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Grower adoption of an integrated pest management package for management of mango-infesting fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) in Embu, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2015)
Mango (Mangifera indica L.) is a well-recognized fruit of economic and nutritional importance to smallholder farmers across Africa. Production and marketing of this fruit is, however, severely hampered by fruit fly infestation ...
Institutional innovations for smallholder farmers' competitiveness in Africa
(2010)
In most sub-Saharan African economies, agriculture is the dominant sector and plays an essential
role in rural and overall economic development. Paradoxically, sub-Saharan Africa is the sole
region in the developing world ...
Uterine Gland Microstructure in the Pregnant and the Non-pregnant Lesser Galago (Galago senegalensis)
(Njogu, Allan, George Otiang’A. Owiti, Dominic Oduor-Okelo, A. NJOGU, GO OWITI, and D. ODUOR-OKELO. "Uterine Gland Microstructure in the Pregnant and the Non-pregnant Lesser Galago (Galago senegalensis)." Int. J. Morphol 31, no. 2 (2013): 771-776., 2013)
The histology and the ultrastructure of the uterine glands of the lesser bushbaby (Galago senegalensis) were studied in
six specimens (5 pregnant and one non pregnant) which were fixed partly with bouin’s fixative and ...
Acute Borehole Poisoning in Livestock in Kargi, Marsabit, Kenya: A Case Report
(University of Nairobi, 2014)
In January in the year 2000, sudden deaths of an estimated 7,000 heads of livestock occurred following drinking of water from a Government managed borehole in Kargi settlement, Marsabit District. The incidence was investigated ...
Effect of incorporating lablab biomass in soils on root rot disease complex and yield of beans intercropped with maize
(University of Nairobi, 2014)
Root rot is a major constraint to bean production in western Kenya causing poor crop stand and high yield losses.
The disease is caused by a complex different pathogens which together exhibit synergistic ...
Genetic Diversity among Disease Resistant Coffee Varieties and Cultivars in Rwanda Based On RAPD and SSR Markers
(University of Nairobi, 2013)
Understanding the genetic diversity existing in a germplasm collection is important to identify parental
combinations
with distinct gene sets that can be used in crossing to obtain superior hybrids. This study was carried ...
Effect of transgenic cotton expressing Cry1Ac and Cry2Ab2 protein on infectivity of the entomopathogenic nematodes, Steinernema karii and Heterorhabditis bacteriophora
(2013)
Entomopathogenic nematodes are used in biological control of pests. The cry proteins from insect
resistant cotton may affect their infectivity. The effect of Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) cotton (06Z604D) on
infectivity ...
Seroprevalence of bovine leukosis infection in selected farming systems in Kenya
(2018)
Bovine leukosis infection (EBL) is a worldwide occurring disease of cattle caused by the bovine leukemia virus and is clinically characterised by occurrence of multiple lympho-sarcomas in about 10% of the infected cattle. ...
Factors influencing adoption of improved cookstoves among households of Thuti Location, Othaya, Nyeri County, Kenya
(2018)
Majority of the rural households in developing nations use traditional cooking devices with high-energy inefficiency and biomass use. The result is a high pressure on forests that serve as sources of firewood. Improved ...
Growth performance, feed conversion efficiency and blood characteristics of growing pigs fed on different levels of Moringa oleifera leaf meal
(University of Nairobi, 2017)
To determine the effects of inclusion, at different levels of Moringa oleifera leaf meal (MOLM) in growing pig diets on pig's daily feed intakes (DFI), growth performance, feed conversion efficiency (FCE), haematology and ...