Faculty of Agriculture & Veterinary Medicine (FAg / FVM): Recent submissions
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Weed Diversity And Their Response To Glyphosate Applications In Coffee Farms In Kiambu County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)The problem of weed control in the east and west of rift in Kenya differs quite remarkably between the coffee growing areas. This has been verified by past studies conducted with the aim of improving coffee production by ... -
Factors Influencing Choice Of Irrigation Systems And Crop Water Requirement Of High Value Crops In Mwala, Machakos County, Kenyaong’Ina
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Selecting the best-suited irrigation system for a specific site considers a number of factors. These include initial and operating costs, labor and energy requirement, adaptability to farming operations, soil, climate and ... -
Improving sorghum cultivars for resistance to spotted stem borer (chilo partellus, swinhoe) and grain yield
(Faculty of Agriculture, University of Nairobi, 2018)The objectives of this study were to (a) determine inheritance of resistance to Chilo partellus and other agronomic traits in sorghum and (b) Estimate the genetic variations, heritability and expected genetic advance for ... -
Performance of dairy cows under “one cow program” in Northern Rwanda
(University of Nairobi, 2018)In 2006, the government of Rwanda started “One cow program” whereby a dairy cow is given to a poor family in order improve household nutrition and incomes through milk consumption and sell of extra milk. To document the ... -
Effect of feeding germinated brown sorghum and methionine supplementation on performance of broiler chicken
(Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Nairobi, 2018)The study investigated the effects of germination on chemical composition and tannin content of brown sorghum (var. Serena) as well as feeding germinated and ungerminated Serena sorghum based diets to broiler chickens for ... -
Genetic analyses of pod shattering and agronomic traits of soybean (glycine max (l.) merr.) genotypes
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Pod shattering is an important constraint associated with 34 to 99% loss in productivity of soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merr.). Common management strategies such as early harvesting and harvesting when temperature is still ... -
Study of extent of use, efficacy and acute toxic effects of selected antidiabetic plants in Nyeri and Narok Counties, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Emergence of non-communicable diseases has posed a great health challenge worldwide. Particularly; prevalence of diabetes mellitus has been on the increase among communities of both developed and developing countries. In ... -
Contribution of pigeon pea (cajanus cajan l. Millsp.) to soil fertility and productivity of maize (zea mays l.) cropping systems in semi-arid Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Pigeonpea breeding programs in Kenya have focused mainly on developing high yielding varieties that are resistant to Fusarium wilt and adaptable to a broad range of ecological conditions. However, few studies have evaluated ... -
Assessment of drivers of community participation in participatory forest management: a case of Kessup forest, Elgeyo-Marakwet county, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2018)The Forests Act 2005 enacted in 2007 revised 2016 has brought a paradigm shift in forest management as it upholds the principles of public participation in forest resources. The study examined the drivers of community ... -
Impact of integrated pest management technology on food security among mango farmers in Machakos county, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2018-07)Mango (Mangifera indica) is one of the leading tropical fruits grown in Kenya and is ranked third after banana and pineapples in terms of acreage and total production volume. However, production has fallen below consumption ... -
Sero-prevalence of human and livestock brucellosis and associated risk factors in Marsabit county, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2017)Brucellosis is among the world’s widest spread zoonotic diseases and recognized as a public health concern in both developed and developing countries. It is a bacterial zoonotic infection resulting in significant health ... -
Efficacy of hexanal as a potential preservative of papaya (carica papaya l.) fruit.
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Fruits are rich in vitamins and antioxidants that are required in our daily diets. Papaya fruit for instance, is rich in pro-vitamin A and vitamin C that provide humans with a protective effect against cancer and other ... -
Evaluation of promiscuous soybean varieties for agronomic and grain quality traits in maize/soybean inter-cropping systems in Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2017)Soybeans which nodulate effectively with diverse indigenous rhizobia are considered as promiscuous. As such, determination of their suitability in the intercrop system is important. Three varieties namely ; GAZELLE, SB19 ... -
Genetic analysis of sweet potato (ipomoea batatas (l) lam) genotypes for beta carotene content and root yield in Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2017)Vitamin A deficiency is a major challenge in most of the African countries including Kenya. Several strategies have been applied to fight this challenge, but the most effective strategy is the improvement of the available ... -
Resistance of common bean genotype to foliar fungal and bacterial diseases.
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Foliar diseases have been reported to cause 45 to 100% of grain losses in common bean. However, conventional management strategies are not effective and sustainable to combat the bean yield losses. The use of host plant ... -
Efficacy of selected biological and synthetic agents in the management of plant parasitic nematodes in tissue culture banana
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Pratylenchus spp. and Meloidogyne spp. are key pests of banana in Kenya. Tissue cultured banana plantlets are considered clean for planting but infestation with these pests has been increasing due to the state of the soil ... -
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 ... -
Breeding rice for grain yield, earliness and grain quality in Eastern Africa
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Rice is one of the most important cereal crops in Eastern Africa and it’s often ranked after sorghum, wheat and maize. Unfortunately, rice yield per hectare is low (<3.6 t ha-1) because smallholder farmers rely on local ... -
Evaluating institutional capacity for landslide disaster risk reduction: a case study of Mount Elgon region, Uganda
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Uganda is a high landslide disaster risk country that has put in place several risk reduction institutions. However, the capacity of formal institutions to achieve landslide disaster risk reduction in the Mount Elgon region ... -
Strategies to reduce microbial and chemical contamination in waste water irrigated vegetables in Nairobi, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2018)The use of wastewater in urban agriculture is continually increasing due to lack of clean water for irrigation and this has made contamination of produce to be witnessed in many countries. The study was on evaluation of ...
