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Productivity of Selected Cabbage Varieties under Varying Drip Irrigation Schedules in Humic Nitisols of Embu County, Kenya
(Hindawi, 2021-05)
Use of controlled irrigation in vegetable production is considered a viable option for optimizing input use and productivity. %is
study aimed at assessing the effects of different drip irrigation schedules on productivity ...
Illiquidity, Foreign Investor Preferences and Asset Pricing In Kenya
(IISTE, 2017)
In this paper we examine the role of illiquidity and foreign investor preferences in asset pricing in the Kenyan frontier stock market. Since stock illiquidity and heterogeneous foreign investor preferences are pervasive ...
Foreign equity flows and stock market liquidity in Kenya
(Taylor and Francis, 2020-06)
In this paper, we explore the dynamic relationship between aggregate
foreign
equity
inflows
and
aggregate
liquidity
of
the
Kenyan
stock
market
using
transactional foreign trading data and several liquidity ...
Molecular epidemiology of Brucella species in mixed livestock‑human ecosystems in Kenya
(Nature, 2021-03)
Brucellosis, caused by several species of the genus Brucella, is a zoonotic disease that afects humans
and animal species worldwide. Information on the Brucella species circulating in diferent hosts in
Kenya is largely ...
Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi Colonization in the Rhizosphere of Aspilia pruliseta Schweif. ext Schweif in the Semiarid Eastern Kenya
(Sage, 2020-09)
The use of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) to enhance soil phosphate uptake is a biological technique considered to cure
phosphate deficiency in soils. This study investigated association of Aspilia pruliseta Schweif ...
Prokaryotic diversity and potentially pathogenic bacteria in vended foods and environmental samples
(BMC, 2021-07)
Purpose: Ready-to-eat fast food vending outlets provide a cheap and readily available food. Foodborne diseases
have been previously reported in Embu, Kenya, but data on the prokaryotic metagenome in vended foods is
scanty. ...
A Review on Pyroprocessing Techniques for Selected Wastes Used for Blended Cement Production Applications
(Hindawi, 2020-08)
Pyroprocessing is an important stage in cement manufacturing. In this process, materials are subjected to high temperatures so as
to cause a chemical or physical change. Its control improves efficiency in energy utilization ...
The Relationship between Agricultural Teaching Approaches and Food Security in Kenya
(Hindawi, 2020-07)
(e continued food insecurity, despite the teaching of agriculture amidst the novel coronavirus (Covid-19), is a major global concern
especially in Africa. (ere is food shortage in Africa and Kenya in particular despite ...
Morphological and Molecular Characterization of Toxigenic Aspergillus flavus from Groundnut Kernels in Kenya
(Hindawi, 2020-09)
Pathogenesis of Aspergillus flavus on important agricultural products is a key concern on human health due to the synthesis and
secretion of the hazardous secondary metabolite, aflatoxin. &is study identified and further ...
Exploring the Changes of Resistant Genes Expression in Groundnuts (Arachis Hypogea) In Response to Aspergillus Flavus Exposure at Seedling Stage
(2020-07)
Aspergillus flavus infect groundnut seeds and produce
secondary metabolites, aflatoxins. The aflatoxins are associated
with various diseases in domestic animals and humans globally.
Mitigating the aflatoxin contamination ...