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Genotype and environment interactions of yields and yield components of tea (Camellia sinensis) cultivars in Kenya
(Scientific Research Publishing, 2016)
The tea crop provides income and employment to rural populations in many
countries. In Kenya, tea, which is the leading export commodity crop, is grown in highlands
east and west of the Rift Valley at altitudes ranging ...
HYDRODYNAMIC ANALYSIS OF A FIXED INCLINE SLIDER BEARING
(2016-05-23)
In the present day technological scenario, machines rotating at high speeds and carrying heavy rotor loads are used. As a result, fixed incline slider bearings are used. They are designed for high axial loads. When a bearing ...
Genotype and Environment Interactions of Yields and Yield Components of Tea (Camellia sinensis) Cultivars in Kenya
(Scientific Research Publishing, 2016-04-05)
The tea crop provides income and employment to rural populations in many countries. In Kenya, tea, which is the leading export commodity crop, is grown in highlands east and west of the Rift Valley at altitudes ranging ...
Variations in the Precursors of Plain Black Tea Quality Parameters Due to Location of Production and Nitrogen Fertilizer Rates in Eastern African Clonal Tea Leaves
(Cambridge University Press, 2016-04)
Summary Theaflavins contribute to astringency and brightness while thearubigins contribute
to colour and mouth feel of black tea. Green leaf flavan-3-ols influence levels and
distribution of theaflavins and thearubigins ...
On a complex spacetime frame: new foundation for physics and mathematics
(Research gate, 2016)
This paper provides a derivation of a unit vector specifying the temporal axis of four-dimensional space-time frame as an imaginary axis in
the direction of light or general wave propagation. The basic elements
of the ...
Effects of Cutting Position of Rootstock and Exogenously Applied Auxins On Rooting Ability, Growth and Yield of Rose
(Maseno University, 2016)
Rose, is the leading cut flower crop in Kenya and enjoys high demand in both national and international markets. Low rooting and survival of the cuttings increases cost of production and may limit the use of some rose ...
Fundamental quantum noise in a fully quantized degenerate parametric amplification process
(Research gate, 2016)
An exact analytical solution of the time-dependent Schroedinger equation for a fully quantized
degenerate parametric amplification process generated by quantized multi-mode pump photons
provides a quantized multi-photon ...
Morphological, biochemical and molecular characterization of Xanthomonas campestris pv. vesicatoria of African nightshades (Solanum scabrum Mill.)
(INNSPUB, 2016)
African nightshade (Solanum scabrum Mill.) is one important vegetable in terms of food security and nutritional balance. The vegetable is usually medicinal and also a source of income to many small scale farmers in Kenya. ...
Key management practices that influence actual ICT application among three to five star hotels in Kenya
(2016)
ICTs are considered strategic tool for business management worldwide and fast finding wider application within the hotel
industry. However, their use has not always been fruitful due to poor application of the ICTs. This ...
Pathogenicity of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. Strigae strains on Striga Hermonthica (del) benth infesting maize (zea mays l.) and Maize performance in Siaya county, Kenya.
(Maseno University, 2016)
triga hermonthica weed is the most widespread and noxious species that parasitises many economically important cereal crops including maize ( Zea mays L.) in sub-Saharan Africa. Striga is also called witchweed in the family ...