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Benefits derived from rehabilitating a degraded semi‐arid rangeland in communal enclosures, Kenya
(2014)
Combating land degradation in the semi-arid rangeland of sub-Saharan Africa is essential to ensure long-term productivity of these environments. In the Lake Baringo Basin in Kenya, communities and individual farmers restored ...
Effect of temperature, pH, carbon and nitrogen ratios on the parasitic activity of Pochonia chlamydosporia on Meloidogyne incognita
(2014)
Pochonia chlamydosporia (Goddard) Zare and Gams is a biological control agent for control of root-knot nematodes. However, the efficiency of many biological control agents, including P. chlamydosporia, depends on soil ...
What role for government? The promotion of civil society through forestry‐related climate change interventions in post
(2014)
This study examines rationales behind the choice of local interlocutors by forestry-related climate change projects in post-conflict Nepal. In their stated objectives, all projects claim to involve the government, and most ...
Hypoglycemic effect of Helichrysum odoratissimum in alloxan induced diabetic mice
(University of Nairobi, 2015)
Diabetes mellitus is a disease of antiquity with worrying global incidence and prevalence. Conventional
management and/or treatment interventions have been hampered by drawbacks like high costs, i
naccessibility,
likelihood ...
Semiquantitative analysis of gaps in microbiological performance of fish processing sector implementing current food safety management systems: a case study.
(University of Nairobi, 2014)
Fish processing plants still face microbial food safety-related product rejections and the associated economic losses, although they implement legislation, with well-established quality assurance guidelines and standards. ...
The influence of body mass index, age and sex on inflammatory disease risk in semi-captive Chimpanzees
(University of Nairobi, 2014)
Obesity and ageing are emerging issues in the management of captive primates, including Chimpanzees, Pan troglodytes. Studies on humans show that obesity and old age can independently increase the risk of inflammatory-associated ...
Evaluation of early calves' weaning diet as milk replacer for smallholder dairy production systems in Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2014)
Small-scale dairy farmers in Kenya are interested more in selling milk to earn income, especially during dry seasons when milk prices hike. This results in depressed calves' growth rates, high calf mortality rates, late ...
Climate Change and Crop Yield in Sub-Saharan Africa
(2014)
Recent scientific evidence shows that crop yields in many Sub Saharan Africa (SSA) countries are likely to be severely affected by climate change. Reliance on rainfall in this region increases the vulnerability of cereal ...
Deworrner administration to small ruminants in emergency drought responses: assessing the impact in two locations of northern Kenya.
(Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Nairobi, 2014)
Internal parasites are a significant determinant of the productivity of rum illant species in the tropics.
Provision of dewormers has become a predominant part of animal health interventions in emergency
drought responses, ...
Striga asiatica growth and seed production in response to organic and inorganic P - fertilizers
(Faculty of Agriculture, University of Nairobi, 2014)
The measures for Striga management are hindered by a unique survival strategy of the weed, whereby it produces large amount of seeds. Therefore, prevention of further build up of the Striga seed bank through control measures ...