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The Physiological Properties of Lentil (Lens culinaris Medik.) in Response to Mycorrhizal Fungi and Phosphate-solubilizing Bacterium under Irrigation Condition
(Association for Agriculture Environment and Biotechnology, 2021)To investigate the effect of mycorrhizal fungi and phosphate-solubilizing bacterium on physiological properties in lentils under irrigation conditions, a factory trial based on a Randomized Complete Block Design was ... -
Salinity Stress in Wheat: Effects, Mechanisms and Management Strategies
(Tech Science Press, 2021)Salinity stress is a major threat to global food production and its intensity is continuously increasing because of anthropogenic activities. Wheat is a staple food and a source of carbohydrates and calories for the ... -
Maize Productivity, Economic Returns and Phosphorus Use Efficiency as Influenced by Lime, Minjingu Rock Phosphate and NPK Inorganic Fertilizer
(Association for Agriculture Environment and Biotechnology, 2021)This study was conducted to examine the effects of Lime, Minjingu Rock Phosphate (MRP) and inorganic NPK fertilizer on maize productivity, profitability and phosphorus use efficiency (PUE) based on grain yield (PUEY) and ... -
Application of GIS in Land Evaluation and Development of Suitability Map for Capsicum Production in Nairobi Peri-Urban Counties
(Longdom, 2021)This study was carried out to determine the areas which are best suited for capsicum (Capsicum annuum L.) production in the peri-urban counties of Nairobi, Kenya. The study used a multi-criteria evaluation approach by ... -
Local Communities’ Awareness on Payments for Ecosystem Services for Improved Livelihood and Conservation of Nyando Wetland, Kenya
(University of Dar es Salaam, 2021)Nyando wetland provides several ecosystem goods and services, i.e., provisioning, cultural, supporting and regulating which are essential for human well-being for making life possible and worth living. Payment for Ecosystem ... -
A Review on Ecosystem Services and their Threats in the Conservation of Nyando Wetland, Kisumu County, Kenya
(University of Dar es Salaam, 2020)Wetlands are vital ecosystems as they are essential to human health, wellbeing, ecological integrity and national development as well as in the attainment of the SustainableDevelopment Goals. However, despite ... -
Designing Institutional Arrangements for Collaborative Governance of Forests in Kenya Using a Delphi Process
(Journal of Scientific Research and Reports, 2019)The focus of the study is to examine the institutional arrangement for forests governance in Kenya to understand the important design issues that can improve their performance in the delivery of sustainable livelihoods ... -
Heavy Precipitation Events over East Africa in a Changing Climate: Results from CORDEX RCMS
(Springer Nature, 2020)The study assesses the performance of 24 model runs from five COordinated Regional climate Downscaling Experiment (CORDEX) regional climate models (RCMs) in simulating East Africa’s spatio-temporal precipitation characteristics ... -
Theoretical Review of Turnaround Strategy and Its Organizational Outcomes
(Canadian Center of Science and Education, 2020)Strategic management literature has recognized the role of turnaround strategy in the management process as a critical strategy at the corporate level. Researches done on turnaround strategy and corporate performance ... -
Sleep Characteristics and Health-Related Quality of Life in 9- To 11-Year-Old Children from 12 Countries
(Elsevier, 2020)Introduction Previous studies have linked short sleep duration, poor sleep quality, and late sleep timing with lower health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in children. However, almost all studies relied solely on ... -
Environmental Assessment of Heavy Metal Pollutants in Soils and Water from Ortum, Kenya
(Springer, 2020)Analysis of elemental concentration in soil and water was carried out in Ortum to ensure safe utilization of soil and water resources for agriculture, industrial, and household purposes. Elemental analysis of soil and water ... -
Soil Properties and Fertility Management within Ruiru Peri-Urban Area in Kiambu County, Kenya
(University of Port Harcourt, 2020)Peri-urban agriculture is a common practice around many towns and cities in Africa because of the ready urban market for farm commodities. However, it is constrained by a myriad of factors like lack of land tenure and poor ... -
Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviour Patterns among Kenyan and Japanese Children: A Comprehensive Cross-Country Comparison
(MDPI, 2020)first_pagesettings Open AccessArticle Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviour Patterns among Kenyan and Japanese Children: A Comprehensive Cross-Country Comparison by Tetsuhiro Kidokoro 1,2,*OrcID,Noriyuki Fuku 3,Toshio ... -
Policy Makers’ Perspective on Impacts of Decentralizing Forest Management in Kenya on Forestry Conservation and Community Livelihoods
(Macrothink Institute, 2020)Forests in Kenya were under traditional community management regimes up to 1891 when formal state management of forests started in Vanga Mangrove forest and later the entire country. In 1997 decentralized forest governance ... -
Macroscopic and Microscopic Features of Diagnostic Value for Warburgia Ugandensis Sprague Leaf and Stem-Bark Herbal Materials
(Academic Journals, 2020)Warbugia ugandensis is among the ten most utilized medicinal plants in East Africa. Stem-bark and leaves are used as remedies for malaria, stomachache, coughs and several skin diseases. Consequently, the plant is endangered ...
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The Physiological Properties of Lentil (Lens culinaris Medik.) in Response to Mycorrhizal Fungi and Phosphate-solubilizing Bacterium under Irrigation Condition
(Association for Agriculture Environment and Biotechnology, 2021)To investigate the effect of mycorrhizal fungi and phosphate-solubilizing bacterium on physiological properties in lentils under irrigation conditions, a factory trial based on a Randomized Complete Block Design was ... -
Salinity Stress in Wheat: Effects, Mechanisms and Management Strategies
(Tech Science Press, 2021)Salinity stress is a major threat to global food production and its intensity is continuously increasing because of anthropogenic activities. Wheat is a staple food and a source of carbohydrates and calories for the ... -
Maize Productivity, Economic Returns and Phosphorus Use Efficiency as Influenced by Lime, Minjingu Rock Phosphate and NPK Inorganic Fertilizer
(Association for Agriculture Environment and Biotechnology, 2021)This study was conducted to examine the effects of Lime, Minjingu Rock Phosphate (MRP) and inorganic NPK fertilizer on maize productivity, profitability and phosphorus use efficiency (PUE) based on grain yield (PUEY) and ... -
Application of GIS in Land Evaluation and Development of Suitability Map for Capsicum Production in Nairobi Peri-Urban Counties
(Longdom, 2021)This study was carried out to determine the areas which are best suited for capsicum (Capsicum annuum L.) production in the peri-urban counties of Nairobi, Kenya. The study used a multi-criteria evaluation approach by ... -
Local Communities’ Awareness on Payments for Ecosystem Services for Improved Livelihood and Conservation of Nyando Wetland, Kenya
(University of Dar es Salaam, 2021)Nyando wetland provides several ecosystem goods and services, i.e., provisioning, cultural, supporting and regulating which are essential for human well-being for making life possible and worth living. Payment for Ecosystem ... -
A Review on Ecosystem Services and their Threats in the Conservation of Nyando Wetland, Kisumu County, Kenya
(University of Dar es Salaam, 2020)Wetlands are vital ecosystems as they are essential to human health, wellbeing, ecological integrity and national development as well as in the attainment of the SustainableDevelopment Goals. However, despite ... -
Designing Institutional Arrangements for Collaborative Governance of Forests in Kenya Using a Delphi Process
(Journal of Scientific Research and Reports, 2019)The focus of the study is to examine the institutional arrangement for forests governance in Kenya to understand the important design issues that can improve their performance in the delivery of sustainable livelihoods ... -
Heavy Precipitation Events over East Africa in a Changing Climate: Results from CORDEX RCMS
(Springer Nature, 2020)The study assesses the performance of 24 model runs from five COordinated Regional climate Downscaling Experiment (CORDEX) regional climate models (RCMs) in simulating East Africa’s spatio-temporal precipitation characteristics ... -
Theoretical Review of Turnaround Strategy and Its Organizational Outcomes
(Canadian Center of Science and Education, 2020)Strategic management literature has recognized the role of turnaround strategy in the management process as a critical strategy at the corporate level. Researches done on turnaround strategy and corporate performance ... -
Environmental Assessment of Heavy Metal Pollutants in Soils and Water from Ortum, Kenya
(Springer, 2020)Analysis of elemental concentration in soil and water was carried out in Ortum to ensure safe utilization of soil and water resources for agriculture, industrial, and household purposes. Elemental analysis of soil and water ... -
Soil Properties and Fertility Management within Ruiru Peri-Urban Area in Kiambu County, Kenya
(University of Port Harcourt, 2020)Peri-urban agriculture is a common practice around many towns and cities in Africa because of the ready urban market for farm commodities. However, it is constrained by a myriad of factors like lack of land tenure and poor ... -
Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviour Patterns among Kenyan and Japanese Children: A Comprehensive Cross-Country Comparison
(MDPI, 2020)first_pagesettings Open AccessArticle Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviour Patterns among Kenyan and Japanese Children: A Comprehensive Cross-Country Comparison by Tetsuhiro Kidokoro 1,2,*OrcID,Noriyuki Fuku 3,Toshio ... -
Policy Makers’ Perspective on Impacts of Decentralizing Forest Management in Kenya on Forestry Conservation and Community Livelihoods
(Macrothink Institute, 2020)Forests in Kenya were under traditional community management regimes up to 1891 when formal state management of forests started in Vanga Mangrove forest and later the entire country. In 1997 decentralized forest governance ... -
Macroscopic and Microscopic Features of Diagnostic Value for Warburgia Ugandensis Sprague Leaf and Stem-Bark Herbal Materials
(Academic Journals, 2020)Warbugia ugandensis is among the ten most utilized medicinal plants in East Africa. Stem-bark and leaves are used as remedies for malaria, stomachache, coughs and several skin diseases. Consequently, the plant is endangered ... -
Land Cover Mapping and Change Analysis in Tropical Humid-highlands: Case of Ndakaini Water Reservoir in Central Kenya
(International Knowledge Sharing Platform, 2020)We successfully used optical remote sensing approach to test the skills of post-classification change detection technique as well as techniques of circumventing the challenges of cloud/cloud-shadow contamination and ... -
Parental Influence on Talent Identification for Players in Rugby Clubs in Kenya
(Online SciencePublishing, 2020)The role of parents in socialization into sports of athletes has been a topical issue among sociologists and sport scientists from the west for decades. Thus the purpose of the study was to investigate the influence of ... -
Work-Centered Life and Employee Performance at Geothermal Development Company in Nairobi City County, Kenya
(Open Access Publishing Group, 2021)Work-life balance entails to the working arrangements that ensure an employee's personal and professional duties are balanced. Poor work-life balance is a key risk that jeopardizes employee well-being, performance, and ... -
Contact Toxicity Effects of Selected Organic Leaf Extracts of Tithonia diversifolia (Hemsl.) A. Gray and Vernonia lasiopus (O. Hoffman) against Sitophilus zeamais Motschulsky (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)
(Hindawi, 2021)Maize weevil (Sitophilus zeamais) infestation results in a substantial reduction in the quantity and deterioration of the quality of stored maize. Most farmers control weevils using conventional pesticides which are usually ... -
Sleep Characteristics and Health-Related Quality of Life in 9- To 11-Year-Old Children from 12 Countries
(Elsevier, 2020)Introduction Previous studies have linked short sleep duration, poor sleep quality, and late sleep timing with lower health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in children. However, almost all studies relied solely on ... -
Characterization of HIV-1 Integrase Gene and Resistance Associated Mutations Prior to Roll out of Integrase Inhibitors by Kenyan National HIV-Treatment Program in Kenya
(Jimma University, 2020)BACKGROUND: Antiretroviral therapy containing an integrase strand transfer inhibitor plus two Nucleoside Reverse Transcriptase inhibitors has now been recommended for treatment of HIV-1-infected patients. This thus determined ...
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