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The impacts of human activities on tree species richness and diversity in Kakamega Forest, Western Kenya
(Academic Journals : International Journal of Biodiversity and Conservation, 2014-06-01)
Tropical rain forests are species rich ecosystems that are being depleted at very high rates through human encroachment. Kakamega forest is one of the heavily fragmented and disturbed tropical rain forests due to the high ...
Forage availability and quality for the Impala (aepyceros melampus (brian) kathryh) of Impala sanctuary, Kenya
(International Journal of Recent Scientific Research, 2014-10-28)
Brian) Kathryh) in three ecosystems of the Impala sanctuary, Kenya was assessed during the wet and dry seasons. The grazing behavior of the impalas was observed to identify the preferred forage species and patterns grazing ...
Effects of N and K fertilization of sugarcane (Saccharum oficinarum) on acrisols in western Kenya
(Elixirpublishers : Agriculture, 2014-01-01)
Sugarcane fertilization in Kenyan plantations is largely concentrated on Nitrogen and Phosphorus. Use of Potassium, secondary nutrients and micronutrients is altogether missing. Recent soil analysis results indicate that ...
Spatial modeling of sorghum (sorghum bicolor) growing areasin Kenyan arid and semi-arid lands
(Elixirpublishers : Agriculture, 2014-01-10)
Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) is an important African cereal crop and is listed among Africa’s lost crops but is now gaining popularity as other cereals are declining in production due to climatic change. To promote food ...