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Monitoring biodiversity loss in rapidly changing Afrotropical ecosystems: An emerging imperative for governance and research
(Royal Society, 2023)Africa is experiencing extensive biodiversity loss due to rapid changes in the environment, where natural resources constitute the main instrument for socioeconomic development and a mainstay source of livelihoods for ... -
MORPHO-GENETIC DIVERSITY OF GAMMA IRRADIATED DOLICHOS BEAN (Lablab purpureus (L.) Sweet) GENOTYPES FOR CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION.
(University of Eldoret, 2023-10)Dolichos bean (Lablab purpureus (L.) Sweet 2n=22 or 24 is a multipurpose legume mainly grown and used as a pulse, forage feed and in soil amendment for nitrogen fixation and green manure. Practically, it still yields below ... -
Morphological and microsatellite characterization of improved Lablab purpureus genotypes
(Journal of plant breeding and crop science, 2021)Lablab purpureus is a multipurpose legume mainly grown by subsistence farmers for pulse, forage and vegetable. Despite these diverse uses that can be combined successfully under various agronomic conditions, the bean has ... -
MORPHOLOGICAL AND MOLECULAR CHARACTERIZATION OF SELECTED COMMON BEAN (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) GENOTYPES FOR RESISTANCE TO ANTHRACNOSE (Colletotrichum lindemuthianum)
(University of Eldoret, 2021)Common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.), is one of the most important legume crop for provision of proteins in peoples’ diet globally and including Kenya. Anthracnose (Colletotrichum lindemuthianum) is a common disease of ... -
Morphological and Yield Characteristics Diversity among Pumpkin Accessions in Kenya
(Journal of Crops, Livestock and Pests Management, 2023-10)Genetic diversity and yield potential of Kenyan Cucurbit genotypes is not known. A study was set up to determine the genetic diversity and yield of pumpkin accessions. The experiment was carried out in two field sites using ... -
MORPHOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS AND GROWTH PERFORMANCE OF KUCHI INDIGENOUS CHICKEN ECOTYPE UNDER THREE FEEDING SYSTEMS
(University of Eldoret, 2015)The low genetic potential and the lack of better feeding systems of the local chicken ecotypes has constrained the productivity of Indigenous chicken. Therefore, the present study was conducted to characterize the Kuchi ... -
Morphological Characterization of Selected Sesame (Sesamum IndicumL.) Genotypes in Western Kenya
(African Journal of Education, Science and Technology, 2018)Sesame is one of the most important oilseed crops in the tropical and subtropical regions of the world. Despite its importance, sesame yields in Kenya are very low due to lack of improved and high yielding ... -
Morphological traits associated with anthracnose (Colletotrichum lindemuthianum) resistance in selected common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) genotypes
(African Journal of Plant Science, 2019)Common bean is among the most important legume crop for protein source in people’s diet globally and including Kenya. Anthracnose is a common disease of legumes that causes yield loss of up to 90- 100%. The aim of the ... -
MORPHOMETRIC, GENETIC STRUCTURE AND PHYLOGENETIC STUDIES OF Barbus altianalis (Boulenger 1900) POPULATIONS IN LAKE VICTORIA WATERSHED
(University of Eldoret, 2014)The ichthyofauna of the Lake Victoria ecosystem are some of the most globally threatened biodiversity as a result of anthropogenic and other ecological impacts. The morphological plasticity of barbs (genus Barbus) makes ... -
The multilevel society of a small brained bird
(Current Biology, 2019)Animal societies can be organised in multiple hierarchical tiers [1]. Such multilevel societies, where stable groups move together through the landscape, overlapping and associating preferentially with specifi c ... -
Multiple drug resistance of Campylobacter jejuni and Shigella isolated from diarrhoeic children at Kapsabet County referral hospital, Kenya
(BMC Infectious Diseases, 2021)Background: Diarrhoea is a common cause of mortality and morbidity in children under five years old. In Kenya, it has a 21% case fatality with Enteropathogenic E. coli, Campylobacter jejuni, Shigella spp. and Salmonella ... -
Mycotoxin Contamination of Risks Due to Handling Practices of indigenous Chicken Feeds in Kenya
(European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety, 2019)"Aim: Mycotoxins are prevalent in animal feeds and agricultural products. These toxins are produced by fungi and once incorporated in the substrate, are not easy to eradicate. They are associated with morbidity and mortality ... -
Natural Infection of Sandfly Vector and Reservoir Hosts Species with Leishmania Parasites in Mt. Elgon Cave Habitats in Kenya
(International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & Health, 2023-02)Leishmaniasis is a major public health problem caused by a parasite of the genus Leishmania which is transmitted through the bite of an infected female phlebotomine sandfly. However, the disease epidemiology on interactions ... -
Need to make people believe science-science is reliable and means truth
(Open Journal of Social Science,, 2019)Science is the engine that drives the wheel of development. Consequently, there is a need for people to have faith in science and believe its facts and truths. This paper has looked into ... -
NEMATODE INFECTION EFFECTS ON IMMUNOPATHOLOGICAL RESPONSE TO VACCINE AND MYCOPLASMA CAPRICOLUM CAPRIPNEUMONIAE ANTIGENS IN GOATS
(University of Eldoret, 2018)Contagious Caprine Pleuropneumonia (CCPP), caused by Mycoplasma capricolum capripneumoniae (Mccp), is a highly contagious disease of goats with high morbidity and mortality in naïve goats and a major threat to food security. ... -
Neodomestication and Its Effect on Growth and Production of Wild Yam in Baringo and Uasin Gishu Counties of Kenya
(African Environmental Review Journal, 2022)Wild yam (Dioscorea spp.), particularly, Dioscorea schimperiana Kunth tubers have been used as food during times of severe famine. However, there is no documentation on attempted wild yam domestication in Kenya. Therefore, ... -
NESTING ECOLOGY OF THE GREEN TURTLE (LINNAEUS, 1758) IN COASTAL KENYA.
(2016-05-20)During the past several decades there has been a general global decline in sea turtle populations attributed either directly or indirectly to anthropogenic and climate change effects. Relatively little is known regarding ... -
Non-Carcinogenic Lead Inadvertent Occupational Health Risk Assessment in Select Instructional Laboratories in Moi University and University of Eldoret, Kenya
(AER Journal, 2019)Settled surface indoor dust is of environmental importance since it can act as a medium of human exposure to heavy metals. Universities’ laboratories are involved in varied activities some of which may expose Pb to ... -
NON-CLASSICAL APPROACHES TO THE STUDY OF THE ECOLOGY AND FISHERY OF Rastrineobola argentea (PELLEGRIN 1904) IN THE WINAM GULF OF LAKE VICTORIA, KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2013)Many schools of thought tend to suggest that the central assumption in classical fisheries models may not necessarily hold and thus there is need to explore new approaches such as Bayesian Belief Networks (BBN), Artificial ... -
NUCLEATION OF SUPERCONDUCTING VORTICES BY EXCITING ACOUSTIC STANDING WAVES IN A TYPE - II SUPERCONDUCTOR
(University of Eldoret, 2014)Superconductivity nucleation phenomenon in superconductors under an applied magnetic field close to the upper critical field HC3 has been studied by many authors. Physicists Saint-James and De Gennes were the first to study ...
