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Morphological and Physiological Measurement of the Stay-Green Trait in Transgenic and Non-Transgenic Cassava under Green-House Water Stress Conditions
(University of Nairobi, 2013)
Drought stress is the major abiotic factor that limits cassava productivity in many agro-ecological regions of sub-saharan Africa. In this study, stay-green trait in two transgenic cassava genotypes (transformed with ...
Analysis of Genotype x Environment Interaction for Grain Yield in Maize Hybrids
(University Of Nairobi, 2013)
Maize is an important staple crop for millions of people in Sub-Saharan Africa. The crop grows in a wide range
of environmental conditions. The present study was performed to analyze the genotype-by-environment ...
Seroprevalence of FMD in cattle, sheep and goats in Somaliland
(University Of Nairobi, 2013)
This study was conducted in the period July 2011 to February 2012 in Berbera veterinary Quarantine in North West Somalia (Somaliland) to determine the seroprevalence of FMD in cattle, sheep and goats using PrioCHECK®-FMDV ...
Enhancing food and nutritional security through adoption and upscaling of sustainable technologies in the drylands of Kenya
(2013)
Drylands comprise of approximately 80% of Kenya’s land mass and they are characterized by erratic and low rainfall, crop
failure, reduced livestock carrying capacity, environmental degradation and recurrent droughts. The ...
Impact of Organic Vegetable Production System in Kiambu and Kajiado Counties of Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2013)
Though there are many documented reasons that make farmers to adopt organic farming system, economic benefits
present a major motivation. The study was conducted to evaluate the impact of organic production system on ...
IEMS Informal Economy
(University of Nairobi, 2013)
Ethnobotanical survey of biopesticides and other medicinal plants traditionally used in Meru central district of Kenya
(2013)
Ethnopharmacological relevance: The purpose of this study was to carry out a survey and document
plants used in Meru-central district by traditional healers with emphasis on those used as biopesticides.
Materials and ...
Biodiversity and Enterotoxigenic Potential of Staphylococci Isolated from Raw and Spontaneously Fermented Camel Milk
(2013)
Aims: To characterise the diversity, genotypic and phenotypic properties of coagulase
negative and coagulase positive staphylococci from camel milk.
Place and Duration of Study: Laboratory of Food Biotechnology, Department ...
Constraints to cattle production in a semiarid pastoral system in Kenya
(2013)
Livestock keeping is the mainstay for the pastoral
community while also providing social and cultural value.
This study ranked main production constraints and cattle
diseases that impacted livelihood and estimated herd ...