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Effects of legume cover crops and sub-soiling on soil properties and maize growth in Machakos District, Kenya
(2009)
Incorporating legume cover crops into the cropping systems and sub soiling/ripping has been
used as an alternative method of improving soil fertility, crop yields and minimizing soil
erosion problems. The current study ...
Integrated management of groundnut rosette disease
(University of Nairobi, 2009)
Groundnut is an important food, feed and cash crop in sub-Saharan Africa. This crop
suffers greatly from a viral disease; groundnut rosette (GRD) vectored by an aphid
cause 100% yield loss if it occurs before flowering. ...
The effect of irrigation management on crop water requirement and crop water productivity of tomato and sweet corn in Kibwezi, Kenya
(2009)
Research on crop water requirement and productivity is important to reduce agricultural
water use in arid and semiarid areas (ASAL), where water is a limited resource. A study
was conducted to determine crop water ...
An analysis of factors affecting choice of disease Control strategies among smallholder dairy farmers In murang' a south district, kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2009)
This study evaluated the factors influencing the choice of disease control strategies
and constraints to optimal dairy health management practices in smallholder dairy
production system. The disease control strategies ...
Combining ability among early quality protein maize inbred lines under stress and non stress environments
(2009)
The general combining ability (GCA) and specific combining ability (SCA) are
the main criteria for rapid genetic assaying of test genotypes under the line by tester
analysis. Information on GCA and SCA has been well ...
Optimization of carotenoids production from Paracoccus sp BOG006T
(University of Nairobi, 2009)
Carotenoids sources include plants, algae, and photosynthetic bacteria. A novel
bacterium Paracoccus sp BOG 006 T which was isolated from the outflow of Lake
Bogoria hot spring has also been identified to secrete ...
Potencial health risk posed by calves in transmission of zoonotic cryptosporidium in urban small holder dairy production in Dagoretti division of Nairobi Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2009)
Cryptosporidium parvum
, commonly referred to as Crypto, is a protozoan parasite (a one-
celled organ ism) that cause diarrhea in calves (as we ll as other animals) .This extracytoplasmic
organism invades enterocytes ...
Diet and nutritional status of women living with HIV/aids in Nairobi, Kenya: The place of fermentation and germination technologies
(University of Nairobi, 2009)
In Kenya, porridge typically made from cereal flours is a common meal for children and
invalids (those living with HIV/AIDS included). Cereal porridges suffer from high
dietary bulk as a consequence of their high starch ...
Abundance and diversity of soil mites (acari) in Different land use types in embu And taita taveta districts, Kenya
(2009)
The survey of soil mites was carried out with two main objectives: (i) To determine the
effect of land use types and seasons on abundance and diversity of soil mites and (ii) to
establish the effects of soil chemical ...
Ex-ante analysis of rural electricity demand and environmental benefits: the case of Gura small hydro power project, Kenya
(2009)
“Greening the Tea Industry in East Africa” (GTIEA), a global environmental facility (GEF)
funded 4-year project, was officially started in August 2007 (EATTA/UNEP, 2008). Its
objectives are to increase investments in ...