Faculty of Agriculture & Veterinary Medicine (FAg / FVM): Recent submissions
Now showing items 541-560 of 1902
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Effect Of Adverse Weather Conditions And Disease On Groundnut Productivity
(2011)Groundnut (Arachis hypogea) is an important food, feed and cash crop in Eastern Africa but its productivity is reduced by a wide range of temperature, humidity, and soil – water deficits coupled with various diseases ... -
Nematode Diversity And The Effects Of Bacillus And Rhizobium On The Management Of Plant Parasitic Nematodes In Common Bean
(2011)Nematode losses in vegetable crops have contributed to significant loss in yield reducing food security. Assessment of the potential of dual inoculation of Bacillus subtilis and Rhizobium leguminosarum biovar phaseoli ... -
Heavy Metal And Pesticide Residue Contamination In Leafy Vegetables In Peri-urban Farms Of Nairobi, Kenya
(2011)Assessment of heavy metal contaminants, nitrate and pesticide residues was done on kale (Brassica olaracea var. olecephala), a leafy vegetable grown by farmers in peri-urban sites of Wangige, Athi River and Ngong in Nairobi, ... -
The Diversity Of Medicinal Plants At The Botanical Garden In University Of Nairobi (upper Kabete Campus)
(2011)A botanical garden comprising different species of medicinal plants was established at the University of Nairobi’s College of Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences in April 2009. Prior to the establishment of the garden, an ... -
Wild Edible Plants: A Potential To Enhance Agrobiodiversity And People’s Resilience To Changing Ecosystem
(2011)Wild edible plants are accessible, available and cheaper to diversify household diet in drylands. However, the diversity and resource base are not properly documented to inform policy makers for proper utilization. Therefore, ... -
Influence Of Soil Organic Matter Quality On Temperature Sensitivity Of Decomposition
(2011)Temperature sensitivity of decomposition is key in determining terrestrial carbon responses to global change though differences between recalcitrant and labile carbon pools have not been demonstrated. The objective of ... -
Effectiveness of Kenyan Rhizobia Strains on Soybean
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Entomology Practicals and exercises
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ICT for Linking Farmers to Markets
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Regional Workshop on an Integrated Policy Approach to Commercializing Smallholder Maize Production in Eastern Africa
(2012)Agriculture continues to be a significant sector in the economies of Eastern Africa countries. It contributes between 20 –30% of national Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for most of the countries in the region, and offers ... -
Common Features Of Successful Strategies In Conservation Policy
(Universty of Nairobi, 1990)In the past, most measures to control land degradation were implemented before the underlying problems were diagnosed and before alternative strategies had been given active consideration. Some features that are common to ...
