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Diversity and Abundance of Selected Biting Flies in a Peridomestic and Natural Habitats, and Their Potential as a Protein Source for Feed in Kibwezi West Subcounty, Makueni County, Kenya
(UON, 2021)Biting flies are a diverse assemblage of blood-sucking flies that are important vectors of human, livestock and wildlife diseases. They may be found in domestic or peridomestic habitats, where they are associated with ... -
Diversity And Distribution Of Immature Vectors Of Malaria And Rift Valley Fever In Habitats Along An Altitudinal Gradient In Baringo County, Kenya.
(University Of Nairobi, 2012)Malaria and RVF are two diseases whose onset of epidemics leads to massive losses in human lives. Both diseases are transmitted by infected mosquito vectors. Infected Anopheles mosquitoes transmit plasmodium parasites that ... -
Diversity and Host Preference of Tephritid Fruit Fly Species Infesting Cucurbit and Major Horticultural Crops Grown in the Lower Coastal Kenya
(University Of Nairobi, 2016)Tephritid fruit flies are among the notorious pests of horticultural crops in Kenya and have been documented to cause yield losses of 30-100%. Tephritid fruit flies from the Bactrocera and Dacus genera have been identified ... -
Diversity and performance of egg parasitoids occurring on fall armyworm (spodoptera frugiperda j.E smith) on maize in Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E Smith) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) is an insect of economic importance, indigenous to tropical and sub-tropical regions of America. This pest mainly attacks maize crop and it also has ... -
Diversity and Seasonal Changes of Scale Insects and Associated Biota on Citrus Trees in Coastal and Lower Eastern Counties, Kenya
(Uon, 2021)Citrus farming is a major source of revenue for large and small-scale farmers in Kenya. Despite its importance, citrus production is confronted with threats associated with pests and diseases. Together, pest infestations ... -
Diversity Of Naturally Occurring Nematode Destroying Fungi And Their Interaction With Soil Amendments In Banana Farms In Meru And Embu Counties
(University of Nairobi, 2016)Plant parasitic nematodes are a major threat to banana production since they result in reduction in yield, quality and longevity of banana orchards. This study was carried out to determine the diversity, abundance and ... -
Diversity of storage Insect Pests in Maize and susceptibility of Maize varieties to Maize weevil (Sitophilus zeamais)
(Department of Plant Science & Crop Protection, University of Nairobi, 2011)Maize is the major source of food in Kenya grown both as a subsistence and commercial crop. Storage insect pests attacking maize continue to pose a major problem to small scale farmers in Africa where subsistence grain ... -
Diversity, Factors Influencing Spread and Population Build Up of Potato Cyst Nematodes and Potential of Phytochemicals in Their Management in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2023)Potato cyst nematodes (PCN) of the genus Globodera are one of the most significant constraints to potato production in Kenya. Limited research has been undertaken on the causal agent, practices that influence population ... -
Dog population demographics and ecology in Asembo, Siaya county: implications for rabies control
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Every year an estimated 59,000 people die from rabies globally. Domestic dogs transmit over 99% of human rabies cases, and mass dog vaccination is a key strategy for achieving elimination of dog-mediated human rabies global ... -
Domestic animal reservoirs of campylobacter jejuni campylobacter coli and yersinia enterocolitica as possible sources of human infectiona
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Drainage for salinity control in Kimorigo/Kamleza irrigation schemes
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Drainage of lowland sugarcane fields:Mumias, Kenya
(Department of Agricul tural Engineering, 1991)The Mumias Sugar Company (MSC) has a sugarcane nucleus estate measuring 3,000 ha lying astride the Nzoia river. The nucleus estate comprises of well drained uplands and poorly drained lowlands lying below a spring line ... -
Drivers and Effects of Gully Erosion on Communities in Suswa Catchment, Narok County, Kenya: a Geospatial Approach
(University of Nairobi, 2017)Soil erosion is a serious issue in Arid and Semi-Arid lands and affects community livelihoods and soil conservation efforts. This study was undertaken in Suswa Catchment, Narok County. The objective of the study was to ... -
Drivers of brand loyalty on tourists’ choice of destination in Kisumu County, Kenya
(Business Administration, University of Nairobi, 2013)Over the past two decades, the significance and contribution of the tourism industry to the world economy has been widely acknowledged and discussed. To date, not many studies have been conducted to understand tourists’ ... -
Drought tolerance in andean and mesoamerican genotypes of the common bean.
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Dry bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) is a popular legume sensitive to water stress especially during reproductive development phase. Adaptation to drought stress is therefore an increasingly important trait in production of ... -
Dry matter and nutrient intake by grazing dairy heifers from a predominantly chloris Gayana pasture
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Drying of Pyrethrum Flowers
(University of Nairobi.Department of Agriculture, 1974)Pyrethrum is the fourth largest export commodity, for Kenya and one which today earns the country £5 ,000,000 annually. It is grown at high. altitudes in Nyanza, Central and Rift Valley Provinces, picked and dried on ... -
Dual purpose goat production
(Department of Veterinary Services, University of Nairobi, 2007-08)protejn_rich forages (PRFs) could be cheaper alternative crude protein supplements for ruminants compared to commercial concentrates which are unaffordable to many smallholder farmers. However, effect of supplementation ... -
Dynamic Capabilities and Performance of the Small and Medium Enterprises in the Manufacturing Sector in Nairobi City County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Within the last decade, more and more researchers have asserted that a company's strategy and the generation of value revolve around its dynamic capabilities. Small and medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) help Kenya's economy ... -
Dynamics of nematode communities as influenced by soil fertility management practices and biocontrol agents
(University of NairobiDepartment of Soil Science, 2009)Two field experiments were conducted to investigate the effect of soil fertility management practices and bio-control agents on the dynamics of nematode communities in Kakamega forest and the neighboring farmlands. ...