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Relationship between late blight [Phytophthora infestans] of potato on tuber and foliage, as affected by the disease severity on foliage, cultivar resistance, and atmospheric and soil variables
(2007)
Potato tuber blight, caused by Phytophthora infestans, is an important component of the late blight pathosystem. Although the dynamics of tuber blight on potato (Solanum tuberosum) cultivars have been evaluated, the effects ...
Compliance with international food safety standards in Kenya's green bean industry: Comparison of a small-and a large-scale farm producing for export
(2007)
European food safety standards have increased the fixed and transactions costs of Kenyan green bean farmers while requiring more stringent quality monitoring by exporting firms. This paired case study finds that large farms ...
Risk Factors Associated With Subclinical Sub-acute Mastitis In Dairy Goats In Central Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2001)
The prevalence of udder infections in clinically normal mammary gland halves of 315 dairy goats was determined over a three-month period by bacteriological examination. The most prevalent bacteria were Staphylococcus spp. ...
Prevalence Of Various Microbial Organisms Isolated From Dairy Goat Milk Samples In Central Kenya Highlands
(University of Nairobi, 2002)
Six- hundred and thirty (630) apparently normal milk samples from dairy goats in Nyeri district (Kenya) were examined over a three-month period to determine the prevalence of bacterial organisms. Bacteria were isolated in ...
Occurrence and Severity of Angular Leaf Spot of Common Bean in Kenya as Influenced by Geographical Location, Altitude and Agroecological Zones
(2007)
A survey to determine the prevalence, incidence and severity of angular leaf spot of common bean was conducted in Embu, Kakamega, Kiambu, Machakos and Taita Taveta districts of Kenya. The districts were selected based on ...
Childcare practices and nutritional status of children aged 6-36 months among short and long term beneficiaries of the Child Survival Protection and Development Programmes (The case of Morogoro, Tanzania)
(2008)
A comparative cross sectional study was carried out to compare childcare practices and nutritional status of children aged 6-36 months in Mwembesongo and Mjimpya wards that, had long and short experiences with the Child ...
Nuclear ribosomal pseudogenes resolve a corroborated monophyly of the eucalypt genus Corymbia despite misleading hypotheses at functional ITS paralogs
(Science Direct, 2007)
Divergent paralogs can create both obstacles and opportunities for phylogenetic reconstruction. Phylogenetic relationships among eucalypt genera have been incongruent among datasets in previous studies, where morphological ...
The potential of agro-organic wastes to reduce nitrogen losses from cattle manure used by smallholder farmers in the central Kenyan highlands.
(University of Nairobi, 2005)
Livestockmanure is a valuable source of plant nutrients for crop production in the Central Kenyan highlands but its quality in terms of available nitrogen is low due to considerable nitrogen losses through ammonia ...
Epidemiology of gastrointestinal helminths infections in Dorper sheep in a semi-arid area of Kenya
(2004)
trointestinal
helminths infections in Dorper sheep in a semi-arid area of Kenya. Onderstepoort Journal
of Veterinary Research, 71:219–226
A survey on the prevalence and intensity of infection with gastrointestinal ...