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Effect of moisture content and temperature on viability, vigour and longevity of cordia sinensis lam. seeds in storage (#67564)

Abstract: Cordia sinensis Lam. in the family Boraginaceae is a popular indigenous

Assessment of environmental management practices amongst tobacco farmers in Kuria West Sub-county, Migori County (#67563)

Abstract: Kenya is one of the tobacco growing countries in Africa with most tobac

Impacts of expansion of agriculture and land use change on flow regime of Thiba river, Kenya (#67562)

Abstract: Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) was used to model the impacts of

Assessment of land use and land cover change in Makueni County for selected time periods (#67561)

Abstract: The surface of the earth is undergoing rapid land use and land cover ch

Suitability of Athi River water for irrigation within Athi River town and its environs (#67560)

Abstract: The main aim of this study was to assess the suitability of the Athi Ri

Assessment of effects of deforestation on spring’s water production: A case study of Nuu/Mutaitho Hills Springs in Kitui County (#67559)

Abstract: This study is focused on the assessment of the effects of deforestation

An evaluation of selected Brachiaria cultivars on the weight change of Galla goats in the Coastal lowlands of Kenya

Abstract: Inadequate and erratic rainfall in the arid and semi-arid lands (ASALs)

Chemical and molecular analysis of the pheromone phenylacetonitrile in desert locust, Schistocerca gregaria Forskål (Orthoptera: Acrididae)

Abstract: The desert locust, Schistocerca gregaria (Orthoptera: Acrididae) is a d

Effects of foliar fertilizer application rates on productivity of selected bean (phaseolus vulgaris l.) varieties (#67556)

Abstract: Food security is a global problem despite the many efforts put to produ

Assessment of the Impact of Groundwater Fluoride on Human Health in Makindu District, Makueni County, Kenya (#67555)

Abstract: Assessment of human exposure to the naturally occurring fluoride in gro

Assessment of the potential of enhancing rainfall through weather modification in Kenya

Abstract: The study assessed the potential of enhancing rainfall through weather

An Assessment of Ground Water Quality in Yatta Plateau in Kitui County, Kenya (#67553)

Abstract: The study is primarily an assessment of groundwater quality in the Yatt

Determinants of adoption of forage technologies among peri-urban dairy farmers in the semi-arid region of South Eastern Kenya (#67552)

Abstract: Semi-arid peri-urban environment holds great potential for dairy develo

Environmental effects on the circadian systems of a diurnal ( rhabdomys dilectus) and noctural (micaelamys namaquensis) rodent species with specific reference to light pollution

Abstract: The presence of artificial light at night (ALAN) is one of many contrib

GIS based multi-criteria analysis for identification of suitable areas for green gram production: a case study of Kitui County, Kenya (#67550)

Abstract: Green gram(Vigna radiataL.) has recently become an important crop in Ki

The study of the effects of Mau Catchment Degradation on the Flow of the Mara River, Kenya

Abstract: The Mara River is the lifeline of the Trans boundary Mara basin across

Factors affecting smallholder farmers’ adoption of integrated soil fertility and water management practices in Machakos county (#67548)

Abstract: Natural resource degradation and water scarcity are a global concern th

Adaptability of pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum (L.)R.Br) varieties in the semi-arid kKitui County of Kenya

Abstract: Cereals are important crops grown and consumed globally, regionally and

Distribution habitat use and behaviour of cetaceans in the Greater Dyer Island area Western Cape South Africa

Abstract: This thesis is a study of the occurrence, behaviour, spatial distributi

Phylogeography and venom composition of the rinkhals, Hemachatus haemachatus (Squamata: Elapidae)

Abstract: Phylogeographic patterns as well as divergence date estimates and the p

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

Water access challenges and coping strategies in selected sites of Makueni county, Kenya

Abstract: Makueni County is extremely vulnerable to climate change because its pr

Influence of light pollution and biodiversity awareness on hawkmoth (lepidoptera: sphingidae) diversity and abundance in selected sites in Kenya (#67540)

Abstract: Light pollution is a key biodiversity threat and is defined as one of t

Effects of land degradation on agricultural land use: a case study of smallholder farmers indigenous knowledge on land use planning and management in Kalama division, Machakos county (#67539)

Abstract: The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of land degradatio

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

Investigating Private Landowners' Willingness to Manage and Protect Oribi Antelope ( Ourebia ourebi )

Abstract: Oribi antelope (Ourebia ourebi), South Africa’s most endangered antelop

Phenotypic flexibility of digestion in White-browed Sparrow-Weavers (Plocepasser mahali): limits to digestive flexibility and dietary enzyme modulation

Abstract: Many aspects of animal digestive form and function vary with ecological

Mapping cetacean distribution using citizen science in the Western Cape South Africa

Abstract: The Western Cape is a unique area to undertake research, due to the var

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

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