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Supplementing Rhodes grass Chloris gayana hay with Maerua angolensis improves weight gain of growing small East African goats
(2018)
To study the performance of Small East African goats fed Rhodes grass(Chloris gayana) hay supplemented with 5 levels of Maerua angolensis (0, 15, 20, 25, 30g DM W0.75) 20 goats were divided into five groups and randomly ...
Effect of Computer Assisted Teaching Strategy on Students’ Motivation to Learn Agriculture in Secondary Schools in Kenya.
(2018-02)
Gender has remained relevant in education because it has been linked to achievement and participation in certain professions. Gender differences in achievement has been shown to vary according to school subject. This has ...
Effect of Computer Assisted Teaching Strategy on Students’ Achievement in Agriculture in Secondary Schools in Kenya
(2018)
Gender has remained relevant in education because it has been linked to achievement and participation in certain professions. Gender differences in achievement has been shown to vary according to school subject. This has ...
Child Labor in Nona Region of Western Kenya and Implications on the Rights of Children: Critical Reflections
(2018-04)
Child labour is a global problem and it is one of the obstacles in the achievement of international frameworks such as Sustainable Development Goals as well as national ones like vision 2030 in Kenya. It equally has caused ...
APPLICATION OF DESIRABILITY FUNCTION FOR OPTIMIZATION OF MULTIPLE RESPONSES OF WATERMELON USING ORGANIC MANURE
(2018)
Field experiment was conducted at horticultural research and teaching farm of Chuka University to evaluate the responses of watermelon to organic manure using Central Composite Design (CCD) to formulate optimal organic ...
Relationship Among Type of School, Academic Resilience and Academic Achievement Among Secondary School Students in Kiambu County, in PEOPLE
(2018-01-29)
This study investigated the relationship among type of school, academic resilience and academic achievement among secondary school students in Kiambu County, Kenya. A descriptive Correlational design ...
Constraints to profitable Participation in Agri-Food Value Chains: A Case of Small-Scale Banana Farmers in Meru County,Kenya
(2018)
Constraints in agri-food value chains tend to heighten the vulnerability of small-scale farmers in Sub-Sahara Africa. This study evaluates the constraints limiting small-scale banana farmers in Meru County, ...
The Spatio-Temporal Distribution of Periodic Banana Markets in Meru County, Kenya
(2018-02)
The spatio-temporal distribution of markets can influence the farmer’s choice of a market channel. Assessing the effects of the spatio-temporal distribution of banana markets on the farmer’s choice of a marketing channel ...
Genetic diversity of pumpkin accessions in Kenya revealed using morphological characters, diversity index, CATPCA and factor analysis
(2018-02)
Pumpkin is one of the most morphologically variable genera in the entire plant kingdom. In
Kenya, its genetic diversity is undocumented and distribution is haphazard. An expedition
was done in Kakamega and Nyeri regions ...
Evaluation of endogenous phytocomponents and amino acids associated with direct somatic embryogenesis of coffee (Coffea arabica L.).
(Khalsa Publications, Punjab, India, 2018-03-01)
Coffee is one of the most important crops cultivated in the world for use in beverages and confectionaries. Embryogenesis is a complex process that begins with a single cell and ends with the formation of mature embryos. ...