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In vitro response of phomopsis theae to the products of azadirachta indica and extracts of warburgia ugandensis
(2015)
Tea is one of the major cash crops in Kenya and a means of livelihood to people living around the region where it is grown. Branch and collar canker disease is among the many diseases which affect the crop hence reducing ...
Effect of Soil Amendment With Manure on Nodulation, Biomass and Yield of Soybeans and Climbing Beans in Meru County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2015)
The consequence of intense permanent cultivation of land has been severe loss of soil nutrients through removal of harvested produce, removal of crop residue, leaching and gaseous losses. Experiments were designed to ...
Improving biological nitrogen fixation in common bean (phaseolus vulgaris) varieties grown within eastern Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2016-11)
Common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) is the third most valuable food crop in Kenya and the main source of proteins to smallholder farmers. However, its production is constrained by insufficient nitrogen (N) in the soil ...
Nodulation and Nitrogen Fixation Potential of Sesbania Spp. Rhizobia on Sesbania Sesban (L.) Merr. and Rose Coco (Phaseolus Vulgaris L.)
(Kenyatta University, 2018-03)
Global crop and energy production are fast dwindling inversely to population growth.
Common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) yield has reduced worldwide due to soil
infertility which can be reversed through application of ...
Prevalence of trichophyton, microsporum and epidermophyton species causing tinea capitis in children aged 3-14 years in Mathare informal settlement, Nairobi, Kenya
(2014)
Tinea capitis is a worldwide public health problem that affects children below 15 years of age and requires identification of the specific causative fungal agent. The hair and skin of the scalp are associated with symptoms ...
Determination of Biodiversity and Symbiotic Efficiency of Native Rhizobia Isolated from Different Regions in Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2020-10)
Crop production has continued to decline in sub-Saharan Africa due to soil infertility and increased cost of farm inputs. To enhance food security, farmers have adopted the use of both inorganic and organic fertilizers on ...
Enhancing Cowpea Production through Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi Inoculation and Wide Interspecific Crosses
(Kenyatta University, 2016-06)
Cowpea is a multipurpose legume crop that serves as human food, livestock fodder, and income source and is widely produced in sub-Saharan Africa. Soil fertility and attack by insect pests and diseases are significant ...
Antibiotic Susceptibility Pattern of Bacterial Uropathogens Isolated From Patients in Nakuru Level 5 Hospital, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2017)
Urinary tract infections (UTI) are bacterial infections encountered in the hospital and community and is preventable. It is among bacterial infection encountered with increasing antibiotic resistance to uropathogens, ...
Symbiotic efficiency and diversity of native rhizobia isolated from climbing beans (phaseolus vulgaris l.) in Embu and Tharaka Nithi Counties, Kenya
(2016-11)
Kenya is the eighth highest producer of common beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) worldwide with a production of 529,265 tons annually. Climbing beans are highly productive, and can produce yields 2 to 3 times higher than bush ...
Assessment of total and mobile heavy metals in amended compost of water hyacinth obtained from Lake Victoria, Kisumu County
(Kenyatta University, 2015-11)
Water hyacinth (Eichhornia Crassipes) invasion in Lake Victoria has become a matter of concern over the last two decades. There has been suggestion on the possibility of producing compost from water hyacinth as a way of ...