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Characterization of Prototype Formulated Particleboards from Agroindustrial Lignocellulose Biomass Bonded with Chemically Modified Cassava Peel Starch
(Hindawi, 2019)
Conventional methods of making particleboards utilize wood chips. +is has resulted in a decrease in the tree cover due to the
increase in wood demand. +e effect has been climatic change. Wood is bound using phenol ...
Applicability of conservation agriculture for climate change adaptation in Rwanda’s situation
(Academic Journals, 2015-09)
Improving food security and environmental conservation should be the main targets of innovative farming systems. Conservation agriculture (CA), based on minimum tillage, crop residue retention and crop rotations has been ...
Demarcating day-light-length from temperature effects in PGMS rice using back tracking method.
(2014)
Two near isogenic rice lines ZAU11S106 (Photoperiod sensitive genic male sterile) and ZAU11F121(a ZAU11S106 whose PGMS gene has undergone reverse mutation to become a non-PGMS) were used. These two lines were studied to ...
Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of the Community towards Malaria Prevention and Control Options: A case study of Meru South District, Tharaka Nithi County, Kenya.
(2014-05)
Abstract: Background: Malaria is one of the major causes of morbidity and mortality in Kenya. The diseases displays varying degrees of endemicity in different regions in the country, however the knowledge, attitudes and ...
Larvicidal efficacy of Mundulea sericea (Leguminosae) plant extract against Anopheles gambiae (Giles) and Culex quinqefasciatus (Say) (Diptera: Culicidae)
(2014-02)
Background: Anopheles gambiae is the main carrier for parasites that cause malaria and filariasis as well as viruses that cause yellow fever, dengue fever, dengue haemorrhagic fever, chikungunya and encephalitis. Culex ...
Evaluation of photoperiod and thermosensitive genic male sterile lines for hybrid rice seeds production in Kenya
(2013)
Photo–thermo-sensitive genic male sterile (P(T)GMS) rice is a new hybrid rice technology that uses prolonged light length and high temperatures to induce sterility. This technology is being introduced in Kenya but such ...
454 Pyrosequencing‑based assessment of bacterial diversity and community structure in termite guts, mounds and surrounding soils
(2015-09)
Termites constitute part of diverse and economically important termite fauna in Africa, but information on gut microbiota and their associated soil microbiome is still inadequate. In this study, we assessed and compared ...
Genetic diversity of determinate French beans grown in Kenya based on morpho-agronomic and simple sequence repeat variation
(Academic Journals, 2015-08)
French bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) in Kenya is cultivated predominantly in the Central, Eastern and Rift Valley provinces. Despite its importance as an export commodity, there has been little breeding effort devoted to ...
Effects of selected soil and water conservation technologies onnutrient losses and maize yields in the central highlands of Kenya
(Elsevier, 2014-02)
tMitigating nutrient loss is a prerequisite of sustainable agriculture in the tropics. We evaluated threesoil and water conservation technologies (mulching, minimum tillage and tied ridging) for two croppingseasons (long ...
Influence of institutional factors on Sorghum production in Nakuru County, Kenya
(Academe Research Journals, 2012-12)
Agriculture in Kenya plays an important role in development as it contributes about 24% of GDP, 75% of industrial raw materials and 60% of export earnings and about 18% of the total formal employment. It also employs about ...