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Addressing challenges in communicating adaptation practices to smallholder farmers in Kenya through a radio intervention
(Istituto Agronomico per l'Oltremare (IAO), 2017)Farmers in Africa are particularly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change due to their high dependency on climate-sensitive natural resources. Kenyan farmers are faced with limited public agricultural extension ... -
Agricultural Extension Approaches Influencing Uptake of Improved Sorghum Technologies in Embu County, Kenya
(Horizon Research Publishing, 2016)Agricultural extension and technology transfer services play a vital role in disseminating research knowledge, skills and income generating strategies among the farming communities in Kenya. However, there exists a kind ... -
Agricultural nematology in East and Southern Africa: problems, management strategies and stakeholder linkages
(Society of Chemical Industry, 2015)By 2050, Africa’s population is projected to exceed 2 billion. Africa will have to increase food production more than 50% in the coming 50 years to meet the nutritional requirements of its growing population. Nowhere is ... -
Agromorphological Performance and Character Association of Finger Millet under Varying Phosphorus Regimes
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Agronomic management of yellow passion fruit among farmers in Mbeere Sub-County, Kenya
(Horticultural association of Kenya, 2016-09)Yellow passion fruit (Passiflora edulis var. flavicarpa) is emerging as an important high value horticultural crop in Kenya since its introduction five years ago. The fruit is gaining wide adoption in Mbeere Sub County ... -
Assessing and Enhancing the Impact of Cotesia plutellae in Management of Diamondback Moth Plutella xylostella on Kale Brassica Oleracea var. acephala in Semi-Arid Areas of Kenya
(American Research Institute for Policy Development, 2017)Diamondback moth (DBM, Plutella xylostella L.) is a major pest of crucifers which can cause yield losses of up to 100% if left unmanaged. Classical biological control of DBM was adopted in Machakos and Kitui County through ... -
Assessment of genetic variation of selected spiderplant (Cleome gynandra L.) morphotypes from Western Kenya
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Assessment of performance of smallholder dairy farms in Kenya: an econometric approach
(F.a.C.T Ltd -, 2014)Objective: The aim of the study was to estimate the technical and cost efficiencies of smallholder dairy farms in Kenya (Embu and Meru counties). Methodology and results: Data were collected through a cross-sectional survey ... -
Assessment of sweet potato propagules for re- infection by various viruses in East Kamagak Location – Homa Bay County-Kenya
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Banana weevil (Cosmopolites sordidus) reduces availability of corms for seedling production through macropropagation technology
(2012-09-24)Banana (Musa spp.) is one of the most important fruits in Kenya for food security and income generation for major smallholders who own less than 10 hectares of land. The weevil (C. sordidus) is a devastating pest of ... -
Baseline Survey on Factors Affecting Sorghum Production and Use in Eastern Kenya
(African Scholarly Science Communications Trust, 2013-01)Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench) is an under-utilized crop and one of the most important cereal crops in semi-arid tropics. In Kenya, sorghum is grown in the often drought-prone marginal agricultural areas of Eastern, ... -
Beverage Quality and Biochemical Attributes of Arabusta (C. arabica x C canephora P.) and their Parental Genotypes
(Academic Journals, 2014-09)Arabica coffee (Coffea arabica L.) is known for the production of high quality beverage while Robusta coffee (Coffea canephora Pierre) has been characterized as a neutral, weak flavored and occasionally with strong acid ... -
Building capacity in plant nematology in sub – Saharan Africa: contributions by nematology initiative of east and southern Africa (NIESA)
(The journal of nematology, 2010)Plant nematology in sub - Saharan Africa continues to lag behind other disciplines mainly because those trained in the discipline spend a significant proportion of their time in other disciplines and lack peer support as ... -
Can low release numbers lead to establishment and spread of an exotic parasitoid: The case of the diamondback moth parasitoid, Diadegma semiclausum (Hellén), in East Africa
(Science Direct, 2008-06)From 2001 onwards, Diadegma semiclausum, an exotic parasitoid of the diamondback moth, was introduced and released in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda. Contrary to common practice where thousands of parasitoids are released, we ... -
Characterization and documentation of factors contributing to production and consumption of African leafy vegetables (ALVS) in Kiambu and Kirinyaga counties in Kenya
(Science domain, 2016)The aim of the study was to evaluate popular ALVs in two counties; i.e. Kiambu and Kirinyaga counties in Kenya. Focus group discussion (FGD) and a field survey were employed. The study was carried out in the two counties ... -
Characterization and Profitability Assessment of Dairy Farms in Central Kenya
(GLOBEEDU Group, 2014)A study to characterize and document information on dairy farms and their profitability in central Kenya was carried out with the view to addressing concerns raised by stakeholders on the country’s inability to supply ... -
Characterization of regulatory mechanism of Poncirus trifoliata microRNAs on their target genes with an integrated strategy of newly developed PPM-RACE and RLM-RACE.
(Elsevier, 2013-11)MicroRNAs (miRNAs) play an important role in post-transcriptional gene regulation that involved various biological and metabolic processes. Many extensive studies have been done in model plant species, to discover miRNAs' ... -
Characterization of target mRNAs for grapevine microRNAs with an integrated strategy of modified RLM-RACE, newly developed PPM-RACE and qPCRs.
(Journal of Plant Physiology, 2013-07)MicroRNAs (miRNAs) regulate target gene expression by mediating target gene cleavage or inhibition of translation at transcriptional and post-transcriptional levels in higher plants. Until now, many grapevine microRNAs ...
