Theses & Dissertations Open Access Improving small holder land productivity through promotion of sustainable soil and water conservation technologies in Machakos District: a case of vegetative macro contour lines M. W. Baaru The study was carried out at Kathekakai settlement scheme, Machakos District to evaluate effects of vegetative macro contour line on soil moisture content and crop performance. In addition, the study also looked at land use and land cover … RUF-35760 2011 CC BY 4.0 19 Nov 2015
Theses & Dissertations Open Access The impact of climate variability and extreme weather events on gender and household vulnerability to food insecurity V. M. Tasokwa Kakota Climate variability is a challenge to ensuring food security among populations that mainly depend on rain-fed agriculture. It affects rural women and men differently. However, there is inadequate information to link climate variability to … RUF-35758 2011 CC BY 4.0 19 Nov 2015
Journal articles Open Access Tillage effects on selected soil physical properties in a maize-bean intercropping system in Mwala District, Kenya N. Amuri · C.K.K. Gachene · Patrick. Gicheru · Anne Karuma +1 more A field study was carried out to evaluate the effects of tillage practices on soil physical properties in Mwala district, Eastern Kenya, duringthelongrains(LR)andshortrains(SR)of2012/13.Thetreatmentswerediscploughing(DP),discploughingandharr… RUF-35757 2014 CC BY 4.0 17 Nov 2015
Journal articles Open Access Soil morphology, physico - chemical properties and Classification of typical soils of Mwala district, Kenya N. Amuri · C.K.K. Gachene · Patrick. Gicheru · A.N. Karuma +2 more A soil profile representative of typical soils of Mwala District, Kenya, was dug to study its morphology, soil physico-chemical characteristics and to classify it using two internationally known soil classification systems. Disturbed and u… RUF-35752 2015 CC BY 4.0 17 Nov 2015
Journal articles Open Access Enhancing soil water content for increased food production in semi-arid areas of Kenya. Results from an on-farm trial in Mwala district, Kenya N. Amuri · C.K.K. Gachene · Patrick. Gicheru · A.N. Karuma +1 more Soil water conservation through tillage is one of the appropriate ways of addressing soil moisture deficit in rainfed agriculture. This study evaluated the effects of tillage practices on soil moisture conservation and crop yields in Mwala… RUF-35741 2014 CC BY 4.0 17 Nov 2015
Journal articles Open Access Determination soil Rhizobium populations, intrinsic antibiotic resistance, nodulation and seed yield of faba bean and soybean in Western Ethiopia Tolera Abera · Tolessa Debele · Haekoo Kim · Ernest Semu +1 more Legumes like faba bean (Vicia faba L.) and soybean (Glycine max L.) is able to fix 20–60 kg N ha 1 under tropical environments, but these amounts are significant for the succeeding cereal to meet the N requirement for economically attracti… RUF-35739 2015 CC BY 4.0 16 Nov 2015
Journal articles Open Access Effects of faba bean break crop and N rates on subsequent grain yield and nitrogen use efficiency of highland maize varieties in Toke Kutaye, western Ethiopia Tolera Abera · Tolessa Debele · Haekoo Kim · Ernest Semu +1 more The biological N2-fixation in faba bean on subsequent nitrogen fertilizer requirement of highland maize varieties would be useful in guiding application of additional nitrogen fertilizer in cropping sequence. Maize planted following faba b… RUF-35737 2015 CC BY 4.0 16 Nov 2015
Journal articles Open Access Nutrient status of soils from farmers’ maize fields in mid altitude areas of Western Ethiopia Tolera Goshu Abera · Tolessa Debele · Haekoo Kim · Ernest Semu +1 more Inappropriate land use can deplete nutrient contents of crop land that leads to reduce nutrient concentrations and productivity. However, monitoring nutrient status of crop land can help producer take appropriate remedial measures before s… RUF-35735 2015 CC BY 4.0 16 Nov 2015
OER and Open Access Open Access How to make granary for food storage and preservation HAUMBA Eric Nelson · Sylvia Namujuzi RUF-35724 CC BY 4.0 10 Nov 2015
OER and Open Access Open Access Prevention and control of new castle disease sotoka in chicken Innocent. Kirungi RUF-35723 2014 CC BY 4.0 10 Nov 2015
OER and Open Access Open Access Prevention of Newcastle disease in chicken HAUMBA Eric Nelson · Innocent. Kirungi RUF-35722 2014 CC BY 4.0 10 Nov 2015
OER and Open Access Open Access Traditional grain processing HAUMBA Eric Nelson · Sylvia Namujuzi RUF-35721 CC BY 4.0 10 Nov 2015
OER and Open Access Open Access Treating tumours in turkeys HAUMBA Eric Nelson · Sylvia Namujuzi RUF-35719 CC BY 4.0 10 Nov 2015
OER and Open Access Open Access Increase of milk production HAUMBA Eric Nelson · Innocent. Kirungi RUF-35714 2014 CC BY 4.0 10 Nov 2015
Journal articles Open Access Role of camel milk in pastoral livelihoods in Kenya: contribution to household diet and income Dickson M. Nyariki · V.O. Wasonga · A.M. Yazan Elhadi Pastoral livestock production in Kenya is subject to unpredictable rainfall and drought occurrences. These adverse climatic conditions have led to vulnerable and insecure pastoral livelihoods. Despite the potential to alleviate food insecu… RUF-35701 2015 CC BY 4.0 3 Nov 2015
Theses & Dissertations Open Access The contribution of camel milk production as a livelihood strategy for building pastoral resilience in the drylands of Kenya A.M. Yazan Elhadi Pastoral production system in Kenya is facing many challenges such as high livestock mortality, high incidence of malnutrition and marginalisation. This has been worsened by the impact of climate variability and change which has rendered m… RUF-35698 2015 CC BY 4.0 3 Nov 2015
Theses & Dissertations Open Access Effect of organic and inorganic nitrogen sources on growth, yield and oil content of sunflower grown in highly weathered soils of Morogoro Mwahija Almasi Irika Sunflower contributes about 40% of total national cooking oil requirement in Tanzania, ranking as one of the most important cooking oil with very high nutritional value. However, its production per unit area ranges between 800 and 1100 kg/… RUF-35636 2015 CC BY 4.0 8 Oct 2015
Theses & Dissertations Open Access Growth, yield and postharvest qualities of tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum M.) as influenced by soil moisture levels and packaging C.I. Sibomana Tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum M.) is a fruit vegetable, and like most horticultural commodities is highly perishable. It is often exposed to stresses either imposed by other organisms (biotic) or arising from imbalance of environmental f… RUF-35633 2011 CC BY 4.0 8 Oct 2015
Journal articles Open Access Resistance breeding strategy for Stenocarpella maydis and Fusarium graminearum cob rots in tropical maize G. Asea · Paul T. Gibson · Patrick Okori · L. Tembo Maize cob rot caused by Fusarium graminearum and Stenocarpella maydis affects grain yield and quality. The objective of this study was to investigate the appropriateness of multiple infection as a selection and breeding strategy for multip… RUF-35626 2012 CC BY 4.0 7 Oct 2015
Journal articles Open Access Resistance of tropical maize genotypes to the larger grain borer Y. Beyene · S.N. Mugo · S.W. Munyiri · J.K. Mwololo +4 more Post-harvest losses caused by the larger grain borer (LGB, Prostephanus truncatus) aggravate food insecurity among small-scale farmers. Host plant resistance is a method of LGB control which should be prioritized in order to reduce these l… RUF-35615 2012 CC BY 4.0 7 Oct 2015
Journal articles Open Access In vitro anthelmintic potential of Vernonia amygdalina and Secamone africana on gastrointestinal nematodes James Wangai Kimenju · James Mucunu Mbaria · Agnes Sarah Nalule In-vitro studies were conducted to determine the anthelmintic activity of ethanolic and water extracts of Vernonia amygdalina and Secamone africana used by agro-pastoralists in semi-arid land Uganda. The plant materials were collected from… RUF-35603 2013 CC BY 4.0 7 Oct 2015
Journal articles Open Access The effect of diet and feeding system on the on-farm performance of local chickens during the early growth phase A. Kayitesi · D.R. Kugonza · H. Mulindwa · C. Nakkazi +1 more This study evaluated the performance of local chickens on three diets and two feeding systems under on-farm conditions. The diets used were formulated from local feedstuffs that had been identified in a baseline survey and analyzed for che… RUF-35591 2015 CC BY 4.0 6 Oct 2015
Journal articles Open Access Role of indigenous knowledge in climate change adaptation: a case study of the Teso Sub-Region, Eastern Uganda A. Egeru This study examined the role of indigenous knowledge in climate change adaptation in Uganda with specific focus on the Teso sub-region. Specifically, the study identified indigenous knowledge practices used in climate change adaptation, do… RUF-35589 2012 CC BY 4.0 6 Oct 2015
Journal articles Open Access Challenges of using Information and Communication Technologies to disseminate agricultural information to farmers in Sudan Kamal El-Siddig · J. Githeko · Musa Nada Purpose: In this study, the challenges to effective use of ICT to disseminate agricultural information were investigated. The study also sought to determine the extent to which ICT usage influences the dissemination of agricultural informat… RUF-35583 2013 CC BY 4.0 6 Oct 2015
Journal articles Open Access The effect of land use/cover change on biomass Stock in dryland areas of Eastern Uganda. A case study of Olio Sub-county in Soroti District A. Egeru · P. Isubikalu · M.G.J. Majaliwa · P. Mukwaya +1 more Drylands occupy 44% of Uganda’s land surface and provide livelihood to a cross-section of both rural and urban folks. However in the face of population pressure, drylands are increasingly in the path of conversion and degradation. This stu… RUF-35578 2010 CC BY 4.0 6 Oct 2015
