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Efficacy of Ivermectin, Liquid Paraffin, and Carbaryl against Mange of Farmed Rabbits in Central Kenya
(Hindawi, 2019-11-27)
Mange is a common disease of rabbits globally, and knowledge of efficacy of drugs used in its treatment is critical for effective disease control. The current study evaluated the efficacy of three commonly used therapeutic ...
Assessment of spider plant (cleome gynandra l.) germplasm for agronomic traits in vegetable and seed production: a green house study
(University of Nairobi, 2015-09)
Aims: Spider plant (Cleome gynandra L.) is one of the most important traditional vegetables in Kenya, albeit underutilized. Concurrently, scanty information is available on its potential for vegetable and seed production. ...
Nutritional knowledge and dietary diversity of cancer patients at the cancer treatment centre, Kenyatta National Hospital, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015-12)
Cancer cases are on the increase in Kenya and have become one of the leading public health issues. This increase is possibly attributed to change in behavior and adoption of predisposing factors such as increase in ...
Carry-Over Niches for Lepidopteran Maize Stemborers and Associated Parasitoids during Non-Cropping Season.
(University of Nairobi, 2019)
Sources of infestation are the key elements to be considered in the development of habitat management techniques for the control of maize stemborers. Several wild plants, grasses mostly, have been identified that serve as ...
Influence of socio‐economic and agronomic factors on aflatoxin and fumonisin contamination of maize in western Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2019)
Consumption of maize contaminated with mycotoxins has been associated with detrimental health effects. A farm survey covering 116 push‐pull and 139 non‐push‐pull
cropping systems was conducted to determine the socio‐economic ...
Short-term dynamics of soil organic matter fractions and microbial activity in smallholder potato-legume intercropping systems
(University of Nairobi, 2019)
Continuous cultivation of potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) in monoculture systems represents the greatest factor deteriorating soil organic matter (SOM) in smallholder farms. With an aim to breaking this norm, a 2-year field ...
Biopesticide-based IPM systems to reduce synthetic pesticide residues in vegetables for niche market access by small holder growers
(University of Nairobi, 2016)
In the last few decades, farmers have relied on synthetic pesticides to managed crop pests and diseases. This is because synthetic pesticides are easily available, have quick knock down effect, have varied modes of action ...
Controlling soil erosion in smallholder potato farming systems using legume intercrops
(University of Nairobi, 2019)
Competition for nitrogen (N) and phosphorous (P) under potato-based intercropping systems decreases the level of nutrients available for potato and subsequently influences nitrogen and phosphorous use efficiency. A field ...
Viability and Dormancy of Rice Seeds after Storage and Pre-Treatment with Dry Heat and Chemical Agents
(University of Nairobi, 2017)
Inappropriate seed packaging and seed dormancy affects seed quality and consequently leads to reduced crop stand, low seedling vigour and reduced yields. The objective of the study was to determine the effect of seed ...
Deterministic processes structure bacterial genetic communities across an urban landscape.
(Deterministic processes structure bacterial genetic communities across an urban landscape., 2019)
Land-use change is predicted to act as a driver of zoonotic disease emergence through human exposure to novel microbial diversity, but evidence for the effects of environmental change on microbial communities in vertebrates ...