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Occurrence of passion fruit dieback in Uasin-Gishu county and reaction of passion fruit varieties to inoculation with dieback pathogens.
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Dieback is the most important fungal disease of passion fruits causing over 70% of crop loss. The disease is difficult and complex to manage due to the complexity of symptoms exhibited diversity of causal organisms and the ... -
Occurrence of Q Fever at the Wildlife-livestock Interface of Amboseli Ecosystem, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2017)Q fever is an important zoonotic disease caused by Coxiella burnetii which is an obligate intracellular bacterium. Domestic ruminants, mainly goats and sheep, are the main source of Q fever outbreaks in humans. Very scant ... -
Occurrence Of Rift Valley Fever And Associated Risk Factors In Cattle In Ijara District, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014-07)Ijara district in Kenya was one of the hotspots of Rift Valley Fever (RVF) during the 2006/2007 outbreak which led to human and animal deaths causing huge economic losses. The main constraint in the control and prevention ... -
Occurrence of Soil-dwelling Pests of Cabbage and Onions in Kenya and Management of Onion Fly Using Fortified Black Soldier Fly Frass Fertilizer
(University of Nairobi, 2023)Soil-dwelling insect pests constitute a significant challenge to vegetable production and food security, with their damage being exacerbated by climate change, land degradation, and poor monitoring due to soil heterogeneity. ... -
Occurrence of staphylococcus aureus enterotoxin producing strains in raw milk and in meat
(University of UniversityDepartment of Public Health, Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, 1990)Milk and milk products, meat and meat products are foods commonly incriminated in staphylococcal food poisoning outbreaks. A study was conducted to investigate the presence of enterotoxigenic staphylococcus aureus (S. ... -
Occurrence of subclinical mastitis and effectiveness of dry cow therapy in smallholder dairy farms in Kiambu county, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Bovine mastitis is a very important production disease in cattle dairy herds in Kenya. The objectives of this thesis were to determine: 1) the types of bacterial infections in dairy cows using the California Mastitis Test ... -
Occurrence Of Sugarcane Ratoon Stunting Disease In Nyando Sugar Belt And Its Management By Hot Water Treatment
(university of Nairobi, 2016)Sugarcane yield in Kenya has been on decline due to many factors including pests and diseases. Ratoon stunting disease (RSD) caused by Leifsonia xyli subsp. xyli is considered to be the most serious disease of sugarcane ... -
The occurrence of viruses and aphid vectors in small scale potato seed production systems and their effect on yield in Kenya
(Department of plant science and crop protection, 2003)The Overall Objective of this study was to determine the incidence and distribution of Potato viruses, relationship to aphid vector population and effect of these virus diseases on yield loss and seed quality of different ... -
Occurrence, Characterisation and Distribution of Viruses Infecting Tree Tomato (Solanum Betaceum Cav) in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2023)The tree tomato is a shrub belonging to the Solanaceae plant family that bears egg-shaped berries. Main production constraints include diseases, pests and drought. Diseases caused by fungi, bacteria and viruses are the ... -
Olembo_Some aspects of the regulation of proline metabolism in the flight muscle of the tsetse fly glossina morsitans
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On farm strategies for the control of the maize weevil in Kenya.
(LAP Lambert Academic publishing GmbH & Co. KGDepartment of Plant Science and Crop Protection, University of Nairobi, 2012)Maize is an important staple food for most people in the Sub-Saharan Africa. In most rural areas of Kenya, the production of this crop is under subsistence farming and on-farm storage forms part of the traditional practices. ... -
Onion (Allium Cepa L.) Growth, Yield And Storability As Influenced By Rate And Time Of Nitrogen Application
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Onion (Allium cepa L.) is an important commercial vegetable crop grown by small-holder farmers in Kenya, for both local and export markets. National average production is low and quality highly compromised due to use of ... -
An operational system model for raw material flow in the sugarcane mlll yard of Mumias sugar company
(University of NairobiFaculty of Agricultural Engineering, 1993)A study was conducted at Mumias Sugar Company to identify the parameters that determine the flow rate of cane into and out of the factory's Cane Yard between November, 1991 and May, 1992. The study utilized current as ... -
Optimal farm plans for small-holdings in Kaloleni,an IADP location of Kilifi district, Kenya: a linear programming approach
(University of NairobiAgricultural Economics, 1980-03)This study examines the possibility of increasing farm income and resource use in Kaloleni location of Kilifi district. Many studies reviewed in the literature show that a potential exists for increasing net farm income ... -
Optimal fertilizer use recommendations in maize production: analysis of experimental data.
(Department of Agricultural Economics, 1993)This study was conducted to enable the determination of economically justifiable fertilizer recommendations for maize farmers in Kisii and Busia Districts of lJIJestern Kenya. The study also sought to indicate the ... -
Optimal, farm plans for small holder farmers practising irrigation along Yatta canal of Machakos District, Kenya: a linear programming approach
(Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 1992-05)The main objective of the study was to develop optimal farm plans for irrigation farmers along the Yatta canal who are permitted to irrigate a maXlmum area of 0.5 hectare per growing season. Other objectives of the study ... -
Optimization of carotenoids production from Paracoccus sp BOG006T
(University of NairobiDepartment of food science nutrition and technology, 2009)Carotenoids sources include plants, algae, and photosynthetic bacteria. A novel bacterium Paracoccus sp BOG 006 T which was isolated from the outflow of Lake Bogoria hot spring has also been identified to secrete ... -
Optimizing moisture and nutrient variability under different cropping patterns in terraced farms for improved crop performance in Narok county, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015)Terraces have been used to regulate, discharge excess runoff and reduce soil loss, however its ability to harvest and store water in the terraced field has not been fully investigated. A field experiment was therefore ... -
organic based soil ferility management stratergies for production of markatable quality tomatoes
(University of Nairobi, 2014)