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Growth, quality and yield responses of some new sugarcane Varieties to rates of nitrogen and potassium fertilizers in Kibos -western Kenya
(Maseno University, 2014)
About 60% of the world's sucrose comes from sugarcane (Saccharum ojjicinarum L.). In
Kenya, sugar is produced exclusively from sugarcane grown in the Nyanza, part of the Rift
Valley the Western Kenya sugar belts and Kwale ...
Annotated Checklist of the Vascular Plants, Phytochemical Analysis, Educational and Economic Values Of The University Botanic Garden, Maseno - Kenya
(Maseno University, 2014)
ABSTRACT
A botanic garden is an area set aside and maintained by an organization for growing and studying
various groups of plants for aesthetic, conservation, economic, educational, recreational and
scientific purposes. ...
The Role of Resource Partitioning and Size Structure in The Coexistence of Nile Perch (Lates Niloticus Linnaeus 1758) Al'.1) Haplochromine Spp., In Lake Sare, Western Kenya
(Maseno University, 2014)
The disappearance of haplochromines in Lake Victoria has been attributed to. among other
factors, predation by the introduced Nile perch, Lates niloticus (Linnaeus, 1758). Lake Sare a
satellite lake with an open direct ...
Physiological and Developmental Response of Selected Rice Genotypes to Water and Nutrient Stress in Different Soils in Western Kenya
(Maseno University, 2014)
Drought is a major challenge for all agricultural crops, but for rice, it is even more serious,
becauseof its semi aquatic phylogenetic origins and the diversity of rice ecosystems and growing
conditions. The most important ...
Enumeration, identification and antagonistic potential of selected microbial isolates from sugarcane variety co 421 rhizosphere against sporisorium scitamineum in Kibos, Kisumu county, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2016)
Sugarcane smut disease caused by a fungus Sporisorium scitamineum is a limiting factor to cane production in Kenya. It is threatening the sugar industry due to its effect on cane quality and yields. Sugarcane (Saccharum ...
Assessment of Levels of Selected Metal Pollutants in Aquatic Samples Along Lake Victoria Shoreline From Rivers Kisat to Kisian Discharge Points, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2015)
Lake Victoria is the largest freshwater and fishery lake in Africa. Kisumu City on the Winam Gulf has industrial activities that dispose of their effluents into the lake which may contaminate aquatic species thus threatening ...
Effects of rates and split applications of nitrogen fertilizer on soil and leaf nutrients levels, quality and harvesting age of Ratoon crop of two Sugarcane varieties in Western Kenya
(Maseno University, 2015)
Sugarcane is the third most important commodity crop in Kenya after tea and coffee. The productivity of the crop has been declining despite existence of recommended agronomic and cultural practices and opening new sugarcane ...
Evaluation of Point-Of-Care Test for Early Infant Diagnosis and Viral Load Monitoring of Hiv-1 Infection in Western Kenya
(Maseno University, 2015)
In developing countries with disproportionately high burden of HIV-1 (HIV) infections, access to early infant diagnosis (EID) and viral load (VL) HIV nucleic acid testing is limited by the prohibitive infrastructural costs ...
Effects of management and rainfall simulation on soil respiration and soil carbon store in a moist Kenyan Savanna, ruma Lambwe valley
(Maseno University, 2015)
The demand for agricultural land is driving the conversion of moist Kenyan savannah into agroecosystems (grazing fields and croplands) and together with altered rainfall patterns, is likely modifying soil moisture, soil ...
Immunohistochemical Evaluation of The Differention-Related Gene-1 Expression inaAnd Survival Rates of er Breast Cancer Women Patients Attending Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital in Kenya
(Maseno University, 2016)
Breast cancer is a disease that affects both men and women and currently the leading type of cancer in women globally, commanding a huge social and health impact. Approximately 52.5% of breast cancer cases express estrogen ...