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Does HCN from Pseudomonas fluorescens Isolate T58 Contribute in Biocontrol of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp lycopersici?
(University of Nairobi.University of Bonn, Institute for Plant Diseases, GermanyUniversity of Nairobi, Department of Crop Protection, Kenya, 2002-10-11)Fusarium sp. pathogens are a major cause of vascular wilt diseases on many cultivated crop plants. In the search for methods to control these diseases biological control using rhizobacteria is increasingly attracting ... -
Does the environment in which ICT-based market information services (MIS) projects operate affect their performance? Experiences from Kenya
(Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, KenyaKenya Institute of Public Policy Research and Analysis, Nairobi, Kenya, 2010)The need to provide agricultural information to farmers has led to emergence of numerous ICTbased MIS projects in developing country. These projects aim at promoting commercialization of smallholder agriculture and ... -
Does use of draft animal power increase economic efficiency of smallholder farms in Kenya?
(Department of Agricultural Economics, 2007)Draft animal power (DAP) has been identified as an environmentally friendly technology that is based on renewable energy and encompasses integration of livestock and crop production systems. Draft animal technology provides ... -
The dog as a reservoir of visceral leishmaniasis in Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 1977)Blood, spleen, liver and kidney of a domestic dog captured in Kacheliba, Rift Valley, Kenya, an area endemic for visceral leishmaniasis, were cultured in NNN diphasic medium. 7 days later the spleen culture contained ... -
Dog ecology and demography information to support the planning of rabies control in Machakos District, Kenya
(ElsevierDepartment of Public Health, Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Nairobi,Population Medicine, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ont., CanadaInternational Livestock Research Institute (ILRI),Rabies Unit, Animal Diseases Research Institute, 3851 Fallowfield Road, Nepean, Ont., Canada, K2H 8P9, 2001)A study of 150 dog-owning households from six randomly selected sublocations was conducted in Machakos District, Kenya. Initially, all households were visited to collect information on dog ecology and demography based on ... -
Donkey klossiellosis in Kenya
(University of Nairobi.Department of Veterinary Pathology and Microbiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 1995-08)Out of eight donkeys examined, two had gametogonic and sporogonic stages of Klossiella equi in their kidneys. Gametogonic stages included microgametocytes and macrogametocytes, some of them in syzygy. They were found in ... -
Dosage-mortality and time-mortality responses of the armyworm Spodoptera exempta to a nuclear polyhedrosis virus.
(University of Nairobi, 1981)Third-instar larvae of Spodoptera exempta (Wlk.) were fed on young maize leaves treated with 20 mu l of polyhedral inclusion body (PIB) suspension of concentrations that varied from 1.6 X 102 to 1.6 X 109 PIBs/ml. Daily ... -
Dose-response inhibitory effects of purified cathinone from khat (Catha edulis) on cortisol and prolactin release in vervet monkeys (Chlorocebus aethiops).
(University of Nairobi, 2013-11)This study reports acute and sub-chronic effects of cathinone on hormonal alterations in single-caged vervet monkeys. Fourteen adult vervet monkeys were used, 12 of which were treated and 2 controls. Pre-treatment phase ... -
Dr. Igor Mann, D.V.M. (1906-1987)
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Drivers of climate-smart agricultural technology uptake among smallholder coffee farmers in Kalehe Territory, Democratic Republic of Congo
(Informa UK Limited,, 2024-02-19)Climate-smart agricultural technologies (CSATs) are important for climate change adaptation and mitigation in developing countries. Therefore, it is crucial for farmers to have access to sustainable CSATs to cope with ... -
Drivers of the transition from pastoralism to vegetable farming in Africa’s arid and semi arid areas and implications for soil fertility management: The case of Kenyan pastoralists
(Academic JournalsDepartment of Agricultural EconomicsDepartment of Land Resource Management and Agricultural Technology,, 2012-04)The arid and semi arid areas comprise a large percentage of the land area in Africa. Communities in these areas have over the years depended on livestock production for livelihood. Livestock has traditionally served as ... -
Drivers of Use of Information and Communication Technologies by Farm Households: The Case of Smallholder Farmers in Kenya
(Department of Agricultural Economics, 2012)Smallholder farmers’ access to markets has traditionally been constrained by lack of market information. The desire to strengthen farmer access to market has seen the emergence of a number of projects that employ ICT tools ... -
Drought Adaptation and Coping Strategies Among the Turkana Pastoralists of Northern Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015-09)This study highlights drought characteristics and the many responses to drought stresses employed by Turkana pastoralists of northwestern Kenya. Multiple data sources, including socioeconomic interviews with 302 households, ... -
Drought climatology of central and eastern Kenya
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Drought Management Strategies among Agro-Pastoral Communities in Non-E quilibrium Kalahari Ecosystems
(2011)Rural Kalahari communities whose livelihoods are heavily dependent on rain-fed agriculture are exposed to increasing intensity and frequency of drought spells. Subsequently their resilience is gradually being eroded and ... -
Drug quality control work in Daru: observations during 1983-1986
(Drug analysis and research unit Department of pharmacy ,University of Nairobi, 1992)During a 4 year period (January J 983 to December J 986), 418 requests for drug analysis were received in the Drug Analysis and Research Unit, Department or Pharmacy, University or Nairobi. or these requests, 212 were from ... -
Drug resistance to sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine in Plasmodium falciparum malaria in Mlimba, Tanzania.
(University of Nairobi.Department of Animal Physiology, 2006-10)BACKGROUND: Sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP) has been and is currently used for treatment of uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria in many African countries. Nevertheless, the response of parasites to SP treatment ... -
Drug sensitivity of trypanosome populations from cattle in a peri-urban dairy production system in Uganda.
(University of Nairobi.Department of Public Health, Pharmacology and Toxicology, 2002-10)Cattle from 50 farms in Mukono County, Uganda, were monitored for trypanosomes every second month over an 18-month period (1995-1996) by mini-anion exchange chromatography and haematocrit centrifugation techniques. Eighteen ... -
Dry matter yields and hydrological properties of three perennial grasses of a semi-arid environment in east Africa
(Department of Plant Science and Crop Protection, 2010)Enteropogon macrostachyus (Bush rye), Cenchrus ciliaris L. (African foxtail grass) and Eragrostis superba Peyr (Maasai love grass) are important perennial rangeland grasses in Kenya. They provide an important source of ...