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Diversity and immune boosting claims of some African indigenous leafy vegetables in Western Kenya.
(University of Nairobi,, 2014)A survey was carried out to document the diversity and immune boosting claims of African indigenous leafy vegetables (AILVs) in Western Kenya. Both qualitative and quantitative methods of data collection were used. The ... -
Diversity of African forest mollusc faunas: what we have learned since Solem (1984)
(University of Nairobi, 2005)We report on studies in Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda and South Africa over the past 22 years that have yielded estimates of land-snail diversity in the main forest types occurring in East and eastern southern Africa. ... -
Diversity of Escherichia coli isolates from milk obtained along the Nairobi dairy value chain by DNA fingerprint analysis
(Research Square, 2022-03-14)Background The Nairobi dairy food system is highly complex and involves informal and formal dairy production and marketing channels. The sector comprises numerous small-scale interlinked actors characterized by diverse ... -
Diversity of Fungal Species Associated with Peanuts in Storage and the Levels of Aflatoxins in Infected Samples
(Department of Plant Science and Crop Protection, University of Nairobi, 2004)The threat of aflatoxin contamination in food commodities and its association with health risks in both animals and humans continues to raise increasing concern over years. In this report, fungal species found in association ... -
The diversity of green bean biochemical compounds in Robusta coffee (Coffea canephora pierre ex a. Froehner) as evaluated by near infrared spectroscopy
(University of Nairobi, 2016)Aims: This study characterized biochemical compound variability that influence green bean quality in C. canephora as a basis for identifying heterogeneous genotypes for use in crop improvement because genetic erosion ... -
Diversity of Listeria ribotypes recovered from dairy cattle, silage, and dairy processing environments
(Faculty of Agriculture, 1997-07)Listeria strains isolated over the past 10 years from farms and dairy processing environments were subjected to strain-specific ribotyping using the automated Riboprinter microbial characterization system, alpha version ... -
Diversity of nematodes and nematode destroying fungi as influenced by land use in Taita Taveta, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi,, 2013)Land intensification is thought to lead to soil degradation and consequently to loss of soil biodiversity. A study was undertaken to assess the effect of land use on nematode community and nematode destroying fungi in Taita ... -
Diversity, abundance and function of soil invertebrate fauna in relation to quality of organic residues
(2000)This thesis is a study of the role of soil invertebrate fauna in decomposition of organic residues and thus nutrient release, soil structure and soil-water relations is well recognized, the scope for their manipulation to ... -
DNA Microsatellite Analysis of Kenyan Isolates of Rhizoctonia solani from Common Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.)
(Department of Plant Science and Crop Protection, 2007)Seven hundred and fifty bean plant samples with root rot symptoms were collected from farmers' fields during two surreys carried out in Embu district, Kenya. Various fungal pathogens were isolated in the laboratory from ... -
DNA species surveillance: Monitoring bushmeat poaching and trading in Kenya using partial
(Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, 2012)DNA species identification has applications in such areas as forensic science, systematics,conservation genetics and agriculture. One key anthropogenic activity threatening large wildlife fauna is illegal exploitation. In ... -
DNA species surveillance: Monitoring bushmeat poaching and trading in Kenya using partial cytochrome b gene
(2012)DNA species identification has applications in such areas as forensic science, systematics, conservation genetics and agriculture. One key anthropogenic activity threatening large wildlife fauna is illegal exploitation. ... -
DNA species surveillance: Monitoring bushmeat poaching and trading in Kenya using partial cytochrome b gene
(Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, 2012)DNA species identification has applications in such areas as forensic science, systematics,conservation genetics and agriculture. One key anthropogenic activity threatening large wildlife faunais illegal exploitation. In ... -
Do EU pesticide standards promote environmentally-friendly production of fresh export vegetables in developing countries? The evidence from Kenyan green bean industry
(2010)Developed countries are major markets for developing country fresh produce. Demand by developed country consumers for spotless produce has encouraged developing country consumers to rely increasingly on pesticides in ... -
Do mixed species improved fallows increase above-and below-ground resources capture
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Do Nutrition Education Approaches With Preschoolers and Their Caregivers Influence Retention of Biofortified Orange-Fleshed Sweetpotato on Farms?: Evidence From Homa Bay County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2021-07)Background: Biofortified staples have been promoted widely in sub-Saharan Africa to combat micronutrient deficiencies. Contemporary projects are increasingly using elementary schools to target households with these ... -
Do street food vendors sell a sufficient variety of foods for a healthful diet? The case of Nairobi
(Nevin Scrimshaw International Nutrition FoundationFaculty of Agriculture, 2002)This study examined whether street food vendors sell a sufficient variety of foods for a healthful diet. It was hypothesized that vendors sold only low-cost food groups to enable the buyer to afford the food while the ... -
Do Transaction Costs Influence Smallholder Rubber Farmers’ Choice of Selling Outlets? Evidence From Liberia
(University of Nairobi, 2021)This article determines the effect of transaction costs and socio-economic factors on smallholder natural rubber farmers’ decisions to sell at the farm gate to itinerant traders or in the alternative markets in Liberia. ... -
Does Access To Land Have A Positive Impact On The Food Situation Of The Urban Poor? : A Case Study In Nairobi
(University of NairobiFaculty of Agriculture, 1998)In order to make ends meet, many poor urban households in sub-Saharan Africa fall back on farming activities, either within the city boundaries or in the rural areas from which they come. The central question raised in ... -
Does ethylene play a role in thidiazuron-regulated somatic embryogenesis of geranium (Pelargonium × hortorum bailey) hypocotyl cultures?
(Department of Plant Science and Crop Protection, 1997)The accumulation of ethylene in headspace of hypocotyl cultures of geranium (Pelargonium × hortorum Bailey) and its possible role in thidiazuron-mediated somatic embryogenesis was investigated. The action of ethylene as ...