Rongo University Institutional Repository: Recent submissions
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Occurrence and estimated losses caused by cassava viruses in Migori County, Kenya
(African Journal of Agricultural Research, 2016)A farm survey was conducted in Kuria East and Suna West sub-counties to determine the incidence, severity and estimated losses of cassava brown streak disease (CBSD) and cassava mosaic disease (CMD) on cassava crops in ... -
Harvesting surface rainwater – purification using Moringa oleifera seed extracts and aluminum sulfate
(Journal of Agricultural Extension and Rural Development, 2011)Ground water harvesting is a method of collecting surface runoff from a catchment’s area and storing it in surface reservoirs. The water harvested is usually contaminated and turbid. Methods used to purify water include ... -
Evaluation of advanced wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) lines for stem rust (Puccinia graminis f. sp. tritici) resistance and yield
(International Journal of Agronomy and Agricultural Research (IJAAR), 2015)Stem rust disease caused by Puccinia graminis f. sp tritici is a major challenge to wheat (Triticum aestivum) production in Kenya and other wheat growing countries of Africa and Asia. The current study aimed at evaluating ... -
Relationship between Flexible Work-Arrangement and Commitment of Nurses in Public Hospitals in Kenya
(International Journal of Academic Research in Accounting, Finance and Management Sciences, 2016)The study was set to determine the relationship between flexible work arrangement and commitment of nurses in public hospitals in Kenya. The study adopted cross sectional survey design and the target population consisted ... -
Effect of infection by Metarhizium anisopliae isolate ICIPE 51 on developmental stage, fecundity and intrinsic rate of increase of Rhopalosiphum padi and Metopolophium dirhodum
(Full Length Research Paper, 2014)This study assesses the pathogenisity of Metarhizium anisopliae isolate ICIPE 51 against different nymphal instars and adults of Rhopalosiphum padi and Metopolophium dirhodum and investigates effects of fungal infection ... -
Disparity between Leaf and Root Symptoms and Crop Losses Associated with Cassava Brown Streak Disease in Four Countries in Eastern Africa
(Journal of Phytopathology, 2015)Cassava brown streak disease is endemic to the coastal regions of East Africa, and from around 2004, the disease resurged and became epidemic in the Great Lakes Region, where it continues to spread. In both these areas, ... -
Self Evaluation: A Case Study of a School in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania
(Journal of Education and Practice, 2015)External evaluation of schools purpose to monitor delivery of education with a view to ensuring adherence to stipulated curriculum and set standards as well as efficient and effective quality education. However, school ... -
Measuring Impacts of Information and Communication Advances for Development in the 21st Century
(2015)This paper explores why measuring the impacts of information and communication advances is important for development in the 21st Century and why it is statistically challenging. Measuring impacts in any field is difficult, ... -
Impact of mass media on the political participation among Kenyans: a case study of Nairobi youth
(Kenya Studies Review, 2014)The past decade has witnessed fundamental changes in the Kenyan mass media environment. Contemporary media technologies and format innovations have created new ways of communicating and reaching audiences. New actors, such ... -
Antibacterial activity of Moringa oleifera and Moringa stenopetala methanol and n-hexane seed extracts on bacteria implicated in water borne diseases
(African Journal of Microbiology Research, 2011)The anti-bacterial activity of methanol and n-hexane extracts of Moringa oleifera and Moringa stenopetala seeds was conducted on 3 bacterial species (Salmonella typhii, Vibrio cholerae and Escherichia coli) which normally ... -
Diversity of Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L. Moench) Germplasm from Tanzania
(2014)Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L. Moench) is an important cereal crop cultivated in varied agro-ecological zones of Tanzania ranging from the southern highlands to coastal lowlands. Different cultivars and varieties of sorghum ... -
Assessment of temporal primary production in tropical inland swamp wetlands of Uasin Gishu County, Kenya
(J. Wetlands Biodiversity, 2018-07-03)Wetlands are highly productive ecosystems offering valuable ecosystem and socio-economic services. Worldwide they are threatened by encroachment due to increasing human population. Limited research has been done on the ... -
The status of pesticide usage in East Africa
(Research Gate, 1994)The assumption proposed by Gallo in 1984 that the cause of AIDS is infection with HIV was founded on the correlation between detection of antibodies to this virus and the onset of AIDS. This view became generally accepted, ... -
Micronutrient Zinc Deficiency as a Possible Co-factor in the Transmission and Progression of HIV/AIDS in Kenya
(2004)Thirty-four HIVIAIDS patients at various stages of disease progression volunteered to manage their ealth using a nutritional supplement that contained several micronutrients that included a 15 mg daily dose of elemental ... -
Selling Sprinkles micronutrient powder reduces anemia, iron deficiency, and vitamin A deficiency in young children in Western Kenya: a cluster-randomized controlled trial
(2012)Background: Although the efficacy of micronutrient powders [MNPs; eg, Sprinkles MNP (Sprinkles Global Health Initiative)] in the reduction of anemia has been established, the effectiveness of these powders in real-world ... -
Institutional pluralism, access and use of wetland resources in the Nyando Papyrus Wetland, Kenya
(Academic journal, 2005)Wetlands support livelihoods of communities living around them as in the Nyando Papyrus Wetland in Kenya. The Nyando Papyrus Wetlands provide multiple resources hence there are multiple uses and users who often overlap ... -
Larviciding potency of water and ethanol extracts of Phytolacca dodecandra (L’ Herit) on Anopheles gambiae (Diptera: Culicidae)
(BIO publisher, 2015)Introduction: Plant extracts are an attractive target for search of effective malaria vector control agents. The reason for this is that they present a cost effective, target specific and bio-degradable insecticides. The ... -
Macroinvertebrate-based Index of biotic integrity (M-IBI) for monitoring the Nyando River, Lake Victoria Basin, Kenya
(Academic journal, 2009-12)A macroinvertebrate-based Index of Biotic Integrity (M-IBI) was developed to monitor ecological integrity of the Nyando River and its tributaries. Macroinvertebrates were sampled with a scoop net between September and ... -
Nutritional status and morbidity among HIV/AIDS-affected children aged 6-9 years in Suba district, Kenya
(WFLPublisher, 2008)The HIV/AIDS pandemic continues to claim lives and render many children orphans. More than 3 million people died from AIDS including half a million children. In Sub-Saharan Africa, it is estimated that 12 million children ... -
Qualitatative Study and Factors Associated with Home Deliveries and Practices in Kilifi County-Kenya
(2015)Background: Maternal morbidity and mortality is a global health challenge and majorities are associated with lack of trained supervision at delivery especially in sub-Saharan Africa. In Kenya, according to the demographic ...