Faculty of Agriculture & Veterinary Medicine (FAg / FVM): Recent submissions
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Economic evaluation of marketing channels and the impact of transaction costs: a case study of green pigeon pea marketing in Makueni district, Kenya
(University of NairobiDepartment of Agricultural Economics, 2003)The agricultural sector dominates the economies of most countries in Sub-Saharan Africa by providing food, employment, income and foreign exchange. The liberalization of domestic markets and globalization have provided ... -
Bean root rot complex; its management by microbial agents and plant resistance.
(University of NairobiDepartment of Crop Science, 1997)The root rot problem which had been described as Fusarium yellows because of yellowing of leaves, exhibited hypocotyl and root symptoms characteristic of those caused by Fusarium root rot pathogen. No symptoms due to ... -
Combining ability among multiple borer resistant,maize (zea mais, L.) inbred lines, resistant to chilo partellus and busseola fusca stem borers
(Department of Plant Science and Crop Protection, University of Nairobi, 2006-04)Maize (Zea mays L.) is an important cereal crop of the world. It has worldwide significance as human food, animal feed and raw material for the manufacture of many industrial products. The most important insect pests of ... -
Seed borne Phaeoisariopsis Griseola assessment and it's influence on angular leaf spot of Phaseolus Vulgaris cv Rosecoco-glp-2.
(Department of Plant Science and Crop Protection, University of Nairobi, 2009)Angular leaf spot (ALS) disease caused by Phaeoisariopsis griseola has been reported in all areas where Phaseolus vulgaris cultivars are grown. However the relative importance of the disease in terms of seed infection ... -
Persistence of salmonella gallinarum under simulated environmental conditions
(Department of Veterinary Pathology, Microbiology and Parasitology, University of Nairobi, 1995)Fowl typhoid caused by ~. gallinarum has been reported from all the parts of the world. In Kenya, it is widely reported, recurrent and apparently resistant to eradication. Little detailed work had previously been ... -
Economic assessment of leafminer invasion and control strategies in Kenya's snowpea industry: the case of Nyeri North and South Imenti Districts
(Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2009)Kenya's horticultural industry is confronted with an emergmg challenge of quarantined mvasrve leafminer, which has recently become a pest of economic importance in Kenya. Quarantine pests are a leading cause of Kenya's ... -
Private sector participation in water Management: Malindi water supply case study
(Department of Public Health, pharmacology and Toxicology, 2005-08)Most of the existing water supplies in the urban areas in Kenya are generally poor in terms of technical and financial performance. Service coverage is inadequate, levels of service are low, and in many cases the situation ... -
Inheritance of resistance to fusarium wilt (f. Oxysporumf.Sp. Phaseoli) and breeding multiple disease resistant and marketable climbing beans
(University of NairobiDepartment of plant science and crop protection, 2008)Common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) is the primary source of dietary protein In Rwanda. Climbing beans are important for intensified production due to their high productivity (3-fold of the bush type) and adaptation under ... -
Factors associated with nutritional status of children in Kitui and Mwingi districts during drought
(University of NairobiDepartment of Food and Nutrition Technology, 2003)A study was, carried out in two districts of Kitui and Mwingi affected by drought in 1997. The main objective of the study was to determine the nutritional status of children aged 6 - 59 months and factors affecting ... -
Development of appropriate information education and communication materials for promotion of traditional vegetables
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The status and farmers' knowledge on cassava mosaic disease and the response of local varieties to cassava mosaic and cassava brown streak diseases in coastal Kenya
(University of NairobiDepartment of Crop Science, 2008)Cassava Mosaic Disease (CMD) and Cassava Brown Streak Disease (CBS D) are the mainbiotic constraints to cassava production in coastal Kenya. A survey to document the incidence and severity of CMD and farmers' knowledge ... -
Effects of nitrogen and phosphorous fertilization on growth and yield of snowpeas (pisum sativum l. Var. Oregon sugar pod ii)
(University of NairobiDepartment of Crop Science, 2001)Two field experiments were carried out concurrently at the Faculty of Agriculture, Field station farm, University of Nairobi in March -July 2000 (season I) and June -September 2000 (season II) to determine the effect of ... -
Effect of aphids and aphid transmitted viruses in seed potato (solanum tuberosum l.) production by small scale farmers in Kenya
(University of NairobiDepartment of Crop Protection, 2008)Small scale fanners contribute 99% of the seed potato produced and used in Kenya. Virus diseases cause degeneration of seed potatoes leading to low yields and low incomes to farmers. The study was carried out to determine ... -
Screening local and exotic varieties of tomato (lycopersicon esculentum) for tolerance to waterlogged soils
(University of NairobiDepartment of plant science and crop protection, 2001)Three pot experiments were conducted to determine the effects of waterlogging on morphological and physiological traits, yields and the production of ethylene from leaves of local and exotic varieties of tomato. To study ... -
The contribution of urban agriculture and school-feeding programme in schools on nutritional status of pupils: a Study of Nakuru town.
(University of NairobiDepartment of Food and Nutrition Technology, 2007)This study was designed to establish the contribution of urban agriculture in schools and school feeding programme on the nutritional status of pupils in those schools in Nakuru Municipality. A cross sectional study ... -
Gastro-intestinal parasite infections in the Angolan black and white colobus monkey (colobus angolensis palliatus) in southern Kenya in relation to age, sex and habitat interference
(University of NairobiDepartment of Clinical Studies, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, 2005)Approximately 2000 black and white Angolan Colobus, (Colobus angolensis palliatus) remain in Kenya, Kwale District. The arboreal primate species is threatened by unchecked deforestation for private development currently ... -
Evaluation of advanced generations of sesame (sesamum indicum l.), mutant lines at selected sites in western Kenya
(University of NairobiDepartment of Crop Science, 2003)Sesame is an important oil crop that is well suited for the marginal areas whose potential has not been fully exploited in Kenya. A mutation breeding experiment was initiated at Kabete in the 1990' s to enhance the genetic ... -
Effect of drying lactic acid bacteria fermented uji on its pasting properties and content of carboxylic acids
(University of NairobiDepartment of Food and Nutrition Technology, 1999)The effect of fermentation and drying on the pasting properties and carboxylic acids of pure flours of maize, finger millet and cassava and of composite flours of maize-finger millet and cassava-finger millet were studied. ... -
Impact of household heads' alcohol consumption on the nutritional status of children under five years of age in Ol'lessos division, Nandi district, Kenya
(University of NairobiDepartment of Food and Nutrition Technology, 2010)There are many causes of malnutrition. Drugs and substance abuse, a senous global problem with adverse effects on national securities and socio-economic development is a major contributing factor to malnutrition. Using ... -
A study of sheep helminthosis with special emphasis on patterns of infection and the development and survival of haemonchus contortus larvae in Muguga, Kenya
(University of NairobiDepartment of Agricultural Economics, 1996)Helminthiasis is recognised as a major production and health constraint of small ruminants in Africa, including Kenya. Among the helminthosis, haemonchosis has been recognised as a serious and persistent constraint in ...