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Functional response of Orius albidipennis (Hemiptera: Anthocoridae) to Megalurothrips sjostedti (Thysanoptera: Thripidae)
(Karatina University, 2002-05-02)
A locally available anthocorid predator, Orius albidipennis Reuter, was evaluated as a candidate biocontrol agent for Megalurothrips sjostedti Trybom, a major pest of French beans, Phaseolus vulgaris (L), in Kenya. The ...
Do Earnings Announcement Have an Effect on the Level of Efficiency of The Nairobi Securities Exchange?
(Research Journal of Finance and Accounting, 2013)
Capital markets are normally considered to be efficient when prices reflect all the available information. However, there are instances when this information takes several weeks to be incorporated into share prices. This ...
What Are the Factors that Influence A Wide Interest Rate Band in Micro-Finance Institutions in Kenya?
(Research Journal of Finance and Accounting, 2014)
Interest rates play a significant role of intermediation between savers and potential borrowers. High deposit rates acts as incentives to attract savings while high lending rates discourage credit demand from potential ...
Library 2.0 and the changing landscape of information services in academic libraries in Kenya
(International Journal of Library and Information Science, 2015-12)
Traditional models of libraries offering information services are not working for current generation of students. The current generation of library users can be termed as‘digital natives’. These digital natives have grown ...
Redefining Reference Services In Academic Libraries: A Critical Review
(Knowledge Librarian, 2015-10)
Within the 21st century, academic libraries have witnessed a lot of technological
changes, which cannot be wished away. There is need to rethink and redefine the reference
services in the library. Reference librarians ...
Influence of work environment on organizational performance in government ministries in Kenya
(strategic Journals, 2015-10-16)
Work environment has both positive and negative effects on the psychological and welfare of
employees. The Kenyan government acknowledges that over the years there has been poor
performance in the public sector, thus ...
Origin, discovery of tea, wild tea and early development of tea in Assam, indigenous tea and tea drinking habit among the tribes in Assam of India
(2015)
Tea is the most popular beverage in the world and its consumption is next only to water.
The scientific findings on its health beneficial properties and as a drink of general wellbeing
are contributing to make it even ...
Impact of innovation on the financial performance of KTDA managed tea factories: A case of Meru and Kirinyaga counties
(2015)
Kenya is a key player in global tea industry and especially through Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA). However, KTDA has been facing the challenges of increasing cost of production in the recent past. The higher processing ...
Factors influencing adoption potential of purple tea in Nyeri County: A geographic perspective
(2015)
Kenya is the world’s third largest producer of tea after China and India. Tea plays a major
role in Kenya’s economy as it is the third major foreign exchange earner, behind tourism
and horticulture and employs approximately ...
ICT and technological development in advancing tea research in Kenya
(2015)
Agriculture is the backbone of the Kenyan economy and it is constantly influenced
by changes in technology. Because of the rapid development of ICT in the world,
each organization or person has to concern their products ...