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Effects of Selected Routine Husbandry Practices on Growth Rate of Weaned Small East African Goats
(University of Nairobi,, 2010)
This study was conducted to determine the effects of overnight housing, helminthes control, supplementation and their combinations on average weight gain of weaned Small East African Goats (SEAG) in the semi-arid southeastern ...
Effect of Thidiazuron, NAA and BAP on in vitro propagation of Alstroemeria aurantiaca cv. Rosita from shoot tip explants
(University of Nairobi, 2010)
The objective of the study was to evaluate the potency of Thidiazuron (TDZ) as a
plant growth regulator when compared to combined auxin (NAA) and cytokinin
(BAP) in evoking morphogenic responses from Alstroemeria aurantiaca ...
Difficulties of fishing at Lake Naivasha, Kenya: is community participation in management the solution?
(Univesity of Nairobi, 2010)
Unlike other lakes in tropical regions, Lake Naivasha exhibits low fish species diversity. The fishery is based on introduced fish species that are not native to the lake. The lake ecosystem is very fragile, as reflected ...
Does the environment in which ICT-based market information services (MIS) projects operate affect their performance? Experiences from Kenya
(2010)
The need to provide agricultural information to farmers has led to emergence of numerous ICTbased
MIS projects in developing country. These projects aim at promoting commercialization of
smallholder agriculture and ...
Effect of Feed Mixtures and Preservation Period on the Nutritive Value and Fermentation Characteristics of Ensiled Maize Stover
(University of Nairobi., 2010)
The study was designed to investigate the fermentation processes and subsequent nutritional quality of silage made from dry maize stover, ensiled with selected types of feed mixtures. Stover of maize variety HB614 harvested ...
Evaluation of Border Crops against Infestation and Damage of Cabbage by Diamondback Moth ( Plutella xylostella
(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 ...
Combining ability of early-maturing quality protein maize inbred lines adapted to Eastern Africa
(2010)
Adapted early-maturing quality protein maize (QPM) hybrids with high grain yield potential in Eastern Africa would benefit maize farmers through increased grain production and subsequently higher income but they are not ...
The prevalence of trypanosomosis, helminthosis and tick-borne infections in agro-pastoral production system in Kenya
(2010)
A cross-sectional study was undertaken to assess prevalence of trypanosomosis, anaplasmosis, babesiosis, ECF and helminth infections and factors associated with them in Kajiado District, Kenya. Purposive and random selection ...
Evaluation of Genetic Variability of Kenyan, Gennan and Austrian Isolates of Exserohilum turcicum using Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphism DNA Marker
(2010)
Eighty nine Exserohilum turcicum isolates comprising 56 Kenyan, 26 German and 7 Austrian isolates were isolated from diseased maize plants and cultured on complete liquid medium to generate mycelium for DNA extraction. DNA ...