University of Eldoret Institutional Repository: Recent submissions
Now showing items 1541-1560 ya 2007
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RESPONSE OF DIFFERENT TEA (Camellia sinensis [L.] O. Kuntze) CLONES TO ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS AT TWO SITES IN KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2014)Tea (Camellia sinensis) is a rural-based enterprise and is the leading cash crop in Kenya, making significant contribution to the economy. It is currently the single largest export commodity, accounting for about 26% of ... -
EFFECTIVENESS OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT CONTROL INSTRUMENTS IN KENYA: THE CASE OF ELDORET MUNICIPALITY
(University of Eldoret, 2016)Kenya is rapidly urbanizing with about 30% of her population living in urban areas and, by 2030 over 50% of the population will be urban. It is projected that Eldoret town will be home to 584,782 people by 2030.This rapid ... -
SOME NEW SECOND ORDER ROTATABLE DESIGNS BASED ON BALANCED INCOMPLETE BLOCK DESIGN
(University of Eldoret, 2014)The purpose of this study was to construct some new second order rotatable designs using balanced incomplete block designs. The study of rotatable designs is mainly concerned with the estimation of absolute response in ... -
AN APPLICATION OF MIXTURE EXPERIMENTS IN FORMULATION OF POULTRY FEED FOR MODELLING CHICK WEIGHT
(University of Eldoret, 2019)Poultry farming in Africa has significantly grown over the years. It is highly dependent on the economy and type of feed used. The quality, components, proportions, rations and storage of feeds is quite critical in poultry ... -
MAPPING LANDSLIDE SUSCEPTABILITY ALONG THE NANDI ESCARPMENT IN KABRAS DIVISION, KAKAMEGA COUNTY, KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2016)Slope failure may occur in hilly terrain due to a combination of factors like deforestation, heavy precipitation, slope steepness and gravity, land use and cover. Whenever they occur, they may result in loss of property ... -
OCCURRENCE AND MANAGEMENT OF ALTERNARIA LEAF SPOT IN SPINACH USING EXTRACTS FROM GINGER AND TUMERIC PLANTS
(University of Eldoret, 2019)Spinach (Spinacia oleracea) is an economically important vegetable crop in Kenya cultivated by small-scale farmers for domestic consumption. Alternaria leaf spot caused by Alternaria alternata is one of the diseases of ... -
INVESTIGATION OF POLLUTANT LEVELS AND EFFICIENCY OF HEAVY METAL REMOVAL USING BROWN ALGAE (Sargassum sp) BIOSORBENT: A CASE STUDY OF MIGORI RIVER, KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2013)ABSTRACT An increase in population initiating rapid industrialization has been found to consequently increase the effluents and domestic wastewater into the aquatic system. This has resulted in heavy metal pollution which ... -
CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF ATTRACTIVE BLENDS IN SELECTED OCIMUM SPECIES TRADITIONALLY USED TO LURE HONEY BEES
(University of Eldoret, 2019)The success of sustainable beekeeping depends on possibility of establishing a bee colony. Low hive occupation rate has been identified as one of the prominent challenges facing beekeeping sector in addition to pest attacks, ... -
EFFECTS OF SOIL AMENDMENTS ON PHYSICAL PROPERTIES AND MAIZE GRAIN YIELD IN POORLY RESPONSIVE SOILS OF WESTERN KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2019)Poor soil responsiveness to fertilizer application is an emerging problem whose cause is yet to be well understood. This was the basis for a study in Western Kenya to unravel the underlying physical characteristics of these ... -
THE PERCEPTION OF INTERIOR DESIGN INDUSTRY ON THE RELEVANCE OF KENYAN INTERIOR DESIGN DIPLOMA PROGRAMMES TO THE JOB MARKET
(University of Eldoret, 2019)Interior Design (ID) development and growth is being appreciated by many people today than it was in the past. This study evaluated Kenyan Interior Design Diploma Programmes (KIDDPs) on competence and skill training ... -
GENDER ROLES IN FISHING LIVELIHOODS: A CASE OF LAKE BARINGO COMMUNITY, BARINGO COUNTY-KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2015)The role and contribution of the fisheries sub-sector in Kenya’s fishing communities cannot be underestimated. To ensure sustainable fisheries livelihoods, the Government has developed Fisheries Beach Management Units ... -
MODERATING EFFECT OF COLLATERAL ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN YOUTH EMPOWERMENT STRATEGY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF YOUTH IN KESSES CONSTITUENCY, UASIN GISHU COUNTY
(University of Eldoret, 2019)The issue of youth economic development is of concern both to the developed and developing countries. The government of Kenya has created government funds such as the Youth Fund, Women Fund and the latest being the 6 ... -
DETERMINING THE EFFECTS OF LAND USE AND LAND COVER CHANGES ON SIZE OF LAKE BOGORIA USING GIS AND REMOTE SENSING
(University of Eldoret, 2014)Land cover and land use changes in the Lake Bogoria catchment area have had diverse influence on the lake. The aim of this study was to determine the land use and land cover changes that have affected the size of Lake ... -
COMPARATIVE STUDY ON MULTIPLE RESPONSE OPTIMIZATION USING RESPONSE SURFACE METHODOLOGY TECHNIQUE- CASE OF FRENCH BEANS AT KARIUA SUBLOCATION IN KANDARA, MURANG’A COUNTY.
(University of Eldoret, 2019)In Kariua sub-location, the resources like land and man-power are extremely scarce and this has affected French beans production negatively. This research, conducted at Kariua, aimed to optimize and compare French beans ... -
LEAD AND ARSENIC INADVERTENT OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH RISK ASSESSMENT IN INSTRUCTIONAL LABORATORIES IN MOI UNIVERSITY AND UNIVERSITY OF ELDORET, KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 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 arsenic ... -
QUALITY AND SUPPLY OF FINGER MILLET SEEDS IN SOIN DIVISION OF KERICHO COUNTY
(University of Eldoret, 2014)Finger millet production in Soin division of Kericho County has been low due to seeds of unknown quality which farmers produce and use. The objectives of this study were to establish sources of finger millet seeds used by ... -
EFFECT OF SITE, VARIETY AND STORAGE ENVIRONMNET ON YIELD AND QUALITY OF SEED POTATO IN THE NORTH RIFT REGION OF KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2016)Potato is the second most important food and nutrition crop in Kenya. It is grown largely by small scale farmers using recycled seed often diseased leading to low yields. Availability of certified seed is highly limited ... -
POST MORTEM INSECT SUCCESSION AND DEVELOPMENT PATTERNS ON DECOMPOSING PIG (Sus domesticus L) CARRION IN ELDORET AND MARIGAT, KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2019)The death of human provides a decomposing media in the carcass/carrion which act as reservoir for rapidly changing habitat and food source for microorganisms and arthropods. The pattern of micro/macro-organisms succession ... -
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TRANSFORMATIVE RESOURCE MOBILISATION AND INTERNAL EFFICIENCY OF PUBLIC TECHNICAL TRAINING INSTITUTIONS IN BUNGOMA COUNTY, KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2019)Quality technical education and training is important for development of nations across the world. However, Technical Training Institutions (TTIs) in developing countries and Sub Saharan Africa (SSA) have been faced ... -
POTENTIAL OF SELECTED MACROPHYTES IN REMEDIATING UNIVERSITY OF ELDORET WASTEWATER USING MULTISTAGE TECHNIQUE
(University of Eldoret, 2019)Treatment of wastewater is a challenge that has afflicted man ever since he discovered that unsafe management and disposal of wastewater into aquatic ecosystems is detrimental to environment. This research was carried ...
