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Food web structure of Nematode communities associated with rice in Mwea, Kenya
(2023-07)In Kenya, rice is an important staple crop after wheat and maize and the rate of consumption surpasses its production. Apart from consumption, rice is a cash crop for smallholder farmers including those in Kirinyaga ... -
Food web structure of Nematode communities associated with rice in mwea,Kenya.
(UoEm, 2023-07)In Kenya, rice is an important staple crop after wheat and maize and the rate of consumption surpasses its production. Apart from consumption, rice is a cash crop for smallholder farmers including those in Kirinyaga ... -
Food web structure of Nematode communities associated with rice in mwea,Kenya.
(UoEm, 2023-07)In Kenya, rice is an important staple crop after wheat and maize and the rate of consumption surpasses its production. Apart from consumption, rice is a cash crop for smallholder farmers including those in Kirinyaga ... -
Gender Influence on Soil Fertility and Water Management Technologies Uptake among Smallholder Farmers in Tharaka Nithi County
(University of Embu, 2021-09)Degraded landscapes and soil water stress are long-standing problems to smallholder agriculture in the drylands. Despite the important roles of soil and water conservation in restoring degraded landscapes and improving ... -
Genetic Diversity of Aphid Species Attacking Amaranth and Nightshades in Different Agro-Ecological Zones of Kenya and Tanzania
(University of Embu, 2016-09)Aphids are the major pests of vegetables leading to a significant yield loss in African indigenous vegetables including amaranth and nightshades. Information on the types of aphids that infest these vegetables and their ... -
Influence Of Drought On Interactions Among Aphids, Aphid Predators And Fusarium Infection On Barley Crop In Sweden
(University of Embu, 2022-09-20)Climate-change leads to extreme droughts, but it is difficult to predict how crop pests are affected. Drought may alter behavior of crop pests such as aphids that facilitate transmission of pathogens like Fusarium ... -
Influence of Khat (Miraa) Production, Trade and Consumption On Primary School Dropout among the Boys in Kangeta Division, Igembe South District, Kenya
(Egerton University, 2013-02)Education for all is a global development need. Achievement of universal primary education is addressed by the second United Nations Millennium Development Goals (MDG). In a bid to achieve this goal, Kenya government ... -
Instructional Roles in Diploma Nursing Education in Meru: Adaptation, Self Sufficiency and Sustainability
(Kenya Methodist University, 2013)Nursing education forms the basis of professional existence, development and sustainable future. The purpose of this study was to establish how nurse educators adapted to increased instructional workload, ... -
Integrated Soil Nutrient Management Technologies for Improved Maize (Zea Mays L.) Productivity in Murang’a and Tharaka-Nithi Counties, Kenya
(University of Embu, 2018-09)Continuous land cultivation without adequate soil nutrients replenishment causes soil fertility decline leading to reduced crop productivity. Significant research on external fertility inputs application rates and type ... -
An Interaction model between Cotesia flavipes and Cotesia sesamie, Parasitoids of the gramineous stem-borers at the Kenya Coast
(Kenyatta University, 2002)One of the greatest challenges facing the people of sub-Saharan Africa is the production of sufficient food to feed a rapidly increasing population in the face of dwindling finances. As the population grows at 3% and food ... -
An Investigation of the Latent Semantic Analysis Technique for Document Retrieval
(2014)Latent semantic analysis (LSA) application in information retrieval promises to offer better performance by overcoming some limitations that plagues traditional termmatching techniques. These term-matching techniques ... -
Liquidity Management and Financial Performance of Microfinance Institutions in Kenya
(University of Embu, 2020-12-11)Liquidity management is one of the most important duties in any company and thus it cannot be overlooked. Sound liquidity management is integral for financial institutions stability and profitability since deteriorating ... -
Low Cost Pozzolana based Cement from Industrial and Agricultural Waste Materials
(Kenyatta University, 2003-09)This thesis reports the results of a study aimed at making low cost cement from some agricultural and industrial wastes. The utilization of these wastes would avail an economical and environmentally friendlier waste ... -
Marker assisted Selection for resistance to bean common Mosaic Necrosis virus In French Bean cultivars in Kenya -
(UoEm, 2023-08)Worldwide, commercial production of French bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) is constrained by diseases, key among them being the bean common mosaic virus (BCMV) and bean common mosaic necrosis virus (BCMNV). These potyviruses ... -
Mathematical Modelling and Simulation of Competition for Students’ Population Via Influence And Economic Factors With Holling Type Ii Response
(UoEm, 2023-08)The increase in Kenyan population attracted the establishment of more schools, both public schools and private schools. This was due to the need to cater for the increasing number of students being enrolled in schools. ... -
Mathematical Modelling and Simulation of Competition for Students’ Population Via Influence And Economic Factors With Holling Type Ii Response
(UoEm, 2023-08)The increase in Kenyan population attracted the establishment of more schools, both public schools and private schools. This was due to the need to cater for the increasing number of students being enrolled in schools. ... -
Mathematics Anxiety and Performance among Secondary School Students in Imenti South Sub-County, Kenya.
(University of Embu, 2021-09)Mathematics is an essential subject worldwide though it is one of the poorly performed subjects in Kenya. There are many reasons that have been attributed to poor performance in Mathematics. While some studies have ... -
Micro and Macro Environments and Implementation of Public Private Partnership Infrastructure Development in Kenya
(University of Embu, 2019-09)Public Private Partnership (PPP) is a long term agreement between public and private sector where risks and rewards are shared in developing a public facility. Private sector play a monumental role in bridging public finance ... -
Microbial Community Diversity and Structure within Organic and Conventional Farming Systems in Central Highlands of Kenya
(University of Embu, 2020-12-11)Microbial diversity and function in agro-ecosystems is influenced by various aspects linked to soil and agronomic practices for example, tillage, irrigation, crop rotation and application of organic and inorganic inputs. ... -
Microplastic Abundance, Composition and Distribution in the Endorheic Lake Naivasha, Kenya
(University of Embu, 2020-10-28)Plastic pollution has recently gained global concern due to the negative effect it presents on both the environment and human health. In the environment, plastics degrade yielding millions of micro- and nano-scale plastic ...