Faculty of Agriculture & Veterinary Medicine (FAg / FVM): Recent submissions
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Impact of Land Use/cover and Climate Change on Surface Water Resources in Semi-arid Lokok and Lokere Catchments, Uganda
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Globally, the need to conserve and sustainably manage freshwater resources has become a major goal due to concern over the increasing impact of land use and land cover (LULC) and climate change on water resources especially ... -
Farmer Perception and Soil Factors Influencing Tissue Culture Banana (Musa X Paradisiaca) Adoption and Production in Smallholder Farms in Uganda
(University of Nairobi, 2021)The rate of adoption of tissue-culture banana at smallholder farmer level in Uganda has been low since the technology was introduced over 20 years ago. This study assessed farmer perception, soil biotic and abiotic factors ... -
Refining Fertilizer Recommendations for Smallholder Maize Production Systems in Western Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2021)In western Kenya, soil nutrient depletion is one of the main problems that has led to declining crop yield. Agricultural intensification through the judicious application of fertilizers has been considered amongst ... -
Influence of topography and vegetation cover on soil organic carbon stocks, soil loss, water balance and greenhouse gas fluxes in wooded grasslands of Laikipia County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Soil carbon stocks (SOCs), soil water balance and greenhouse gas fluxes measurements in wooded grassland are often done in a single assessment. This is oblivious of its heterogeneous nature and asymmetric distribution that ... -
Effectiveness of Selected Postharvest Handling Practices and Technologies to Preserve the Postharvest Quality of Mango Fruit
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Mango (Mangifera Indica L.) is one of the major fruits produced in Kenya mainly for the domestic market. Production of mango is dominated by the smallholder farmers, majority of whom depend on it for their livelihoods. ... -
Child Care Practices and Nutritional Status of Young Children Admitted at Gaalkacyo General Hospital, Somalia
(University of Nairobi, 2021)More than 34% of Somali children are in need of treatment for acute malnutrition. Chronic malnutrition rates, food insecurity limited livelihoods strategies have remained persistently high throughout Somalia (Somaliland, ... -
Production, Utilization and Processing of Kenyan Guavas: Development of Nutrient-enriched Guava Nectars From Local Varieties
(University of Nairobi, 2021)In Kenya, guava (Psidium guajava L.) is a neglected nutrient-dense fruit that grows from randomly dispersed seeds. Despite being highly nutritious, the industrial processing of the fruits is non-existent in the country, ... -
Characterization and Evaluation of Entomopathogenic Nematodes for the Management of Tomato Leafminer (Tuta Absoluta Meyrick)
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) is one of most known and grown vegetable globally. However, its production is constrained mainly by insect pests among them Tomato leafminer (Tuta absoluta Meyrick.) that causes yield losses ... -
Grain sorghum as an energy source in broiler chicken diet
(1993)Three experiments were conducted to determine the effect of partly or wholly substituting high tannin sorghum (HTS) and low in broiler chicken tannin sorghum (LTS) with maize diets. In Experiment One, the chemical composiTion ... -
Assessing the influence of feeding management on milk production in confined peri-urban dairy camels in Mogadishu, Somalia.
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Two studies were done to evaluate feeding management practices, challenges, and coping strategies in confined peri-urban dairy camels in Mogadishu, Somalia, and the types and quantities of feeds on offer and profitability ... -
Factors affecting the adoption of soil organic carbon enhancement technologies and their spatial distribution among small-scale farmers in Kenya and Ethiopia.
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Land degradation has poised great threats on food production and the sustainability of conservation areas. This has resulted from the depletion of soil organic carbon which forms the basis of soil fertility rendering ... -
Influence of digital communication platforms on uptake of financial services and dairy production technologies in Uasin Gishu, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Dairy farming in Kenya was introduced in mid-1950’s during the colonial era. Today the sector accounts for 14% of the Agricultural Gross Domestic Product and is dominated by smallholders who are characterized by subsistence ... -
Phenotypic and molecular characterization of pathotypes, and antimicrobial resistance profiles of escherichia coli from food, water and livestock in selected informal settlements in Nairobi.
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Escherichia coli (E.coli) are globally recognised as important causes of diarrhoeagenic infections as well as other extra-intestinal infections in both animals and man. In developing countries, E.coli is the most important ... -
Occurrence of subclinical mastitis and effectiveness of dry cow therapy in smallholder dairy farms in Kiambu county, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Bovine mastitis is a very important production disease in cattle dairy herds in Kenya. The objectives of this thesis were to determine: 1) the types of bacterial infections in dairy cows using the California Mastitis Test ... -
Occurrence of passion fruit dieback in Uasin-Gishu county and reaction of passion fruit varieties to inoculation with dieback pathogens.
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Dieback is the most important fungal disease of passion fruits causing over 70% of crop loss. The disease is difficult and complex to manage due to the complexity of symptoms exhibited diversity of causal organisms and the ... -
Effect of intercropping sorghum with cowpea and nitrogen application on growth and yield of sorghum (sorghum bicolor (l.) moench).
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Intercropping is an important sustainable cropping system in which two or more crops are grown in the same piece of land. Despite the development of high yield varieties, sorghum yields have remained low due to low soil ... -
Determinants of household dietary diversity among smallholder maize farmers in Uasin Gishu county, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Kenya’s economy is highly dependent on agriculture with maize being grown nearly in all parts of the country mainly under rain fed environmental conditions and is a food for 98% of the population in Kenya. With most of ... -
Diversity and performance of egg parasitoids occurring on fall armyworm (spodoptera frugiperda j.E smith) on maize in Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E Smith) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) is an insect of economic importance, indigenous to tropical and sub-tropical regions of America. This pest mainly attacks maize crop and it also has ... -
Assessment of woody plants species diversity in Rusinga island, Homa bay county, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Land degradation is a major environmental problem as manifested in global decline in woody vegetation and loss of biodiversity. Understanding the dynamics of plant communities is imperative in developing appropriate ... -
Effectiveness of Patrolling Protected Areas Against Bushmeat Poaching Through Snaring in the Soysambu Conservancy, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Bushmeat poaching - illegal hunting of wildlife for their meat - is seen as a severe threat to wildlife by both the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) and managers of Kenyan protected areas. Protected areas must therefore be ...