Agriculture

Some factors affecting the feeding ecology and socio-biology of the samango monkey, cercopithecus albogularis schwarzi roberts, 1931

Abstract: In an attempt to explain why forest monkeys have a one-male group type

Challenges facing chicken production in Katulani district, Kitui County (#67542)

Abstract: The poultry industry in Kenya is a key contributor to the local economy

The effects of market intelligence systems on sales revenue among French bean producers: a case study of Ol-donyo Sabuk, Machakos County, Kenya (#67538)

Abstract: Businesses operate in a world in which information is more readily and

Long-term salinity changes in the Crocodile river catchment upstream of Hartebeespoort dam

Abstract: This research study investigated the changes in the salinity compositio

Dung beetle assemblages on reclaimed coal mines in eMalahleni (South Africa) their environmental associations and tunnelling ability on compacted soils

Abstract: Opencast coal mining operations are a major contributor to habitat dest

Assessment of the effects of land use methods contributing to watershed degradation in Makueni County (#67523)

Abstract: Land use changes, rapid population growth, poverty, climate change vari

Effects of phosphorus and soil moisture on grain yield, leaf and grain tissue concentration of iron and zinc in three bean (phaseolusvulgarisl.) genotypes

Abstract: v ABSTRACT Common bean ( Phaseolus vulgaris L .) is an important source

Anthropogenic influences on spotted hyaenas in a protected area the Kruger National Park

Abstract: Human population growth generally causes carnivore declines. The rapid

An evaluation of Brachiaria grass cultivars productivity in semi arid Kenya (#67514)

Abstract: The scarce and low nutritive livestock forage resource base in semi ari

Assessment of performance indices of frame hivebeekeeping and the traditional technology in Kenyaa case study of Kitui county

Abstract: The study wa s conducted to assess the performance indices of frame hiv

Investigating the applicability of the CEGAP model to predict the development of harmful algal blooms in the Klipvoor Dam

Abstract: Africa is a water scarce country depending primarily on reservoirs and

Olfactory responses of the leafhopper vector Mgenia fuscovaria (Stål) (Hemiptera : Cicadellidae) to volatiles from aster yellows phytoplasma-infected and uninfected grapevine (Vitis vinif

Abstract: The leafhopper Mgenia fuscovaria Stål (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) is a ve

Factors influencing default in servicing agricultural loans: a case study of Agricultural Finance Corporation, Machakos County (#67508)

Abstract: Farm credit offered by AFC is an important tool in poverty alleviation

Biomass estimation and utilization of Tarchonanthus camphoratus woodland at Ol Morogi Ranch, Naivasha, Kenya

Abstract: Woodlands cover about 80% of the total land area in Kenya, support 60%

Identification of crop-growing seasons of semi-arid Kenya by analyses of the soil moisture patterns

Abstract: Eight stations with over 30 years of rainfall record were selected in t

Factors influencing grafted mango (Mangifera indica L.) production in Matinyani division, Kitui county (#67504)

Abstract: v ABSTRACT Mango ( Mangifera indica L.) fruit is produced and consumed

Prioritisation of emerging chemical pollutants in South African water resources

Abstract: Emerging chemical pollutants (ECPs) are defined as new chemicals which

Factors affecting the occurrence and abundance of the Natal Cascade frog Hadromophryne natalensis at Mariepskop South Africa

Abstract: Amphibians have long been recognized as excellent indicators of both bi

The Distribution of cetaceans off the coast of South Africa and South West Africa / Namibia

Abstract: Thirty - seven species of cetacean are recorded from southern African w

Demographic responses to changes in conservation management : a case study on elephants in the Kruger National Park

Abstract: Conservation management approaches for elephants in southern Africa, an

Effects of elevated temperature and water-deficit stress on the potato aphid Macrosiphum euphorbiae (Thomas) (Hemiptera : Aphididae) and its parasitoid Aphidius ervi Haliday (Hymenoptera

Abstract: Global climate change is expected to increase average surface temperatu

Canthonini (Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae) of Gondwana : comparison of male genitalia evolutionary trends and phylogeny

Abstract: The current study is about the evolution and the morphology of dung bee

Ecology and life history of the Vlei Rat, Otomys Irroratus (Brants, 1827), on the Van Riebeeck Nature Reserve, Pretoria

Abstract: The ecology and life history of the vlei rat, Otomys irroratus (Brants,

Behavioural ecology and conservation biology of ground pangolins Smutsia temminckii in the Kalahari Desert

Abstract: Ground pangolins Smutsia temminckii are inconspicuous, mainly nocturnal

Genomics of West Nile viruses from South Africa

Abstract: West Nile Virus (WNV) forms part of the Japanese encephalitis serocompl

Conservation biology of the giant bullfrog, Pyxicephalus adspersus (Tschudi, 1838)

Abstract: The giant bullfrog, Pyxicephalus adspersus, is a large, explosive-breed

Population analyses of humpback dolphin (Sousa plumbea) in Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Description: Dissertation (MSc)--University of Pretoria, 2012.

Prevalence of parasites and diseases in the African honeybee (Apis mellifera scutellata Lepeletier) : with a particular focus on Varroa destructor

Abstract: The status of honeybee pathogens and parasites in the Gauteng region of

Beekeeping and forest conservation : a case study of Arabuko Sokoke Forest, Kenya

Abstract: Tropical forests are shrinking worldwide. This is mainly because human

Water column usage and environmental determinants in southern elephant seals from Marion Island

Abstract: Southern elephant seals (Mirounga leonina) are relatively common top pr