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An analysis of socioeconomic factors affecting avocado production around Lake Victoria Basin of Kenya with special emphasis on flooding and its implications
(KIBU, 2019-06-13)
Climate change which is caused by global warming has become a very important aspect of agricultural production in the world. Some of the impacts of climate change are rising temperatures, droughts, flooding and intense ...
Influence of rainfall amount and livestock grazing on soil respiration in a moist Kenyan savannah
(African Journal of Ecology, 2019)
The influence of livestock grazing and changing rainfall patterns on soil respiration (Rs) in the tropical savannah in Lambwe is unclear. Measurements of Rs using chambers were conducted between June and November 2012 in ...
Interactive influence of rainfall manipulation and livestock grazing on species diversity of the herbaceous layer community in a humid savannah in Kenya
(Elsevier, 2019-06-01)
Changes in rainfall regime and grazing pressure affect vegetation composition and diversity with ecological implications for savannahs. The savannah in East Africa has experienced increased livestock grazing and rainfall ...
Influence of NPK Blended Fertilizer Application on Chlorophyll Content and Tissue Mineral Contents of Two Finger Millet Varieties Grown in Acid Soils of Kakamega, Western Kenya
(International Journal of Plant & Soil Science, 2019)
Acidic soils with high exchangeable aluminium ions occur in most parts of Kenya, western Kenya
inclusive. Aluminium toxicity is a serious environmental problem that affects crop productivity in
Western Kenya region. The ...
Phytochemicals and Antibacterial Activities of Leaf Extract of Tridax procumbens Linn. On Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli
(East African Scholars Journal of Biotechnology and Genetics, 2019)
Medicinal plants have been used as remedies for human diseases because they contain components of
therapeutic value. Plants serve as the greatest source to obtain new antimicrobials. An increasing interest in herbal
remedies ...
Effects of Varying Storage Conditions on the Vigour of Fresh Seeds of Ekebergia capensis
(AER, 2019)
Ekebergia capensis is a popular indigenous tree valued for its medicinal uses. However, it is
an endangered tree species because of overexploitation and its slow regeneration rate in
nature. Production of this tree is ...
Influence of NPK Blended Fertilizer Application on Chlorophyll Content and Tissue Mineral Contents of Two Finger Millet Varieties Grown in Acid Soils of Kakamega, Western Kenya
(International Journal of Plant & Soil Science, 2019-01-09)
Acidic soils with high exchangeable aluminium ions occur in most parts of Kenya, western Kenya
inclusive. Aluminium toxicity is a serious environmental problem that affects crop productivity in
Western Kenya region. The ...
Comparison of severity of Phytophthora colocasiae (taro leaf blight) disease on in-vivo and in-vitro Pacific-Caribbean and Kenyan taro (Colocasiae esculenta) grown in Kakamega county (Kenya)
(GSC Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2019)
Taro (Colocasiae esculenta) is an important tuber crop of Kakamega - Kenya. It is nutritionally very rich. Taro leaf blight
(TLB) is the most devastating pathogen for its production worldwide and current management ...
Effect of nitrogen application on the expression of drought-induced root plasticity of upland NERICA rice
(Taylor & Francis, 2019-04-03)
This study evaluated the effect of three N fertilization levels 60 (low), 120 (medium), and 180 (high) kg N ha−1 and soil moisture content gradients created by a line-source sprinkler on the expression of plasticity in ...
Melissopalynological determination of the Pollen density, Botanical origin and Ogiek Honey types in Eastern Mau Forest, Kenya
(International Journal of Advances in Scientific Research and Engineering (ijasre), 2019)
The current international market demands for the set up of honey quality control protocols according to the botanical origin
based on pollen content. The objective of the present study was to determine the pollen density, ...