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Factors influencing drift transport and concentration in a second-order high altitude tropical river in central Keny
(Wiley, 1994)
The factors that influence drift transport and concentration in the Naro Moru River are recapitulated. The most important variables accounting for the highest proportions of drift transport variance are volume sampled by ...
Survey on the Utilization of Weather Information and Products for Selected Districts in Kenya
(2012)
This study summarizes the results of a pilot survey on utilization of weather information and products for selected
districts in Kenya and the response of users to Kenya Meteorological Department’s (KMD) weather products ...
Plasmodium falciparum transmission and aridity: a Kenyan experience from the dry lands of Baringo and its implications for Anopheles arabiensis control
(2011)
Background:
The ecology of malaria vectors particularly in semi-arid areas of Africa is poorly understood. Accurate knowledge on this subject will boost current efforts to reduce the burden of malaria in sub-Saharan ...
Distribution, pest status and agro-climatic preferences of lepidopteran stem borers of maize in Kenya
(2006)
Lepidopterous stem borers are the main field insect pests that attack maize, Zea mays L. in
tropical Africa. A survey was carried during the long and short rain cropping seasons of 2002 / 2003
across six main agro-climatic ...
Factors affecting abundance and distribution of submerged and floating macrophytes in Lake Naivasha, Kenya
(2007)
Macrophytes have been shown to perform important ecological roles in Lake Naivasha. Consequently, various studies regarding the impact of biotic factors on the macrophytes have been advanced but related studies on environmental ...
Trophic Ecology of Some Common Juvenile Fish Species in Mtwapa Creek, Kenya
(AJOL, 2004)
The trophic status of common fish species in Mtwapa creek on the Kenyan coast
was studied. Both the qualitative and quantitative spectra of the diets of these fish species were investigated. It was found that the eight ...
Ceratitid fruitflies infesting fruit crops in Kenya
(Cambridge University Press, 1994)
Between 1984 and 1988, a survey of fruit-infesting ceratitid fruitflies was conducted in 11 agricultural districts in Kenya. Samples of up to 18 different fruit crops were examined for infestation. The four species of ...
First Report of Colletotrichum gloeosporioides as a Foliar and Die-back Pathogen of Prunus africana in Kenya
(1999-01)
During tree disease surveys between February 1996 and March 1998 in highland forests of Kenya, leaves of Prunus africana (Hook f.) Kalkman collected from regeneration wildings in natural forests and seedlings raised in ...
Abundance and Population Structure of the Blacklip Pearl Oyster, Pinctada margaritifera l. 1758 (Bivalvia: Pteriidae), in Coastal Kenya
(Western Indian Ocean Marine Science Association, 2002)
Pearl oysters are an important marine resource within the Indo-Pacific oceans. They are widely cultured for the production of black pearls, their flesh is eaten, and their shell, known as mother-of-pearl (MOP) is used in ...
The effects of legume and maize stover residue management practices on the yield of a subsequent maize crop in Kitale, Kenya
(2015-06-13)
A trial focusing on the management of Mucuna pruriens (mucuna) and maize stover residues was conducted over two seasons on a low fertility soil in the North Rift region of Kenya. The effects of factorial combinations of ...