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Opportunities for Quality Seed Production and Diffusion through Integration of the Informal Systems in Sub-Saharan Africa
(videleaf, 2020)In perpetuating the preferred crop species, seed is exchanged among family members, neighboring communities or between tribes and regions according to customs and practices in many African traditions. Overtime, this ... -
Optical and scanning kelvin probe microscopic characterization of sol-gel synthesized aluminum doped zinc cobalt ferrite nanoparticles
(academic Journals, 2020)In this work, Zn1-xCoFe2AlxO4 (x=0, 0.2, 0.4, 0.6, 0.8 and 1.0) ferrites were synthesized using the sol-gel method. XRD analysis was done and confirmed the formation of spinel structure, where the particle size and lattice ... -
The Optimization of Multiple Responses of Watermelon to Organic Manure Using Response Surface Methodology
(2017-03)This paper discusses the use of Central Composite Design approach to plan the experiments for growth and yield of watermelon with an overall objective of optimizes the multiple responses of watermelon to organic manure. ... -
Optimization of seed potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) tuber yield and size distribution through integrated irrigation water, nitrogen and phosphorus mineral nutrient application.
(Science Domain International, 2013-12-16)Potato is the world's fourth important food crop after wheat, rice and maize because of its great yield potential and high nutritive value . In Kenya, potato is constrained by low seed tuber production in the informal ... -
Optimization of seed potato specific density, starch and dry matter contents and tuberization capacity of resultant plants through integrated irrigation, nitrogen and phosphorus management.
(Science Publishing Group, 2015-08-01)A study was conducted in a Rainshelter (RTrial) at the Horticultural Research and Teaching Farm of Egerton University to determine the effect of integrated application of irrigation water, nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) ... -
Optimizing experimental procedures for quantitative evaluation of crop plant performance in high throughput phenotyping systems
(2015-01)Abstract Detailed and standardized protocols for plant cultivation in environmentally controlled conditions are an essential prerequisite to conduct reproducible experiments with precisely defined treatments. Setting up ... -
Optimizing the design of small-sized nucleus breeding programs for dairy cattle with minimal performance recording
(Elsevier, 2014)7963J. Dairy Sci. 97 :7963–7974http://dx.doi.org/ 10.3168/jds.2014-8545 © American Dairy Science Association®, 2014 .ABSTRACT Dairy cattle breeding programs in developing coun-tries are constrained by minimal and ... -
Oral Literature and the Communication of Change and Innovations in Kenya
(University of Cape Town, 2003)The major object of pursing this study was to understand how oral literature has been used in the communication of change and innovations in Kenya. The study focuses attention on Central Province of Kenya. In the work, ... -
Orality and the Written Word in the Age of Globalization: The Case of Ngugi WaThiong’o’s Kikuyu Novels
(2014-11)Ngugi Wa Thiong’o is one of the foremost post-independence novelists in Africa. His novels include, Weep Not Child (1964), The River Between (1965), A Grain of Wheat (1967), Petals of Blood (1977), Devil on the Cross (1983), ... -
Orality and Written Word in the Age of Globalization: The Case of Ngugi wa Thiong'os Kikuyu Novels
(2014-11)Ngugi Wa Thiong’o is one of the foremost post-independence novelists in Africa. His novels include, Weep Not Child (1964), The River Between (1965), A Grain of Wheat (1967), Petals of Blood (1977), Devil on the Cross (1983), ... -
Ordinal Logistic Regression Versus Multiple Binary Logistic Regression Model for Predicting Student Loan Allocation
(2012)This paper examines two different methodologies to a classification problem of higher education loan applicants. The paper looks into the allocations made by the Higher Education Loans Board (HELB) relative to the economic ... -
ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOUR
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ORIGINAL RESEARCH: MIDWIVES’ KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICE OF MIDWIFERY-LED CARE MODEL IN EMBU COUNTY, KENYA
(2023)The midwifery-led care model improves maternal and neonatal health outcomes. For midwives to autonomously utlise a midwifery-led care model, they must know what it entails within available practice guidelines. Little is ... -
PAHE 121/PECI 111: FAMILY AND COMMUNITY EDUCATION
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Paralinguistic Strategies for Persuasion in Kenyan Commercial Banks Television Advertisements
(THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HUMANITIES & SOCIAL STUDIES, 2019-08)This study analyzes paralinguistic strategies in the discourse of Kenyan commercial banks adverts. It focuses on the inter action of language,imageandlayout,andexaminesadvertisingpersuasivetechniques.The study mainly ... -
Parasites of Commercially Important Fish from Lake Naivasha, Rift Valley, Kenya.
(springer, 2014-01)In Lake Naivasha, the common carp Cyprinus carpio L. 1758 was accidentally introduced from fish farms adjacent to River Malewa in 1999 and now forms the bulk of the total fish caught. Since its introduction, no study has ... -
Participants in a seminar
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Participatory Germplasm Conservation and Seed Production of Naturalized Pumpkin Landraces in Kenya
(2016)Although seeds come first in the food chain, local and international companies find it unprofitable to invest in provision of African indigenous vegetable seeds to growers. The present study trained farmers in on-farm ... -
Passion Fruits Production From Seed- And Micro-Propagated Plants: A Reference Guide
(LAP Lambert Academic Publishing, 2012-09-12)This book is written using information gathered from laboratory to post harvest stages of passion fruits. It describes seed acquisition, germination, explant initiation, proliferation, rooting and transplanting. Also ...