Faculty of Agriculture & Veterinary Medicine (FAg / FVM): Recent submissions
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Assessment of drivers of community participation in participatory forest management: a case of Kessup forest, Elgeyo-Marakwet county, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2018)The Forests Act 2005 enacted in 2007 revised 2016 has brought a paradigm shift in forest management as it upholds the principles of public participation in forest resources. The study examined the drivers of community ... -
Impact of integrated pest management technology on food security among mango farmers in Machakos county, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2018-07)Mango (Mangifera indica) is one of the leading tropical fruits grown in Kenya and is ranked third after banana and pineapples in terms of acreage and total production volume. However, production has fallen below consumption ... -
Sero-prevalence of human and livestock brucellosis and associated risk factors in Marsabit county, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2017)Brucellosis is among the world’s widest spread zoonotic diseases and recognized as a public health concern in both developed and developing countries. It is a bacterial zoonotic infection resulting in significant health ... -
Efficacy of hexanal as a potential preservative of papaya (carica papaya l.) fruit.
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Fruits are rich in vitamins and antioxidants that are required in our daily diets. Papaya fruit for instance, is rich in pro-vitamin A and vitamin C that provide humans with a protective effect against cancer and other ... -
Evaluation of promiscuous soybean varieties for agronomic and grain quality traits in maize/soybean inter-cropping systems in Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2017)Soybeans which nodulate effectively with diverse indigenous rhizobia are considered as promiscuous. As such, determination of their suitability in the intercrop system is important. Three varieties namely ; GAZELLE, SB19 ... -
Genetic analysis of sweet potato (ipomoea batatas (l) lam) genotypes for beta carotene content and root yield in Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2017)Vitamin A deficiency is a major challenge in most of the African countries including Kenya. Several strategies have been applied to fight this challenge, but the most effective strategy is the improvement of the available ... -
Resistance of common bean genotype to foliar fungal and bacterial diseases.
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Foliar diseases have been reported to cause 45 to 100% of grain losses in common bean. However, conventional management strategies are not effective and sustainable to combat the bean yield losses. The use of host plant ... -
Efficacy of selected biological and synthetic agents in the management of plant parasitic nematodes in tissue culture banana
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Pratylenchus spp. and Meloidogyne spp. are key pests of banana in Kenya. Tissue cultured banana plantlets are considered clean for planting but infestation with these pests has been increasing due to the state of the soil ... -
Drought tolerance in andean and mesoamerican genotypes of the common bean.
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Dry bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) is a popular legume sensitive to water stress especially during reproductive development phase. Adaptation to drought stress is therefore an increasingly important trait in production of ... -
Breeding rice for grain yield, earliness and grain quality in Eastern Africa
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Rice is one of the most important cereal crops in Eastern Africa and it’s often ranked after sorghum, wheat and maize. Unfortunately, rice yield per hectare is low (<3.6 t ha-1) because smallholder farmers rely on local ... -
Evaluating institutional capacity for landslide disaster risk reduction: a case study of Mount Elgon region, Uganda
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Uganda is a high landslide disaster risk country that has put in place several risk reduction institutions. However, the capacity of formal institutions to achieve landslide disaster risk reduction in the Mount Elgon region ... -
Strategies to reduce microbial and chemical contamination in waste water irrigated vegetables in Nairobi, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2018)The use of wastewater in urban agriculture is continually increasing due to lack of clean water for irrigation and this has made contamination of produce to be witnessed in many countries. The study was on evaluation of ... -
Development of in vitro multiplication and acclimatization protocols for melia volkensii.
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Melia volkensii is a medicinal and ornamental tree plant which contributes to the farmer’s income generation in dryland areas of Eastern Africa. It is normally propagated using seed which has been reported to be hard and ... -
An analysis of fish farming post economic stimulus program in Kibwezi, Makueni County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Communities living in Arid and Semi-arid Lands (ASALs) face many challenges such as poverty, food insecurity and malnutrition, and limited means of livelihoods. This has been worsened by the rapid changing climate that has ... -
Role of vitamin D in iron status and the risk of malaria infection in Kenyan children: a case of Kilifi County
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Introduction: In Kilifi County, malaria infection is a major cause of mortality with children under the age of five years being the most vulnerable. Iron status influences susceptibility to malaria while Vitamin D status ... -
Metagenomic characterization of enteric bacterial pathogens and antimicrobial resistance genes detected from dairy cow feces and rumen fluids
(University of Nairobi, 2018)The dairy cow contributes to the nutrition and well-being of humans by providing a variety of dairy products. It harbors a complex microbiome composed of numerous microorganisms in the reticulo-rumen and dominated by ... -
Simulating common bean performance under selected environmental stresses for improving index-based insurance model and its uptake among farmers in three districts of Rwanda
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Index based crop insurance products such as Area Yield Index Insurance (AYII) are widely promoted as a means of addressing climate related constraints for bean crop production. However, in Rwanda, farmers are reluctant to ... -
Effect of plant spacing and inorganic fertilizer rate on tomato seed production
(University of Nairobi, 2017)Tomato (Solanum Lycopersicum ) is rated as high market value horticultural crop in Kenya with a ready market both domestically and regionally. Moreover, tomato is among horticultural crops with great potential for improving ... -
Factors contributing to rickets among children under-five years: case study of Ishiara and Embu hospitals, Embu County
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Rickets is a significant problem which requires a special attention as Kenyan hospitals are continuing to record increased cases. The purpose of this study was to generate new knowledge on the factors that contribute to ... -
Effect of fertilizer application, harvesting method and moisture stress on growth, yield and nutritional quality of solanum spp. and vigna unguiculata l. Walp (cowpea)
(University of Nairobi, 2018)The low productivity of the African nightshade (Solanum spp.) and cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L. Walp.) leafy vegetables in smallholder farms in Kenya is partly attributed to moisture stress, declining soil fertility and ...