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Land use and land cover changes and their implications for human-wildlife conflicts in the semi-arid range lands of southern Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2013)
Land use and land cover changes are important processes that influence the ecological integrity of
wildlife dispersal areas and the dynamics of human
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wildlife conflicts in rangelands around protected
areas. This study ...
Puberty and dispersal in a wild primate population
(University of Nairobi, 2013-07)
This article is part of a Special Issue “Puberty and Adolescence”.
The onset of reproduction is preceded by a host of organismal adjustments and transformations, involving morphological, physiological, and behavioral ...
Production, utilisation and indigenous knowledge of spider plant in Kenya
(2013)
The importance of spider plant has been discussed in the context of biodiversity conservation and food security because
the vegetable is rich in micronutrients and phytochemicals associated with antioxidant, anti-malaria, ...
Effect of root knot nematodes on the growth of indigenous leafy vegetables in Kenya
(2013)
African indigenous leafy vegetables play an important role as income and food security crops in many rural and urban
households in Kenya. However, root knot nematodes (RKN) constrain the production causing yield losses ...
Effect of maturity stage and cultivar on the efficacy of 1-MCP treatments in mango fruits.
(University of Nairobi, 2013)
1-methylcyclopropene (1-MCP) is one of the postharvest technologies employed in postharvest systems to extend the shelf life of perishable commodities and minimize postharvest losses. Efficacy of 1-MCP is affected by various ...
Levels and causes of household food and nutrition insecurity in dryland kenya
(2013-02-21)
Ensuring food and nutrition security in the drylands of sub-Saharan Africa is a
critical challenge. Often, information on the level of insecurity is either scanty or
unavailable. This paper looks at food and nutrition ...
Effects of Market Reforms on Irish Potato Price Volatility in Nyandarua District, Kenya
(2013)
This paper evaluates the effects of market reform policies on the volatility of Irish potato prices in Kenya through an analysis of a 20 year monthly time series data set from Nyandarua district using an autoregressive ...