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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 ...
Host plant resistance among tomato accessions to the spider mite Tetranychusevansi in Kenya
(Springer, 2011-04-11)
The spider mite Tetranychus evansi has a broad range of host plants. Control of T. evansi has been a big challenge to tomato farmers due to its fast rate of reproduction, development of resistance to chemical pesticides ...
Bioecology of thrips in French bean growing ecosystem in Kenya
(2012-10-31)
Studies on the bioecology ofthrips on French beans were carried out at Machakos, Kaguru and JKUAT. The general objectives of this study were twofold, namely to study the biology and population dynamics of thrips on French ...
Interaction between Phaedrotomascabriventris Nixon and Opiusdissitus Muesebeck (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) : endoparasitoids of Liriomyza leafminer
(Sabinet African Journals, 2015-03-01)
The exotic parasitoid, Phaedrotoma scabriventris Nixon, was imported from Peru for the biological control of invasive Liriomyza species in vegetable and ornamental crops in Kenya where Opius dissitus Muesebeck is the most ...
A new mite IPM strategy: predator avoidance behaviour resulting from the synergetic effects of predator release and acaricide‐treated nets
(Wiley, 2018-10-26)
Background: Tetranychus evansi and T. urticae spider mites are known major pests of Solanaceae. Smallholders in Africa rely heavily on pesticide treatments. However, farmers claim that pesticides are generally ineffective ...
Antimicrobial acitivity of extracts from Tephrosiavogelii Hook F.
(Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture & Technology (JKUAT), Kenya, 2006)
The dichloromethane extracts of the root and leaf of Tephrosia vogelii Hook F. (Family: Papilionaceae) grown in Kenya, were subjected to antimicrobial assays against Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli and Fusarium ...
Temperature-dependent development of Megalurothripssjostedti and Frankliniellaoccidentalis (Thysanoptera: Thripidae)
(2002-09)
Megalurothrips sjostedti (Trybom) and Frankliniella occidentalis (Pergande) (Thysanciptera: Thripidae) are among the most serious pests of French beans, Phaseolus vulgaris var. Monel in Kenya and occur in all major growing ...
290IMPACTS OF COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES ON ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES: THE POTENTIAL FOR DEVELOPING PAYMENT SCHEMES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES
(VDM Dr Muller Gmbh and co, 2011-01)
Natural resources have continued to be degraded largely because of lack of well-defined property rights, population pressure, high levels of poverty and the lack of proper understanding of deleterious impacts of human ...
Analysis of Post Loan Disbursement Allocation and Performance of Non-Prime Household Loan in Microfinance Banks in Kenya
(2017-08)
The part played by non-prime household loans in improving the lives of many people who cannot afford collateral glob-ally cannot be ignored. Many Microfinance Banks in many economies worldwide have tried to maintain the ...
Financing provision of environmental services in Mt. Elgon region for the protection of watersheds
(VDM Dr Muller Gmbh and co, 2011-01)
This study examined direct payments for environmental services (PES) as a program for supporting the conservation of forest resources and services where environmental conservation is financed on the basis ...