants, ...