Browsing Department of Forestry and Wood Science by Issue Date
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SOME TECHNOLOGICAL WOOD PROPERTIES OF ALBIZIA MALACOPHYLLA
(University of Eldoret, 2013)Studies were carried out on wood dimensional stability, density, ash content, natural durability and anatomy of the lesser known Albizia malacophylla so as to improve its utilization potential thus reducing increasing ... -
EFFECTS OF HYDROGELS ON SOIL MOISTURE, NUTRIENTS AND GROWTH OF SOME AGROFORESTRY TREES IN WEST POKOT COUNTY, KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2015)Studies on the effects of hydrogels on soil amendments, moisture conservation, nutrients release, availability and growth of Sesbania sesban, Cajanus cajan and Leucaena pallida in arid and semi-arid lands (ASALs) was ... -
MODELING GROWTH AND YIELD OF GREVILLEA ROBUSTA GROWN ON FARM BOUNDARIES IN NANDI COUNTY, KENYA.
(University of Eldoret, 2015)Population pressure has led to changes in land use and livelihood strategies in most highlands of Kenya. This among other factors has contributed to increased integration of fast growing exotic trees species into tree-crop ... -
DETERMINANTS OF HOUSEHOLD PARTICIPATION IN COMMUNITY FOREST MANAGEMENT IN KENYA: A CASE STUDY OF GAZZETTED GOVERNMENT FORESTS IN KEIYO NORTH SUB COUNTY OF KEIYO /MARAKWET COUNTY
(University of Eldoret, 2015)The devolution and decentralization of the management of state forests through the use of participatory forest management (PFM) has become a policy tool for many developing countries, Kenya included. Decentralization in ... -
BENEFITS TO FOREST ADJACENT COMMUNITIES UNDER THE OLD (1968) AND REVISED (2005) KENYAN FOREST LAWS
(University of Eldoret, 2015)Kenya reviewed its forest law in 2005, in part to enhance community participation in sustainable forest management (SFM) by enabling greater direct and indirect benefits to forest adjacent households as an incentive. Thus, ... -
AN ASSESSMENT OF SOCIO-ECONOMIC LINKAGES BETWEEN PROTECTED AREAS AND ECO-TOURISM PERFORMANCE IN KARURA FOREST, KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2015)Eco-tourism performance with socio-economic impact by local community in peri-urban Protected areas (PAs) presents policy challenges on management and administration. Presently PAs are affected by demographic pressure ... -
INFLUENCE OF GENDER ON ACCESS, USE AND MANAGEMENT OF FOREST RESOURCES IN KAPCHEMUTWA FOREST, ELGEYO MARAKWET COUNTY, KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2016)The main purpose of this study was to examine the Influence of gender on access, use and management of Forest Resources in Kapchemutwa forest, Elgeyo Marakwet County. The specific objectives were to examine factors ... -
REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY, PHENOLOGY AND GENETIC DIVERSITY OF Osyris lanceolata (HOSCHT AND STEUDEL) IN KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2016)Osyris lanceolata (Hoscht and Steudel) is an evergreen, drought resistant, African tropical tree species of Santalaceae family. It‘s facing extinction due to over-exploitation for its essential oil used for making expensive ... -
AVAILABILITY AND UTILIZATION OF AGROFORESTRY TREES: SOCIO-ECONOMIC PERSPECTIVES IN KESSES AND KAPSERET SUB COUNTIES, UASIN-GISHU COUNTY, KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2016)Majority of rural area communities worldwide highly depend on natural resources for their livelihood. Despite the enormous benefits of trees on farms, little is known about the social and economic perspectives that influence ... -
WOODFUEL ACCESSIBILITY IN THE RURAL AND URBAN AREAS OF TRANS-NZOIA AND WEST-POKOT COUNTIES, KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2016)This study investigated woodfuel accessibility in the rural and urban areas of Trans Nzoia and West-Pokot Counties, with the aim of providing scientific data for appropriate decision-making in ensuring sustainable ... -
Development and characterization of microsatellite markers for Osyris lanceolata Hochst. & Steud., an endangered African sandalwood tree species
(Tropical Plant Research, 2016)Osyris lanceolata Hochst. & Steud. is a multipurpose tree species widely spread in many of the sub-Saharan countries ranging from Algeria to Ethiopia all the way to South Africa. In Kenya, the species is endemic to the Arid ... -
Kenya’s Water Towers; A Scenario Scrutiny of Njoro Sub Catchment, Eastern Mau Towers
(International Journal of Scientific and Technological Research (IJSTER), 2018)The continent of Africa is endowed with natural capital and its sustainable development is dependent on the capacity to efficiently and sustainably manage the natural resources especially water, land and forests for ... -
Genetic diversity of endangered sandalwood (Osyrislanceolata) populations in Kenya using ISSR molecularmarkers
(EAST AFRICAN AGRICULTURAL AND FORESTRY JOURNAL, 2018)Osyris lanceolatais an evergreen, drought tolerant tropical Africantree species belonging to the family Santalaceae. It is endangered,owing to overexploitation for its essential oil used in cosmetics andpharmaceutical ... -
Evaluation Of Heating Value And Biomass Production Of Eucalyptus Plantations For Fuelwood Supply To Tea Factories In Nandi County, Kenya
(Researchjournali’sJournal of Forestry, 2018)Trees and woodlots in plantation establishments produce biomass for energy supply. In developing countries where fuelwood is the main source of energy, the properties of wood in relation to energy supply are important. ... -
TREE NURSERY ADOPTION AS STRATEGIC ENTERPRISE ON LIVELIHOOD IMPROVEMENT AT THE MILLENIUM VILLAGE’S PROJECT, SIAYA COUNTY KENYA
(2018)Smallholder tree nursery enterprises are a significant aspect of efforts to improve livelihood to increase tree cover and livelihood improvement in rural areas. However due to widespread poverty, many such nurseries have ... -
ESTIMATION OF ENERGY OF EUCALYPTUS PLANTATIONS FOR FUELWOOD SUPPLY TO TEA FACTORIES IN NANDI COUNTY (KENYA)
(University of Eldoret, 2018)Trees and woodlots in plantation establishments are prominent features for wood biomass. In Kenya fuelwood remains the major supplier of energy, making its contribution to total energy supply crucial. However, there ... -
ESTIMATION OF ENERGY OF EUCALYPTUS PLANTATIONS FOR FUELWOOD SUPPLY TO TEA FACTORIES
(2018-11-30)Trees and woodlots in plantation establishments are prominent features for wood biomass. In Kenya fuelwood remains the major supplier of energy, making its contribution to total energy supply crucial. However, there is ... -
Benefits Flow and Utilization of Kipkunur Forest Products by Upstream and Downstream Users, Elgeyo Marakwet County, Kenya
(2019)Utilization of forests resources among economic units has remained partially noticed, yet, communities living adjacent to the forests and beyond are dependent directly or indirectly for their livelihood. Unaccounted ... -
Efficient protocol of complete inventory for tree regeneration and recruitment studies over one hectare in selected tropical natural forests, Kenya
(TROPICAL PLANT RESEARCH, 2019)This study sought to establish an efficient inventory protocol to estimate regeneration stock and dynamics in natural forests. Field and computer outputs were integrated to develop complete inventory protocol for ... -
Chronic Toxicity of Detoxified Kraft Pulp and Paper Mill Wastewater using Photocatalytic with Cu-TiO2 Foils/Sunlight on Xenopus levies (daudin) Tadpoles
(AER Journal, 2019)Wastewater from pulp and paper mills contain refractory toxic substances with deleterious effects to aquatic organisms when discharged before proper treatment. Most of the effluent treatment technologies used by the ...
