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Toward a Hydro-Economic Approach for Risk Assessment and Mitigation Planning of Water Disasters in Semi-Arid Kenya
(Risk Management in Environment, Production and Economy, 2011-09)
The study objectives were to: (i) assess socio-economic and environmental externalities affecting efficient use of water and land resources in farming activities at Muooni dam site; (ii) determine the extent to which land ...
Temperature Cooling and Warming Rates in Three Different Built Environments within Nairobi City, Kenya
(Advances in Meteorology, 2010)
Urban canyon, urban park, and suburban surface air temperature data for hot-wet, hot-dry, cool-dry, and warm-wet periods in Nairobi city were analyzed to detect differences in the cooling and warming rates. Measurement of ...
Determination of seasonal rainfall variability, onset and cessation in semi-arid Tharaka district, Kenya
(Theoretical & Applied Climatology, 2012)
The study quantified rainfall variability for March-May (MAM) and October-December (OND) seasons in Tharaka district, Kenya. The parameters analysed were inter-annual variability of seasonal rainfall, onset and cessation ...
Vertical root distribution in single-crop and intercropping agricultural systems in Central Kenya
(Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science, 2011)
Intercropping is an important and widespread land-management system in the tropics. At two agricultural sites in Central Kenya differing in elevation and soil type Haplic Nitisols (eutric) and
Vitric Gleysols (eutric, ...
Population Level of Bean Rhizobia in the Soil of Semi-Arid South-East Kenya and Assessment of Symbiotic Behaviour
(Faculty of Science Kenyatta University, 2001)
The major objective of this study was to investigate Biological Nitrogen Fixation (BNF) in
common bean in semi-arid south-east Kenya. The population of indigenous rhizobia specific to
common bean was determined using the ...
Accuracy and Correlates of Infidelity Suspicions Among Married Couples in the Fishing Communities on Lake Victoria in Kisumu County, Kenya
(Australasian Chapter of Sexual Health Medicine (AChSHM), 2013-07)
Background Inaccurate suspicions of infidelity among married couples can affect trust and intimacy in a relationship. We sought to establish the prevalence, accuracy and correlates of infidelity suspicions among married ...
Perceived and Actual Rainfall Trends and Variability in Eastern Uganda: Implications for Community Preparedness and Response
(IISTE, 2013)
This study assessed the extent of rainfall trends and variability in Eastern Uganda and implications for community preparedness and response. Regional and national climate studies have been generalized over large scales ...
Effects of selected soil and water conservation technologies on nutrient losses and maize yields in the central highlands of Kenya
(Elsevier Masson, 2014-05)
Mitigating nutrient loss is a prerequisite of sustainable agriculture in the tropics. We evaluated three soil and water conservation technologies (mulching, minimum tillage and tied ridging) for two cropping seasons (long ...
Biological Nitrogen Fixation in Selected Legumes of the Semi-Arid Makueni District of Southeast Kenya
(Journal of Agriculture in the Tropics and Subtropics, 1999-10)
The major objective of this study was to investigate biological nitrogen fixation in two main legumes (green gram and common bean) grown in semi-arid southeast Kenya. Nodulation experiments on the two legumes were carried ...
Phenological and physiological evaluation of the potential of Tohono O'odham Z16 maize as a new crop for the semi-arid areas of SE-Kenya
(Journal of Agriculture in the Tropics and Subtropics, 1997)
This study intends to compare the phenology, crop water requirements and the diurnal behaviour of leaf water potential of the new maize variety Tohono O'odham Z16 and of the locally grown varieties, i.e. Makueni DLC and ...