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Performance of a semiochemical-baited autoinoculation device treated with Metarhizium anisopliae for control of Frankliniella occidentalis on French bean in field cages
(Karatina University, 2011-12-16)
The performance of an autoinoculation device was evaluated in field cage experiments for
control of Western flower thrips, Frankliniella occidentalis (Pergande) (Thysanoptera:
Thripidae), in French bean, Phaseolus vulgaris ...
Collective efficiency and its effects on infrastructure planning and development for small manufacturing enterprises in Kenya
(International Journal of Business and Public Management, 2011-03)
This paper explores the extent of use of collective efficiency among the wood enterprises in Kenya and its effect on the infrastructure planning and development. Small manufacturing enterprises are known to contribute to ...
The logarithmic relationship between collective efficiency and technology development in wood enterprises in Kenya
(Journal of Geography and Regional Planning, 2011-03)
Small Manufacturing Enterprises (SMEs) contribute to economic dynamism, entrepreneurship and have potentials to contribute to sustainable industrial development in less developed countries (LDCs). They are however ...
Application of Knowledge Management Pillars in Enhancing Performance of Kenyan Universities
(research gate, 2011-01)
Data are simple, discrete facts and figures such as names, characteristics and amounts. Information is more complex, for it organizes data for a meaningful purpose. Data might be a table of circulation statistics, but once ...
Radiometric assessment of natural radioactivity levels around Mrima Hill, Kenya
(International Journal of the Physical Sciences, 2011-07)
Mrima Hill, located in the South coast of Kenya is known for high natural background radiation, due to the presence of radiogenic heavy minerals such as monazites and carbonatites. The activity concentration of 238U, 232Th ...
Zooplankton partitioning in a tropical alkaline-saline endorheic Lake Nakuru, Kenya: Spatial and temporal trends in relation to the environment
(Lakes & Reservoirs: Research and management, 2011)
Spatial and temporal zooplankton variations were studied for 1 year in tropical alkaline–saline Lake Nakuru to determine how they partition in the habitat, relative to environmental variables. Monthly samples were collected ...
Isochronal Map of Fresh Fruits and Vegetable Transportation from the Mt. Kenya Region to Nairobi
(Journal of Maps, 2011-01)
Developing countries like Kenya face problems of poor transportation networks, which make the time distance relationship in the transportation of fresh fruit and vegetables (FFV) products to be of great importance in ...
Competitive abilities of invasive Lagarosiphon major and native Ceratophyllum demersum in monocultures and mixed cultures in relation to experimental sediment dredging
(Aquatic Botany, 2011-06)
Competitive abilities of Lagarosiphon major (Ridley) Moss (invasive in Belgium) and native Ceratophyllum demersum L. were assessed experimentally in relation to sediment dredging. We mimicked these conditions by taking ...
Dryland Farming and Food Security in Kenya: Challenges and Research Priorities
(Elixir, 2011-06)
Agriculture is the backbone of Kenya and employs the highest proportion of the population, accounts for approximately a quarter of the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and close to two-thirds of total exports, hence ...
Competition between Lemna minuta and Lemna minor at different nutrient concentrations
(Plant Biology and Nature Management (APNA) Elsevier, 2011-02)
We investigated the differential responses of invasive alien Lemna minuta and native Lemna minor to
nutrient loading as well as the mechanism of competition between the species. The role of nutrients,
species identity, ...