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Potential Of Organic Amendments For Root-knot Nematode Management In Black Nightshade (solanum Nigrum)
(University of Nairobi, 2006)
Vitamin A and nutritional status of children aged 24-72 months in Nambale, Busia district, kenya: a comparative study of households with and without home gardens
(University of Nairobi, 2006)
This study compared vitamin A status, nutritional status and food diversity of
children aged between 24 and 72 months, of households possessing home gardens
and those without home gardens, in Nambale Division of Busia ...
Rural livelihoods and households' participation in financial markets: the case of smallholders in Kakamega and Vihiga districts
(University of Nairobi, 2006)
The increasing land scarcity due to rapidly expanding population has raised two key
concerns for rural development policy. First, any increase in land productivity can only
be achieved by intensification of farming ...
Effects of dehulling maize grains and treatment with Chemical additives on the levels of aflatoxins during Muthokoi making and preparation
(2006)
Exposure of human populations to acute or sub-acute levels of aflatoxins in contaminated maize and
maize products is a major food safety concern in Kenya, particularly among the Kamba community.
In an attempt to address ...
The role of drought tolerant food crops in food and Nutrition security status among low income households in Kasikeu Division, Makueni District-Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2006)
Makueni district experiences chronic food insecurity and is ranked the highest in food
poverty incidences (71%). Over the past five years, various stakeholders have put some
efforts to improve household food security by ...
The Effects Of Ga3 And Ba On The Keeping Quality Of Harvested Cabbages (brassica Oleracea Var Capitata)
(University of Nairobi, 2006)
Influence of soil parent materials on potassium availability to maize in western Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2006)
Potassium (K) deficiency is an emerging problem in intensively cropped soils of Kenya; which
contradicts a hitherto existing belief that Kenyan soils have adequate K to meet crop needs. The
emerging K deficiency is ...
Characterization of aminoglycoside and chloramphenicol resistance in escherichia coli and salmonella enterica serotypes from some food animals in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2006)
The emergence of antimicrobial resistance among pathogenic and commensal bacteria
has become a serious problem worldwide and an understanding of the molecular mechanisms
by which it emerges and spreads is crucial in ...