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An assessment of Maize farmers’ preferences for crop insurance features in Trans-Nzoia County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)
Agricultural risk management is very important in protecting farmers against the vagaries of
weather. The initial stage in risk management is the identification of the perceived risk followed by
application of various ...
Determinants of perceptions of climate change and adaptation among Turkana pastoralists in northwestern Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014-03-25)
There is a growing concern that climate variability and change, combined with other environmental, social and political pressures, may overwhelm resilience of pastoral systems if local adaptation strategies are not ...
Plant Parasitic Nematodes Associated With Coffee in Kenya and Factors Influencing their Occurrence, Abundance and Diversity
(University of Nairobi, 2014)
Frequent detection of galls on coffee roots has raised concerns of nematodes in coffee production systems in
Kenya. This study aimed at determining the occurrence of nematodes associated with coffee in Kenya and the
role ...
Seasonal Botanical Characteristics of the Diets of Grant’s (Gazella Granti Brooke) and Thompson’s (Gazella Thompsoniguenther) in the Dry Land Habitats of South-central Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2014)
Understanding of dietary requirements of different wildlife populations is critical in wildlife habitat conservation especially in Sub-Saharan Africa where wildlife contributes much to the National GDP of many countries. ...
Analysis of nematode assemblage in Kenyan Vertisol, Cambisol and Arenosol soil groups: II- Edaphic factors influencing nematode communities-b
(University of Nairobi, 2014)
As part of developing a database of types of biological and physiochemical
degradations, the aim of this study was to determine the relationships among soil
physical-chemical properties, and nematode assemblages in ...
Effect of different cover crop residues, management practices on soil moisture content under a tomato crop(lycopersicon esculentum).Tropical and Subtropical Agroecosystems Journal
(University of Nairobi, 2014)
Water relations are among the most important physical
phenomena that affect the use of soils for agricultural,
ecological, environmental, and engineering purposes.
In sub-Saharan African, water is most critical in
limiting ...
Efficacy of antimicrobial activity of garlic extracts on bacterial pathogens commonly found to contaminate meat
(2014)
Background: Meat is a major source of food and raw materials for a number of industries, yet a lot of meat is wasted each year due to deterioration as a result of spoilage by microorganisms such as Pseudomonas, Acinetobacter, ...