Faculty of Agriculture & Veterinary Medicine (FAg / FVM): Recent submissions
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Evaluation of the Effect of Combined Use of Organic and Inorganic Fertilizers on Bulb Onion (Allium Cepa L.) Yields and Forecast Potential Onion Yields Under Climate Change Scenarios in West Ugenya Sub-county, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Reduced crop yields in West Ugenya sub-county are attributable to poor soil fertility exacerbated by climate change. The combined use of organic and inorganic fertilizers is a potential solution to reduced yields and was ... -
Development of Iron and Zinc Optimized Composite Flours Using Selected Raw Food Materials From Malawi
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Child malnutrition is among the major problems in low income countries such as Malawi. The most common forms of malnutrition are protein-energy malnutrition, vitamin A deficiency, zinc deficiency and iron deficiency anemia ... -
Efficacy and Chemotherapeutic Control of Coccidiosis in Rabbits Under Smallholder Production Systems in Central Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Rabbit production is a fast growing industry in Kenya. Despite this growth, knowledge on treatment and control of rabbit diseases is limited among farmers. The major disease affecting rabbits in the country is coccidiosis. ... -
Assessing The Effectiveness Of Payment For Ecosystem Services In Kenya: A Case Study Of Lake Naivasha Basin
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Many case studies have generated some evidence that PES approaches can lead to positive outcomes. There is evidence of slow uptake of PES in Africa as a result of institutional weakness. This study was conducted to assess ... -
Factors Affecting Farm-level Efficiency in Irrigation Schemes: a Case of Turkana South Sub-county
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Irrigation is one of the long-term strategies towards enhancing productivity in agriculture. It offers an opportunity towards the achievement of the food security and poverty reduction. However, the potential of these ... -
An Investigation Into the Sustainable Utilisation of Artisanal Fisheries in Liberia: a Case Study of West Point
(University of Nairobi, 2017)Fish is the world’s most-traded food product with an international seafood trade value of about $141.6 billion in 2016. Compared to industrial fisheries, artisanal fisheries provide about 90% of world fisheries employment, ... -
Interaction Between Fusarium Wilt and Root-knot Nematodes in Tomato and the Potential of Integrated Strategies in Management of the Disease Complex
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Root-knot nematodes (RKN), Meloidogyne spp. and Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici (FOL) that cause vascular wilt, are among the most important diseases affecting tomato production in Kenya. The aim of this study was ... -
Use And Conservation Of Wild Medicinal Food Plants In Loita, Narok County Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Indigenous knowledge on wild plants in drylands is utilized by local communities in support of their livelihoods. Unsustainable use of wild plant resources and resultant loss of biodiversity and associated indigenous ... -
Evaluating the impact of subdivision of group ranches on crop and livestock dependent livelihoods at Aimi Ma Kilungu, Makueni county, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Failure of the ranching system in Kenya has seen a progressive decline in the number of group ranches since 1952 due to subdivision. Ranch subdivision transforms the landscape in terms of human and land use systems. Studies ... -
Effect Of Fertilizer Microdosing And In Situ Moisture Conservation On Yield And Resource Use Efficiency Of Pearl Millet In Makueni County-Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Pearl millet productivity in semi-arid areas of Kenya is constrained mainly by moisture deficit and inherent low soil fertility. A field study was conducted in Makueni, Kenya during the 2014 short and long rains to determine ... -
Influence Of Fertilizer Application, Time Of Pinching And Harvesting Method On Growth, Yield And Nutritional Quality Of Cowpea (Vigna Unguilata L.) And Spider Plant (Cleome Gynandra L.)
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Introduction of exotic vegetables in mainstream agriculture has seen a decline in the utilization of African indigenous leafy vegetables (AILVs) such as cowpea and spider plant. This has caused inadequate, imbalanced ... -
An Economic Analysis Of Poultry Production Efficiency And Marketing In Rwanda
(University of Nairobi, 2018)In developing world, poultry subsector has gotten prominence both as a means of livelihood, reduction of poverty and malnutrition. However, there sector does little less than to Rwandan economy. The share of agricultural ... -
Weed Diversity And Their Response To Glyphosate Applications In Coffee Farms In Kiambu County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)The problem of weed control in the east and west of rift in Kenya differs quite remarkably between the coffee growing areas. This has been verified by past studies conducted with the aim of improving coffee production by ... -
Factors Influencing Choice Of Irrigation Systems And Crop Water Requirement Of High Value Crops In Mwala, Machakos County, Kenyaong’Ina
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Selecting the best-suited irrigation system for a specific site considers a number of factors. These include initial and operating costs, labor and energy requirement, adaptability to farming operations, soil, climate and ... -
Improving sorghum cultivars for resistance to spotted stem borer (chilo partellus, swinhoe) and grain yield
(Faculty of Agriculture, University of Nairobi, 2018)The objectives of this study were to (a) determine inheritance of resistance to Chilo partellus and other agronomic traits in sorghum and (b) Estimate the genetic variations, heritability and expected genetic advance for ... -
Performance of dairy cows under “one cow program” in Northern Rwanda
(University of Nairobi, 2018)In 2006, the government of Rwanda started “One cow program” whereby a dairy cow is given to a poor family in order improve household nutrition and incomes through milk consumption and sell of extra milk. To document the ... -
Effect of feeding germinated brown sorghum and methionine supplementation on performance of broiler chicken
(Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Nairobi, 2018)The study investigated the effects of germination on chemical composition and tannin content of brown sorghum (var. Serena) as well as feeding germinated and ungerminated Serena sorghum based diets to broiler chickens for ... -
Genetic analyses of pod shattering and agronomic traits of soybean (glycine max (l.) merr.) genotypes
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Pod shattering is an important constraint associated with 34 to 99% loss in productivity of soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merr.). Common management strategies such as early harvesting and harvesting when temperature is still ... -
Study of extent of use, efficacy and acute toxic effects of selected antidiabetic plants in Nyeri and Narok Counties, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Emergence of non-communicable diseases has posed a great health challenge worldwide. Particularly; prevalence of diabetes mellitus has been on the increase among communities of both developed and developing countries. In ... -
Contribution of pigeon pea (cajanus cajan l. Millsp.) to soil fertility and productivity of maize (zea mays l.) cropping systems in semi-arid Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Pigeonpea breeding programs in Kenya have focused mainly on developing high yielding varieties that are resistant to Fusarium wilt and adaptable to a broad range of ecological conditions. However, few studies have evaluated ...