Department of Geography and Natural Resources Management: Recent submissions
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Evaluation of Sesame Cultivars for Resistance to Cercospora Leaf Spot
(Taylor & Francis, 1995)Sixteen sesame accessions (Table I) were obtained from the germplasm collection of the Sesame Improvement Project of the University of Nairobi. 1nocula of C. sesamicola were prepared using the technique described by Robert ... -
Comparing different epidemiological models in field evaluations of selected genotypes from Solanum tuberosum CIP population A for resistance to Phytophthora infestans (Mont.) De Bary in Kenya
(Kluwer Academic Publisher, 2000)Late blight caused by Phytophthora infestans was monitored in field plots of potato genotypes selected from population A of the International Potato Center (CIP) germplasm collection. Disease severity was measured as percent ... -
Impact of Land Use /Cover dynamics on Streamflow: A Case of Nzoia River Catchment, Kenya
(Nile Basin Water Science& Engineering Journal, 2010)Degradation of watershed areas in Kenya’s basins is on the increase and is currently a major concern for the government. The main causes of watershe d degradation stem from the abuse and poor management of forests and ... -
Estimation of hydraulic properties from pumping tests data of Nairobi Area, Kenya
(IJRET, 2016)The aim of this study was to determine the hydraulic properties of Nairobi area in order to highlight the groundwater potential and to identify the distribution of hydraulic characteristics of aquifers in the area as well ... -
Influence of Water Availability on Food Crop Production in Semi-Arid Areas in Kibwezi District, Makueni County, Kenya
(Arts Humanit, 2015)Ecosystems provide essential services like water regulation and other processes which sustain and fulfill human life by directly or indirectly supporting humans‟ survival and quality of life. However, there is insufficient ... -
THE DIMINISHING WEALTH: THE CASE OF NYAMASARIA WETLANDS IN KISUMU TOWN
(Egerton university press, 2007-04)Although household food security may not capture all dimensions of food such as availability, access and utilisation; inability of households to put enough and quality food on the table is a manifestation of bad food ... -
Livestock for household food security-A case study of small-scale mixed farmers in semi-arid Nyakach, Kenya
(International Journal of Livestock Research, 2016)This paper considers both direct and indirect contributions of livestock to food security in semi-arid parts of Nyakach. Livestock production is a major component of the agricultural economy of developing countries and ... -
Effect of Socio-Economic Characteristics of ResourcePoor Farmers on Food Security in Semi-Arid AgroEcological Zones of Nyakach, Kenya
(International Journal of Scientific and Research Publications, 2015-11-11)Resource-poor farmers make up over 95% of the farmers in the study area. They cannot afford artificial inputs into their farms, rather they rely on the intrinsic value of the soil, which once depleted then they are not ...