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Fish feeds and feed management practices in the Kenyan aquaculture sector: Challenges and opportunities
(Aquatic Ecosystem health & management society, 2021)
Feeds and feed management practices are key to the development of the aquaculture sector. To achieve high levels of aquaculture production, fish farmers need nutritionally adequate and cost-effective feeds, which are coupled ...
Trends and drivers of forest cover change in the Cherangany hills forest ecosystem, western Kenya
(Chuka University, 2021)
Detecting and monitoring forest cover change and its drivers has become a vital component of
forest management globally as it helps in decision-making and policy development. The objective
of this study was to analyze ...
In-vitro Evaluation of Fungicide Sensitivity of Tomato Leaf Blight Pathogens
(Jurnal Pertanian Tropik (JPT), 2021)
Tomato early and late blight diseases caused by Alternaria solani and Phytophthora infestans respectively, are constraints to tomato production globally. Conventional use of commercial synthetic fungicides in management ...
Effect of Tick Control on Milk Revenue of Smallholder Dairy Farmers in Kapseret Sub-County, Kenya
(IOSR Journal of Agriculture and Veterinary Science (IOSR-JAVS), 2021)
Milk production is a viable economic enterprise in Kenya. It supports the livelihood of approximately four
million Kenyans through food provision, income generation and employment. However, milk production per
individual ...
Sustainable Management of Rangelands: An Assessment of Invasion Co asion Cover Trajectories and Their Contribution t ories and Their Contribution to Invasion Management in Marigat Sub-County, Kenya
(University of Kentucky UKnowledge, 2021-10)
Invasive alien species have complex spatiotemporal patterns of spread beyond geographical and
jurisdictional boundaries. This calls for a coordinated management approach that is spatially explicit,
extends beyond individual ...
Soil management strategies enhanced crop yield, soil moisture, and water productivity in Nitisols of the Upper Eastern Kenya
(Elsevier, 2021)
Low soil moisture and declining crop yield caused by erratic rainfall, and poor soil management practises contribute to the continuous decrease in water productivity. We sought to assess the effects of the selected soil ...
Effect of Substituting Fishmeal with Oilseed Meals on Diets Fatty AcidandProximate Composition for Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus)
(IOSR Journal of Agriculture and Veterinary Science (IOSR-JAVS), 2021-09)
The study aimed to evaluate the fatty acid and proximate composition of diets for Nile tilapia containing
soybean meal (SBM), canola meal (CM) and sunflower meal (SFM) as replacements of fishmeal (FM). A
control diet ...
Mycotoxins in Poultry Feed and Feed Ingredients from Sub-Saharan Africa and Their Impact on the Production of Broiler and Layer Chickens: A Review
(MDPI, 2021-09)
: The poultry industry in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is faced with feed insecurity, associated
with high cost of feeds, and feed safety, associated with locally produced feeds often contaminated
with mycotoxins. Mycotoxins, ...
Genome-Wide Identification, Phylogenetic and Expression Pattern Analysis of GATA Family Genes in Cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.)
(MDPI, 2021)
GATA transcription factors are a class of transcriptional regulatory proteins that contain a
characteristic type-IV zinc finger DNA-binding domain, which play important roles in plant growth
and development. The GATA ...
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 ...