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AN ANALYSIS OF PERCEPTIONS, KNOWLEDGE, AND MANAGEMENT OF RAINWATER HARVESTING (RWH) TECHNOLOGIES AMONG AGROPASTORALISTS IN ODWAYNE DISTRICT, SOMALILAND
Background. Despite the increased efforts in promoting rainwater harvesting (RWH) technologies, the benefits accrued from the adoption remain low. Understanding …
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GROWTH AND CARBON SEQUESTRATION POTENTIAL OF MORINGA (Moringa stenopetala) ALONG AN ALTITUDINAL GRADIENT IN SOUTHERN ETHIOPIA
Background. Altitude affects growth and distribution of plants and influences the impacts of other environmental factors on plant growth and …
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EGG PRODUCTION AND QUALITY TRAITS OF SASSO-RIR, NORMAL FEATHERED LOCAL AND THEIR F1 CROSS CHICKENS MANAGED UNDER ON-STATION CONDITION IN SOUTHERN ETHIOPIA
Background. Poultry production is a tool for livelihood improvement and poverty alleviation in the developing countries. Indigenous chickens are numerous …
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GROWTH AND YIELD OF SWEET POTATO (Ipomoea batatas L.) MONOCROPS VERSUS INTERCROPS IN THE SEMI-ARID KATUMANI, KENYA
Background: Sweet potato producers in Kenya practice either sole cropping of or relay cropping and rarely do intercropping which aims …
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APPLICATION OF PRINCIPAL COMPONENT AND STABILITY ANALYSES TO SOME TRAITS IN FORAGE LEGUMES
Background. Availability of quality feed in adequate quantity for animals is a perennial problem. Its search results in conflicts between …
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PEDOLOGY, A DISAPPEARING SKILL IN EASTERN AFRICA? A REVIEW
Background. Pedology is the study of soil genesis in its natural state. One way to assess the strength and productivity …
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POTENTIAL OF Entada africana Guill. & Perr. SEED MEAL AS FEED INGREDIENT IN THE DIET OF BROILER CHICKENS
Background. The demand and cost of feed ingredients for broiler chicken production have increased in many African countries. This has …
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NUTRITIVE VALUE AND IN VITRO METHANE PRODUCTION OF TWO PERENNIAL GRASSES UNDER DIFFERENT STOCKING RATES IN PERI-URBAN AREAS OF WEST-AFRICA
Background. In sub-Saharan Africa, pasture is the most used practice in ruminant production, and grazing areas characteristics varied in different …
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EFFECT OF LEAF EXTRACT OF SOME MULTIPURPOSE TREES AND ITS CONCENTRATIONS ON GROWTH AND PRODUCTION OF MAIZE
Background. There is a need to understand multipurpose trees promotory or inhibitory allelopathic effects prior to selection of any crop …
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PREDICTING IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON WATER REQUIREMENTS FOR DIRECTLY SOWN RAIN-FED SWEET POTATO IN THE SEMI-ARID KATUMANI REGION, KENYA
Background: In the wake of the changing climate, the current water crisis has increasing relevance for the human race, hence …
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RESPONSE OF MAIZE (Zea mays L.) VARIETIES TO MORINGA-BANANA PEEL-MAIZE STALK FERTILIZER AND GRAIN YIELD MODELLING
Background. Low soil nutrient limit maize production in Nigeria, and inorganic fertilizer used in augmenting yield are expensive and hazardous. …
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FARMERS’ PREFERENCE AND KNOWLEDGE ON INDIGENOUS MULTIPURPOSE BROWSE SPECIES TOWARDS THEIR FEED VALUE IN NORTH WESTERN ETHIOPIA
Background. Nowadays, in Ethiopia crop production is the dominant practice and indigenous browse species can make a large contribution to …
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EFFECTS OF LAND-USE CHANGES ON SOIL CHEMICAL PARAMETERS IN KAKAMEGA-NANDI FOREST COMPLEX
Background. Carbon lost in form of carbon dioxide contributes to climate change corresponding to altered soil chemical properties and plant …
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MORPHOLOGICAL AND MOLECULAR CHARACTERIZATION OF AZOLLA ACCESSIONS IN KENYA
Background. Azolla Lam., a mosquito fern, is invasive in major rice growing Schemes in Kenya, where it clogs irrigation canals …
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AGRONOMIC EVALUATION OF TWO PASSION FRUIT GENOTYPES IN CONTAINERS (MEGA-POT) PREDICTED CORRESPONDING PERFORMANCES UNDER FIELD CONDITIONS
Background. The evaluation of crop variety in the field involves large expanse of land and could be expensive but container …
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FACTORS INFLUENCING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN NEMATODE COMMUNITIES AND EDAPHIC FACTORS ON SELECTED SOIL GROUPS IN KENYA: VERTISOLS, CAMBISOLS AND ARENOSOLS
Background. Inappropriate agricultural practices such as use of heavy machinery, excessive tillage and unbalanced use of inorganic fertilizers, inappropriate irrigation …
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COMPARISON OF WEED SUPPRESSION ABILITY AND YIELD OF TWO OKRA CULTIVARS AND WITH DIFFERENT PLANTING DENSITY
Background: Planting density, resulting in specific population can be a determining practice in the cultivation of Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus [L] …
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SEASONAL VARIATIONS OF NEMATODE ASSEMBLAGES AND DIVERSITY ON SELECTED SOIL GROUPS IN KENYA: VERTISOLS, CAMBISOLS AND ARENOSOLS
Background. Soil health assessment has been based on narrow disciplinary approaches that overlook the multiple and interacting biological processes that …
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A GEOPEDOLOGICAL APPROACH TO SOIL CLASSIFICATION TO CHARACTERIZE SOILS OF UPPER KABETE CAMPUS FIELD, UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI, KENYA
Background. The study area exhibits a first class catena having homogenous parent material and forming a spatial continuum. Functionally and …
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INSECT PESTS PREFERENCE FOR COWPEA: THE DILEMMA OF FARMERS IN WEST AFRICA
Background: Cowpea is a cosmopolitan crop cultivated in most of West Africa where the livelihood of people revolves around farming. …