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GENOTYPE BY ENVIRONMENT INTERACTIONS FOR SUCROSE CONTENT IN SUGARCANE (Saccharum spp. hybrid) CLONES GROWN UNDER RAINFED CONDITIONS IN WESTERN KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2017)
Sugarcane (Saccharum spp hybrid) refers to sucrose storing members of the family (poaceae) and is cultivated primarily for the extraction of sucrose (sugar) from the plant stalks. Recent uses of this tropical crop include ...
EFFECT OF HARVESTING TIME AND POST-HARVEST HANDLING ON QUALITY OF PUMPKIN SEED (Cucurbita pepo L.).
(University of Eldoret, 2017)
Pumpkin fruits are usually harvested by rural farmers purposely for food after
which the extracted seed is used for planting, yet the age of fruit at maturity
may not coincide with the seed quality. This study was done ...
EFFECT OF SOY FORTIFICATION ON PROXIMATE, FUNCTIONAL AND SENSORY CHARACTERISTICS OF CASSAVA BASED FLOURS AND PRODUCTS
(University of Eldoret, 2017)
Diets in most households in developing countries are based on starchy staples which do not provide sufficient proteins for children below age five, predisposing them to Protein Energy Malnutrition. Cassava is one such ...
INFLUENCE OF PHOSPHOROUS FERTILIZER AND LIME ON SEED QUALITY OF SOYBEAN (Glycine max (L.) Merrill) IN WESTERN KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2017)
Soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merrill) is a versatile crop useful in the economy as human diet, animal feed and for industrial purposes. However, production has been dwindling due to poor seed quality among other constraints. ...
EVALUATION OF NUTRITIONAL VALUE OF FIELD LEGUMES USING RABBIT (ORYCTALOGUS CUNNICULUS) AS THE ANIMAL FOR BIOASSAY
(University of Eldoret, 2017)
Tropical field legumes are currently used in the feeding of livestock, mainly as a source of protein. However their nutritional values have not been adequately evaluated by animal nutritionists. This experiment was carried ...
EFFECT OF SOYBEAN (Glycine max) FORTIFIED PORRIDGES ON THE NUTRITIONAL STATUS OF CHILDREN 36-60 MONTHS OLD IN MATEKA EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT CENTRE, BUNGOMA COUNTY, KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2017)
Protein energy deficiency is still common in developing countries, particularly among pre-school children and therefore there should be sustainable ways to alleviate this. Bungoma is one of the counties with high prevalence ...
EFFECT OF SPATIAL ARRANGEMENT AND VARIETY ON PERFORMANCE OF COMMON BEAN (Phaseolus vulgaris L) IN WESTERN KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2017)
Common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) is one of the most important food security pulse crops grown in Kenya. Its production is limited by a number of agronomic practices including spatial crop arrangement and crop cultivar. A ...
PREVALENCE OF MASTITIS AND ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE AMONG DAIRY CATTLE IN UASIN GISHU COUNTY – KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2017)
A random sample consisting of one hundred and fifty lactating dairy cows; fifty from each of the three study sites, of different breeds, parities, stages of lactation and average daily milk yields from several farms spread ...