Rongo University Institutional Repository: Recent submissions
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Influence of Age and Education Level on the Choice of Higher Tourism Education at Moi University, Kenya
(Journal of Tourism, Hospitality and Sports, 2016)The purpose of the study was to determine how age and education level influenced the choice of higher education in tourism by students of Moi University, Eldoret. Kenya. The objectives were: i) To determine how age affects ... -
Soil Incorporated Plant Residues and Nemacur affected Weed Population and Soil Nitrogen Dynamics in Asclepia Field
(International Journal of Agricultural and Food Research, 2013)Field trials were conducted for two seasons in 2006 and 2007 to test the effect of Tagetes patula, Lantana camara, Tephrosia vogelii, Azadirachta indica and Nemacur on the growth of asclepiad, soil pH, and soil nitrogen ... -
Effect of Gender and availability of Funds on the choice of Higher Tourism Education at Moi University, Kenya
(International Journal of Research in Management and Social Sciences, 2016)Education is an important element in the civilization and modernization of the society. Tourism education is particularly pivotal in ensuring that the industry has personnel that is competent and proficient in delivering ... -
Economic efficiency of green maize intercropped with beans grown under Tithonia and inorganic fertilizer
(African Journal of Agricultural Research, 2015-11-20)A field trial aimed at assessing the performance of maize and beans under intercropped systems was conducted in 2013 under three experimental components of maize, beans and maize-bean intercrop in a randomized complete ... -
Interaction of Insects and Weeds in a Snap Bean Agroecosystem
(2004)Abstract.Integrated weed management strategies maintain sub-threshold levels of weeds. The remaining weeds may impact the feeding and habitation patterns of both potato leafhoppers and bean leaf beetles in a snap bean ... -
Influence of soil moisture levels and packaging on post harvest qualities of tomato
(2015-03-11)Preharvest factors influence postharvest quality of tomatoes. Whereas water stress improves fruit total soluble solids; and polyethylene is used for packaging of fresh horticultural produce, little is known about their ... -
Interactive effects of packaging and storage temperatures on the shelf-life of okra
(ARPN Journal of Agricultural and Biological Science, 2009-05)A study aimed at evaluating the potential benefits of pre-packaging and storage temperature in extending the shelf life of okra was conducted at Egerton University Horticulture Field and Biotechnology Laboratory. Okra ... -
Effects of cowpea leaf harvesting initiation time on yields and profitability of a dual purpose sole cowpea and cowpea maize intercrop
(2010)Harvesting of cowpea leaves for use as leaf vegetable has gained prominence in many parts of Africa and Asia. Little is known on effects of leaf harvesting on leaf and grain yields and profitability of cowpea-based ... -
Improving Carrot Yield and Quality through the Use of Bio-slurry Manure
(Canadian Center of Science and Education, 2012-11-25)Continuous cultivation of farms has led to decline in soil fertility due to constant removal of nutrients leading to reduction of carrot (Daucus carota L.) yields. A field study was carried out at Egerton University, ... -
Interference of large crabgrass (Digitaria sanguinalis) with snap beans
(Cambridge University Press on behalf of the Weed Science Society of America, 2003)Field experiments were conducted to determine the effect of large crabgrass densities of 0.5 to 8 plants m-1 of row and emergence time on snap bean yield. Large crabgrass was planted either along with snap beans (early) ... -
A Minimalist Approach to Argument Structure of Dholuo Concatenated Verbal Extensions
(Ideas, 2017)Verbs in Agglutinating languages, Dholuo included, have ability of accommodating derivative morphemes which get affixed to their roots. This affixation alters argument structure of the host verb thus changing the syntax ... -
Effect of Green Purchasing Practices on Performance of Large Chemical Manufacturing Firms in Nairobi County Kenya
(Journal of International Business, Innovation and Strategic Management, 2019)The study established the effect of green supply chain practices on performance of large chemical manufacturing firms in Kenya. The study specifically focused on green purchasing practices. This study was built on the ... -
Mapping and Modeling Kenya’s Hospitality Industry Cyber Security Factors: Case of Selected Hotels in the North Rift
(Mara Research Journal of Computer Science & Information Security, 2016)This study investigated by modeling cyber-security factors affecting tourism and hospitality industry in Kenya. More specifically, three selected state of the art hotels in the North Rift that were then used for the study. ... -
Using 2x4 Factorial Design to Assess IaaS Delivery Model Security Issues in Heterogeneous Cloud Deployment Models: Case of Selected Firms in Kenya
(Mara Research Journal of Computer Science & Information Security, 2016)This paper employed the use of a factorial design statistical model to examine and compare cloud security concerns of Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) service delivery models with their respective deployment models ... -
an inquiry on the paradoxes of the of the impact of presentation skills
(Proceedings of the ICE, 2009)The paper looks at the aims of higher education in the twenty first century and the kind of graduate that can fit in the fast changing and unpredictable global arena, where what worked in the years past is fast losing ... -
Political Clientelism and Sustainable Development: A Case of Kenyan Forest Policy
(Igi Global Disserminator of Knowledge, 2018)This chapter examines the dilemmas faced by policy makers and bureaucratic executives in implementing sustainable development policy objectives. The dilemma stems from the fact that while on the one hand, implementation ... -
The influence of organizational structure and employee training and development on implementation of change in selected public institutions of higher learning in kenya
(International journal of social science and information technology., 2016-04)Considering the constantly growing need for change in today’s environment, handling changes within organizations has turn out to be extra important than ever before. This study purposed to investigate the extent to which ... -
Effects of Safaricom M-Pesa system on efficiency of customer bill payment in Kisii County
(2014-12-01)M-banking, have been available in developing as well as developed countries for several years, but it is not until recently that new modalities of applying M-banking have started to diffuse rapidly to previously unbanked ... -
Impact of financial management in Migori county public primary schools on pupils’ academic achievement in Kenya certificate of primary education
(World Journal of Educational Research, 2016-11)Primary education is the first stage of compulsory education. It comes between the early childhood education and secondary school. Studies have revealed that teacher qualification has an influence on pupil’s academic p ...