Faculty of Agriculture & Veterinary Medicine (FAg / FVM): Recent submissions
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Influence of Preharvest Water Stress on Postharvest Weight Loss of Carrots (Daucus carota L.)
(Department of Plant Science and Crop Protection, University of Nairobi, 1998)To understand the relationship between preharvest water stress and postharvest weight loss, carrot cultivars Eagle and Paramount were grown in muck soil in 6-L pots (eight carrots per pot) in a greenhouse at the Univ. of ... -
Susceptibility of sweetpotato germplasm to rhizopus soft rot caused by Rhizopus stolonifer and Rhizopus oryzae in Kenya
(Department of Plant Science and Crop Protection, University of Nairobi, 2003)Susceptibility of fifteen local and introduced sweetpotato germplasm to Rhizopus soft rot disease caused by Rliizopus stolonifer and Rliitopus oryzae was tested in 1999 and 2000. Roots were surface sterilised, wounded and ... -
Impact of gastrointestinal helminths on production in goats in Kenya
(Department of Veterinary Pathology, Microbiology and Parasitology, University of Nairobi, 2001-10)The impact of gastrointestinal nematodes on health and production of goat was investigated in a low potential area (Ecozone 3) of Kenya. The study involved 44 Small East African goat kids aged 4–5 months divided into two ... -
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Due to Babesiosis in a Dog: Case Report
(Department of Veterinary Pathology, Microbiology and Parasitology, University of Nairobi, 2011)Abstract: A case of acute respiratory distress syndrome due to babesiosis is reported in a 5 years old male Japanese sptiz. The patient was noticed to have developed sudden dyspnoea. The main presenting clinical signs ... -
Replacement of Postharvest Moisture Loss by Recharging and Its Effect on Subsequent Moisture Loss during Short-term Storage of Carrots
(Department of Plant Science and Crop Protection, University of Nairobi, 1998)Replacing postharvest moisture loss in carrots (Daucus carota L., `Caro-choice') by single and repeated recharging (rehydration in water) treatments, interaction between the duration of recharging and temperature during ... -
Effects of Ethephon on the Growth, Yield and Yield Components of Beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L.)
(2013-04-16)Two experiments to determine the effects of timing and levels of application of ethephon on the growth and yield of common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L). were conducted. Bean cultivar \'Mwezi moja\' was used. Four levels of ... -
Effects of light intensity on quality of potato seed tubers
(Department of Plant Science and Crop Protection, University of Nairobi, 2008)Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) genotypes (Tigoni, Asante and Dutch Robyjn) were evaluated for quality under three light intensities, 612.2 kW (diffused), 1376 kW (direct) and 8 kW (dark) for 12 weeks. Tuber stored in dark ... -
Management of aphids and aphid-transmitted viruses in stored seed potatoes in Kenya
(Department of Plant Science and Crop Protection, University of Nairobi, 2008)This study was carried out in two storage seasons viz. May to August 2002 and November 2002 to February 2003 to determine effectiveness of insecticides (bifenthrin, dimethoate, mineral oil, pirimiphos-methyl plus permethrin) ... -
Evaluation of Genetic Variability of Kenyan, Gennan and Austrian Isolates of Exserohilum turcicum using Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphism DNA Marker
(Department of Plant Science and Crop Protection, University of Nairobi, 2010)Eighty nine Exserohilum turcicum isolates comprising 56 Kenyan, 26 German and 7 Austrian isolates were isolated from diseased maize plants and cultured on complete liquid medium to generate mycelium for DNA extraction. DNA ... -
effect of nitrogen and phosphorus fertilizer on growth and yield of ironweed (vernonia galamesis)
(Department of Plant Science and Crop Protection, University of Nairobi, 2003)Irooweed (Vernonia galamensis) is a promising new crop for industrial oil but information on its response to fertiliser is scanty. A field experiment was conducted at the University of Nairobi Field Station farm during two ... -
Strategic management of technology in public health sector in Kenya and South Africa
(Public Health, Pharmacology and Toxicology, 2004)To investigate factors contributing to health care equipment problems and associated technological investments in public hospitals. Design: The article reviews the processes of equipment planning, procurement and management. ... -
Identification of Selected Actinomycete Isolates and Characterization of Their Antibiotic Metabolites
(Department of Plant Science and Crop Protection, University of Nairobi, 2008)Three antagonistic actinomycetes coded as 14P, 28P and CS35 were isolated from the soil and identified based on morphological, physiological and color formation on Czapeks Dox agar, inorganic salt starch agar and glycerol ... -
Race Typing and Evaluation of Aggressiveness of Exserohilum turcicum Isolates of Kenyan, German and Austrian Origin
(Department of Plant Science and Crop Protection, University of Nairobi, 2010)Exserohilum turcicum the causal agent of northern corn leaf blight is a threat to corn production in many areas of the world. The pathogen has a high genetic variability in terms of virulence, genetic structure and several ... -
Use of Repetitive Extragenic Palindromic (REP), Enterobacterial Repetitive Intergenic Consensus (ERIC) and BOX sequences to fingerprint Exserohilum turcicum isolates
(Department of Plant Science and Crop Protection, University of Nairobi, 2010-04)Objective: To examine the distribution of dispersed repetitive DNA (Enterobacterial Repetitive Intergenic Consensus (ERIC), BOX, and Repetitive Extragenic Palindromic (REP) sequences in the genome of Exserohilum turcicum ... -
Susceptibility of Kenyan wheat varieties to head blight, fungal invation and Deoxynivalenol accumulation inoculated with Fusarium graminearum
(Department of Plant Science and Crop Protection, University of Nairobi, 2002)Fifteen wheat varieties commercially grown in Kenya were tested for their susceptibility to head blight and mycotoxin accumulation after inoculation with Fusarium gramineanuu in pot experiments. The strain or the pathogen ... -
Effect of Organic Amendments on Fusarium Yellows Disease on the Bean Host
(Department of Plant Science and Crop Protection, University of Nairobi, 1989-12)Three organic amendments locally available in Kenya namely coffee hulls (C/N>N-39), rice husks (C/N-39) and farmyard manure (C/N-ll) were tested for control of the Fusarium yellows disease of beans in the greenhouse. Coffee ... -
Control of Fusarium Yellows of Beans Using Bacterial Antagonists
(Department of Plant Science and Crop Protection, University of Nairobi, 1991-12)Fusarium yellows of beans caused by Fusarium ozysporum Schl. sp. phaseoli Kendrick &: Snyder was suppressed significantly by bacterial antagonists, Bacillus sp. that had been introduced into infested soil in a greenhouse. ... -
Knowledge Management & Institutional Framework: Kenyan Veterinary Services
(Department of Public Health, Pharmacology and Toxicology, 2011)In this paper we introduce the concept of Knowledge Management as an important ingredient in the delivery of Veterinary Services in Kenya and trace the historical perspectives of the development of the veterinary profession ... -
Cultivar Resistance of Sugarcane and Effects of Heat Application on Nematodes in Kenya
(Department of Plant Science and Crop Protection, University of Nairobi, 2011)This study was carried out with the aim of screening selected sugarcane germplasm for their response to nematodes and evaluating the potential of soil heat treatment in the management of the nematodes. Seven sugarcane ... -
A comparative study of gastrointestinal parasites between ranched and freeranging Burchell’s zebra (Equus burchelli antiquorum) in Isiolo district,Kenya
(Department of Public Health, Pharmacology and Toxicology, 2004)Parasites were collected from 20 Burchell’s zebra, Equus burchelli antiquorum, from Isiolo district, Kenya. 10 were ranched animals from the Lewa Downs Ranch and 10 free ranging from the areas adjacent to the ranch to the ...
