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Pathways towards the Sustainable Management of Woody Invasive Species: Understanding What Drives Land Users’ Decisions to Adopt and Use Land Management Practices
(MDPI, 2022)
Sustainable land management (SLM) practices are key for achieving land degradation
neutrality, but their continued implementation lag behind the progression of various forms of land
degradation. While many scholars have ...
INTEGRATED NITROGEN, MULCH AND GIBBERELLIC ACID SIGNIFICANTLY ENHANCE PHOTOSYNTHATES IN MULTIPURPOSE PUMPKIN LEAVES
(International Journal of Scientific Research and Innovative Technology, 2022)
Pumpkin (Cucurbita moschata Duch.) edible leaves, fruits and seeds contribute to household food
and nutrition enhancement. However, cultivation using limitedinputslead to poor growth. This
study assessed effectsof nitrogen, ...
Evaluation of Endogenous Phytocomponents and Amino Acids Associated with Direct Somatic Embryogenesis of Coffee (Coffea arabicaL.)
(Journal of Advances in Agriculture, 2022)
Coffee is one of the mostimportant cropscultivated 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 ...
Temporal variability in food choice and availability for the semi- captive critically endangered mountain bongo in the Mount Kenya Wildlife Conservancy
(WILEY, 2022-04)
Dietary selection and preference are poorly understood for the mountain bongo (Tragelaphus eurycerus isaaci Thomas, 1902). Focal animal sampling was used to de-termine seasonal food choice and preference ...
Factors Influencing Adoption of Pigeon Pea and its Impact on Household Food Security in Machakos County, Kenya
(Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology, 2022)
A household survey was carried out in Kalama, Mwala and Yatta Sub-counties of MachakosCounty Kenya to obtain data on the current situation of pigeon pea value chain. A total of 414households were interviewed in the month ...
Exploring Entropy pruning coupled with Capsule Neural Network(CapsNet) for leaf disease classification
(2022-03)
In an attempt to detect plant leaf diseases faster, accurately, and more efficiently, researchers
have adopted deep learning methods using models like CNN and CapsNet with some success.
However, there is a need for ...
Determining the Popularity and Effectiveness of Green Marketing in Kenyan University Students Market Group
(MULTIDISCIPLINARY JOURNAL (LUMJ), 2020)
Green Marketing comprises building
lucrative customer relationship with care and
concern on the environment. It aims at
reducing the undesirable effects of the
organization’s activities on the environment
and making ...
Impact of land use/land cover changes on ecosystem service values in the cherangany hills water tower, Kenya
(Elsevier, 2022)
Land Use/Land Cover (LULC) changes alter the ecosystem structure and function, resulting in variations of the
Ecosystem Service Values (ESVs). This study investigated the impacts of LULC changes on ESVs over 37 years
in ...
Extension Education Needs for Improved Adoption of Sustainable Organic Agriculture in Central Kenya
(American Journal of Geographic Information System, 2021)
The study highlights organic agriculture (OA) information gaps that need to be filled in order to upscale the
adoption of OA practices. The survey data were gathered from 329 organic farmers selected through stratified ...
Enhancing Household Livelihood Outcomes through Resilient Agri-Food Systems among Small-scale farmers in Kitui County, Kenya
(EAST AFRICAN NATURE & SCIENCE ORGANIZATION, 2022-06)
The practice of resilient agri-food systems, especially in arid and semi-arid
areas, is considered key to attaining sustainable livelihoods. Changes in
climatic conditions have forced small-scale farmers to develop ...