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Effect of Nitrogen Source, Crop Maturity Stage and Storage Conditions on Phenolics and Oxalate Contents in Vegetable Amaranth (Amaranthus hypochondriacus)
(2012)
This study was designed to assess the effect of Diammonium Phosphate (DAP) fertilizer and cattle manure on the accumulation of total phenolics, quercetin and oxalates during growth and storage of vegetable amaranth ...
Choice of Fresh Vegetable Retail Outlets by Developing-Country Urban Consumers: The Case of Kale Consumers in Nairobi, Kenya
(2011)
Fresh produce retailing in many developing-country urban centers is changing with the
recent emergence and rapid growth of supermarkets and specialty stores. These retail outlets are
competing with the traditional wet ...
Rethink communication skills content in African veterinary curriculum and practice": a comparative review.
(2015)
Globalization, emerging and re-emerging diseases are creating opportunities for the review of veterinary curricula and continuous professional development courses in Africa; by pointing to professional inadequacies in the ...
Challenges Facing Smallholder Farmers’ ICT-based Market Information Service (MIS) Projects: The Case Of Brosdi And Wougnet In Uganda
(2011)
Access and use of information and communication technologies (ICTs) by the smallholder rural farmer is envisaged to improve their welfare due to increased access to input and output markets. This study analyzes the constraints ...
Production Risks a nd Food Security under A lternative T echnology C hoices in Malawi: A pplication o f a Multinomial Endogenous Switching R egression
(Wiley, 2014)
Employing nationally representative data, we investigatetheimpactofSustainable
Intensification Practices (SIPs) on farm households’ food security, downside risk
and the cost of risk in Malawi.The analysis relies on aflexible ...
The efficacy of albendazole and moxidectin in the control of nematode infection in diary cattle
(2012)
The objective of this randomized controlled field trial was to determine and compare the efficacies of two anthelmintics, moxidectin and albendazole on gastrointestinal nematodes (GIN) in smallholder dairy cattle in Kenya ...
Welfare of dairy cattle in the smallholder (zero-grazing) production systems in Nairobi and its environs
(University of Nairobi, 2012)
Animal welfare is defined as the ability of an animal to interact comfortably with its environment through its physiological, psychological and behavioural systems. About 70% of dairy production in Kenya is from the ...
Suppression of root-knot nematodes in tomato and cucumber using biological control agents
(University of Nairobi,, 2010)
Antagonistic fungi are continuously attracting a lot of attention as alternatives to chemical control of root-knot nematodes. The egg-pathogenic fungus Paecilomyces lilacinus, particularly strain 251 has shown promising ...
Farmer-Friendly Strategies Of Managing Weeds In Carrot (Daucus Carota L.) Production
(University of Nairobi, 2013)
Weed control constitutes one of the main cost items in carrot production. The current study was conducted at the field station farm, University of Nairobi in 2011 with the aim of developing a cost-effective strategy of ...
Morphofunctional adaptations of the olfactory mucosa in postnatally developing rabbits
(2012)
Rabbits are born blind and deaf and receive unusually limited maternal
care. Consequently, their suckling young heavily rely on the olfactory
cue for nipple attachment. However, the postnatal morphofunctional
adaptations ...