Chuka University Institutional Repository: Recent submissions
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Effects of Agricultural Land Use Practices on Soil Organic Carbon Stocks, Total Nitrogen and Available Phosphorous in Smallholder Farms in Embu County, Kenya
(Asian Journal of Environment & Ecology, 2022-04)A study was conducted to determine soil organic carbon stocks (SOCs), total nitrogen (TN) and available phosphorous (AP) changes in agricultural land use practices with a focus on maize and coffee based agricultural ... -
Effect of Rhizobium Inoculation and Phosphate Rock Fertilizer Application on Biomass Production, Nutrient use Efficiency and Yield Parameters of Green Gram (Vigna radiata)
(Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate (KEPHIS), Kenya, 2022)The research was focused on an ecologically sound and highly production of legumes particularly green gram through the application of Rhizobium and rock phosphate fertilizer. Therefore, biomass production, nutrient use ... -
Use of Cost-Effective Biofertilizers Interventions for Enhanced food Security and Soil Management Amidst Covid-19 Crisis. Review
(Infogain Publication, 2022-04)Current soil management strategies are mainly dependent on inorganic chemical-based fertilizers, which are expensive and have led to a serious threat to human health and environment. Moreover, COVID-19 pandemic caused ... -
RHIZOCTONIA SOLANI OF POTATO AND ITS MANAGEMENT: A REVIEW
(EScience Press, 2021)Potatoes are an annual and the most cultivated tuberous crop worldwide. Potatoes play an important role to fulfil the world’s basic food requirements because of enriched nutrients and delicious taste. Rhizoctonia solani ... -
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 ... -
Examples of E-learning Devices-BYODs
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Synchronous Learning Demonstration
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Features Selection in Statistical Classification of High Dimensional Image Derived Maize (Zea Mays L.) Phenomic Data
(Science and Education Publishing, 2022)Phenotyping has advanced with the application of high throughput phenotyping techniques such automated imaging. This has led to derivation of large quantities of high dimensional phenotypic data that could not have been ... -
Chuka University Students in an on-campus library
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Participants in a seminar
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Chuka University staff and students exhibiting digital media
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Blended Learning Demonstration
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Asynchronous Learning Demonstration
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Aerial View of Chuka University
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INFLUENCE OF LAND TENURE AND FARMER INCOME ON ADOPTION OF INDIGENOUS AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES IN CHUKA SUB-COUNTY, KENYA
(, 2021)Indigenous agricultural practices (IAPs) are environmentally and agriculturally sustainable. Among the widely applied IAPs include crop rotation, agroforestry, intercropping, organic manure application, and minimum tillage. ... -
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 ... -
The Effect of Adaptive Learning Rate on the Accuracy of Neural Networks
((IJACSA) International Journal of Advanced Computer Science and Applications, 2021)Learning rates in gradient descent algorithms have significant effects especially on the accuracy of a Capsule Neural Network (CNN). Choosing an appropriate learning rate is still an issue to date. Many developers still ...