Browsing Faculty of Agriculture & Veterinary Medicine (FAg / FVM) by Subject "Abundance"

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    • Diversity and abundance of nematodes in agroecosystems of Kenya 

      Kimenju, J W; Karanja, N K; Nyongesa, M W (Department of Plant Science and Crop Protection, University of Nairobi, 2004)
      A review of nematodes associated with crops has revealed that almost every crop or group of crops is attacked by one or several nematode pests, which cause economic losses in heavily infested fields. The most commonly ...

    • Macrofauna diversity and abundance across different land use systems in Embu, Kenya 

      F.O, Ayuke; N.K, Karanja; E.M, Muya; B.K, Musombi; J, Mungatu; G.H.N, Nyamasyo (Department Of Land Resource Management and Agricultural Technology, University of NairobiDepartment of Soil Quality, Wageningen UniversityKenya Agricultural Research Institute-NARL, (KARI),Department of Zoology, Invertebrate section, National Museums of Kenya,Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and TechnologyDepartment of Zoology, University of Nairobi, 2009)
      This paper presents data on diversity and abundance of soil macrofauna of various land use systems in Embu, Kenya (natural forest, plantation forest, fallow, coffee, tea, napier, and maize). Each was sampled for macrofauna ...

    • Nematode community structure as influenced by land use and intensity of cultivation 

      J.W, Kimenju; N.K, Karanja; G.K, Mutua; B.M, Rimberia; P.M, Wachira (Department of Land Resource Management & Agricultural Technology, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2009)
      This study was conducted to determine the effect of land use and intensity of land cultivation on the nematode community structure. The land use types represented in the study sites were natural forest, plantation forest, ...

    • Soil macrofauna community structure across land use systems of Taita, Kenya 

      N. K, Karanja; F.O, Ayuke; E.M, Muya; B.K, Musombi (Department Of Land Resource Management and Agricultural Technology, University of NairobiDepartment of Soil Quality, Wageningen University Wageningen, Wageningen, The NetherlandsDepartment of Zoology, Invertebrate section, National Museums of KenyaDepartment of Zoology, University of Nairobi, 2009)
      This paper presents data on diversity and abundance of soil macrofauna in various land use systems in Taita (natural forest, plantation forest, fallow, coffee, napier, and maize, Horticulture. Each was sampled for macrofauna ...