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Evaluation of Border Crops against Infestation and Damage
(University of Nairobi, 2010)
Hasheela, E.B.S., Nderitu, J.H., Olubayo, F.M., and Kasina, M. 2010. Evaluation of border crops
against infestation and damage of cabbage by diamondback moth (Plutella xylostella). Tunisian
Journal of Plant Protection 5: 99-105.
Effect of a Free Prepared Meal and Incentivized Weight Loss Program on Weight Loss and Weight Loss Maintenance in Obese and Overweight WomenA Randomized Controlled Trial
(University of Nairobi,, 2010)
Context ; The prevalence of overweight and obesity in the United States remains high. Commercial weight loss programs may contribute to efforts to reduce the prevalence of overweight and obesity, although few studies have ...
Dynamics of on-farm management of potato (Solanum tuberosum) cultivars in Central Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2012-05-05)
Studies to understand the dynamic nature of farmers’ management of potato and assess the extent of
genetic erosion and farmers’ perceptions of genetic erosion in potato were conducted in Kiambu West
district in 2006. A ...
Herbal management of diabetes mellitus: a rapidly expanding research avenue
(2012)
Conventional drug therapy though effective in the management of diabetes mellitus is expensive and has toxic side effects. Herbal medicine would thus provide alternative therapy if effective and less toxic. This paper ...
Incidence and severity of coffee leaf rust and other coffee pests and diseases in Rwanda
(2012)
Coffee Leaf Rust (CLR) caused by Hemileia vastatrix Berk. and Br. has a worldwide distribution and causes enormous yield losses. A survey was conducted in Rwanda to evaluate incidence and severity of CLR and other coffee ...
Development and Remodeling of the Vertebrate Blood-Gas Barrier
(BioMed Research International, 2013)
During vertebrate development, the lung inaugurates as an endodermal bud from the primitive foregut. Dichotomous subdivision of the bud results in arborizing airways that form the prospective gas exchanging chambers, where ...
Socio-Economic and Institutional Constraints to Accessing Credit among Smallholder Farmers in Nyandarua District, Keny
(2010)
Amongst the challenges faced by smallholder farmers
in production is inaccessibility to credit. This s
tudy sought to
identify household socio-economic and institutional
constraints influencing access to credit among ...
Modelling of a locally fabricated flat-plate solar milk pasteuriser using artificial neural network
(2013)
The objective of this work was to develop an artificial neural network model to predict milk temperature
of a locally fabricated solar milk pasteuriser, based on measures of error deviation from experimental
data. A ...
Management of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici and root-knot nematode disease complex in tomato by use of antagonistic fungi, plant resistance and neem
(Taylor & Francis, 2019)
Simultaneous infestation with root-knot nematodes (RKN) and Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici (FOL) leads to formation of a disease complex that increases crop losses than effect of either RKN or FOL. In this study a ...
Breeding runner bean for short‐day adaptation, grain yield, and disease resistance in eastern Africa
(University of Nairobi, 2019)
Runner bean (Phaseolus coccineus L.), also known as butter bean in Kenya, is a
high value vegetable and grain crop traditionally grown in high altitudes (>1,800 m)
of eastern Africa for domestic consumption and processing. ...