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Phenomic prediction of maize hybrids.
(Elsevier Ireland Ltd, 2016-08)Phenomic experiments are carried out in large-scale plant phenotyping facilities that acquire a large number of pictures of hundreds of plants simultaneously. With the aid of automated image processing, the data are converted ... -
Phthalate Levels in Wastewater Treatment Plants of Lake Victoria Basin
(Science and Education Publishing, 2021)Phthalates are examples of EDCs, which have been used as plasticizers for longtime worldwide. However, their occurrence in these environments causes adverse effects such as congenital anomalies, endocrine disruption and ... -
Plant Propagation: A Teaching Resource Packet with Emphasis on Agroforestry and Fruit Trees in East Africa
(Cornell University, Ithaca, NewYork, USA, 1992)The products and services provided by trees have always been used in farming. In the past, trees grew naturally on farm lands. The rise in population, and resulting increased demand for wood products, has led to loss of ... -
Poly Film Cover and Calcium Foliar Application Affect Occurrence and Prevalence of Two-Spotted Spider Mites in Rose Flower
(2020-06)Spider mite is a major constraint in rose flower production. Though flower producers have not quantified the magnitude of the losses incurred, the quantity of the miticides used on their control is enormous. This experiment ... -
Potential for development of novel food products from Azanza garckeana tree fruit: a review
(International Journal of Food Studies, 2021-02-24)Azanza garckeana is among the least utilized indigenous wild fruit trees of interest in the arid and semi-arid regions of Africa. The tree’s fruit and seeds have found their importance as food while their barks and leaves ... -
Potential of orange-fleshed sweet potato in increasing vitamin A dietary intake in up to 60-month-old children in Laikipia, Kenya
(CODEN (USA):, 2014-04)Developing countries, more so those in sub-Saharan Africa, are having to grapple with high prevalence of vitamin A deficiency. Food based approaches are being recommended as the sustainable interventions. In Kenya, ... -
Potential Use of Beneficial Microorganisms for Soil Amelioration, Phytopathogen Biocontrol, and Sustainable Crop Production in Smallholder Agroecosystems
(Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 2021-04-29)Smallholder agroecosystems play a key role in the world’s food security providing more than 50% of the food produced globally. These unique agroecosystems face a myriad of challenges and remain largely unsupported, yet ... -
Preparation and Evaluation of Goat ManureBased Vermicompost for Organic Garlic Production in Manyatta sub-county, Kenya
(International Journal of Environment, Agriculture and Biotechnology (IJEAB), 2020-02)Application of vermicompost in crop production results in improved soil chemical properties. Studies relating to use of vermicompost as alternative to synthetic fertilizers have gotten considerable attention as the demand ... -
Prevalence of banana Xanthomonas wilt in Nithi, Tharaka-Nithi County in Kenya
(Journal BiNET, 2021-05-30)Banana (Musa spp.) is a nutrient rich crop grown in small and large scale across the globe. It is rich in carbohydrates, vitamins and minerals thus, it may serve as the source of nutrition in low resourced regions such ... -
PREVALENCE OF BOVINE AND OVINE Paratuberculosis IN KERICHO COUNTY AND KONOIN SUB-COUNTY, KENYA.
(African Union Inter-African Bureau for Animal Resources, 2019-06)A study was carried out in Kericho County and Konoin Sub-County, Kenya to determine the presence and prevalence of paratuberculosis (Johne’s Disease) in cattle and sheep between February and April 2015. Faecal and serum ... -
PRODUCTION OF MINERAL NUTRIENT-RICH MULTIPURPOSE PUMPKIN LEAFY VEGETABLES USING INTEGRATED NITROGEN, MULCH AND GA3
(2022-04)Understanding the effect of nitrogen, mulch and gibberellic acid on minerals and metabolites in multipurpose pumpkin (Cucurbita moschata Duch) is important since it is a dependable source of food, providing families producing ... -
Promoting Effective Community Participation in Land Use Planning and Management of Wildlife Conservation Areas
(2014)The major threat facing conservation of wildlife within and outside protected areas presently is the continuous loss of wildlife corridors and dispersal areas. This is as a result of increase in human settlements and the ... -
Prosopis juliflora management and grassland restoration in Baringo County, Kenya: Opportunities for soil carbon sequestration and local livelihoods
(John Wiley & Sons Ltd, 2021-02-04)1. Climate change, land degradation and invasive alien species (IAS) threaten grassland ecosystems worldwide. IAS clearing and grassland restoration would help to reduce the negative effects of IAS, restore the original ... -
Protein Quality of Rations for Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) Containing Oilseed Meals
(Canadian Center of Science and Education, 2020-01-15)Considering price as the main limiting factor in the use of animal proteins, this study evaluated the protein quality of diets for Nile tilapia containing oilseed meals as replacements of fishmeal. A control diet (FMBD) (30% ... -
A protocol for rooting and growing apple rootstock microshoots.
(1998)Microshoots of apple (Malus domestica Borkh.) rootstocks G. 65, G.30 and G.11 were transferred from stage II axillary shoot cultures to stage III rooting media containing 10 levels of indole-butyric acid (IBA) for four ... -
Qualitative, Quantitative and Quality Variation of Naturalized Pumpkin Accessions in Mother and Baby Trials in Kenya
(2017)Pumpkin (Cucurbita moschata (Lam.) Poir.) is unsystematically produced in many tropical countries and development of standard cultivars using naturalised and adapted genetic resources has not yet been done. The present ... -
Quality of Climate-Smart Agricultural Advice Offered by Private and Public Sectors Extensionists in Mbeere North Sub-County, Kenya
(agdevresearch.org, 2022)This research adds to the knowledge of extension education by revealing the quality of climate-smart agricultural (CSA) advice offered by private and public extension sectors. The study was aimed at addressing the paucity ... -
Rapid micropropagation of passion fruit (Passiflora edulis Sims.) varieties.
(2004-02)Lack of adequate, healthy plants can hamper production of passion fruits (Passiflora edulis Sims.). Seed propagation results in undesirable variability, inadequate and seasonal supply. This research aimed at rapid generation ... -
Relationships of Selected Endogenous Factors Associated with Direct Somatic Embryogenesis of Coffee (Coffea arabica L.)
(2018-05-30)Coffee is one of the most important cash crops produced in the world with great economic returns to growers and national gross domestic product. Somatic embryogenesis is a morphogenetic processes leading to plantlet ... -
Resistance to spotted stem borer in commercial maize hybrids and open pollinated varieties in Kenya. Contributions from the 3rd Africa-Wide Women and Young Professionals in Science Competitions.
(2014)ABSTRACT Lepidoptera stem borers are major maize insectpests estimated to be responsible for annual losses of around 15% in sub-Saharan Africa and 13.5% in Kenya. The spotted stem borer (Chilo partellus Swinhoe, ...