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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 ...
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. ...
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 ...
Characterisation of the soils of Mashuru area with respect to their genesis and classification
(University of Nairobi, 2000)
Soils are a component of the ecosystem vital for the maintenance of the land-based life-support
systems and hence, reliable soil information is essential in planning for sustainable development and
environmental conservation. ...
Genetic and environmental aspects of reproductive perforhance and pre-weaning growth of three pig breeds in large-scale herds in Kenya
(1991)
Data on reproductive performance and pre-weaning growth
of pigs from three large scale herds in Kenya were studied to
evaluate means and the effects of genetic and environmental
factors on sow and piglet performance. ...
Breeding for resistance to bean common mosaic virus, halo bllght, pseudomonas phaseolicola and anthracnose, colletotrichum lidemutttlenum in common bean (phaseolus vulgaris L.)
(University of Nairobi, 1991)
Five popular bean cultivars susceptible to bean common mosaic virus, halo blight
Pseudomonas phaseolicola and anthracnose Colletotrichum lindemuthianum were
crossed in a dial lei with two other cultivars resistant to ...