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Effectiveness of indigenous pea rhizobia (Rhizobium leguminosarum bv. viciae) in cultivated soils of central Kenya
(J. Appl. Biosci., 2012-09-30)
Objective: This paper reports on a study conducted to determine the effectiveness of pea rhizobia
(Rhizobium leguminosarum bv. viciae) resident in Central Kenyan soils.
Methodology and results: Garden pea (Pisum sativum ...
Effect of Rhizobium inoculation and nitrogen fertilizer application on growth, nodulation and yield of two garden pea genotypes.
(FACT Limited, 2012)
Nitrogen is the most limiting nutrient in smallholder garden pea farms in Kenya and can be corrected by application of inorganic fertilizers and Rhizobium inoculation. A study was conducted to compare the effects of Rhizobium ...
Stress response in infective larvae (L3) of the parasitic nematode haemonchus Contortus is accompanied by enhanced expression of heat shock proteins (HSP 70)
(Maxwell science, 2012-07-10)
The study was undertaken to investigate the effects of temperature and moisture stresses on protein profile and characteristics in the free living third larval stages (L_3) of Haemonchus contortus. Before and after temperature ...
Exsheathment characteristics and infectivity of revived anhydrobiotic L_ (3) of haemonchus contortus
(Maxwell science, 2012-10-20)
This study was conducted to determine the effect of temperature and moisture stress on exsheathment process and infectivity of the infective larvae of the parasitic nematode "Haemonchus contortus". Laboratory conditions ...
Malaria in the western highlands of Kenya. Transmission patterns and intervention strategies
(Lab lampard Academic publishing, 2012)
Background: The impact of insecticide treated nets (ITNs) on reducing malaria incidence is shown mainly through data
collection from health facilities. Routine evaluation of long-term epidemiological and entomological ...
Conservation agriculture for smallholder farms in eastern Uganda and western Kenya
(2012)
Soil quality and crop yield parameters resulting from conservation agriculture practices were evaluated in on-station and on-farm studies established in two highland sites and two lowland sites in the Mount Elgon region ...
Assessing conservation agricultural production systems (caps) for small holder farmers in rain-fed farming system in sub-saharan Africa (ssa)
(2012)
The challenge of sufficient food production by farmers in rainfed farming systems of sub-Saharan Africa is exacerbated by soil degradation and poor soil nutrient status. The objective of this study was to assess the effects ...
Progressive atrophic rhinitis in a medium-scale pig farm in Kiambu, Kenya
(Elsevier, 2012)
Forty-two pigs in a herd of 117 displayed various clinical signs of progressive atrophic rhinitis. The main signs included sneezing, coughing, lachrymation, serous to muco-purulent nasal discharge, and nasal bleeding in 1 ...