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EFFECTS OF VARYING DIET PROPORTIONS OF LINSEED, SUNFLOWER AND OLIVE OIL ON FATTY ACID COMPOSITION OF NILE TILAPIA (ORIOCHROMIS NILOTICUS) AND AFRICAN CATFISH (CLARIAS GARIEPINUS) UNDER AQUAPONICS CULTURE SYSTEM

Nzau, A; et al. (JKUAT, 2017-05-15)

This study was conducted to evaluate the effect of varying proportions of linseed, olive oils and sunflower in fish diets on the fatty acid composition of tilapia and catfish liver and muscles under aquaponics culturing ...
FUNCTIONAL POLYMORPHISMS AT A CANDIDATE GENE FOR MEAT AND EGG PRODUCTION IN INDIGENOUS CHICKENS OF KENYA

Aswani, P B; et al. (JKUAT, 2017-05-16)

Indigenous chickens provide large proportion of quality protein in human diet in terms of meat and eggs. Indigenous chicken are reared under the free range system. Commercial chickens produce much more meat and eggs; but ...
INFLUENCE OF STORAGE TEMPERATURES ON THE POST-HARVEST QUALITY OF SNAP BEAN (PHASEOLUS VULGARIS L.)

J. N. Kinyuru; et al. (JKUAT, 2017-05-18)

A preliminary study was conducted where mature snap beans of Samantha variety, were collected from small holder farmers in 2 growing seasons and data was collected with a view to developing a model for short term storage ...
INVESTIGATING REMOVAL OF PESTICIDES FROM WATER BY NANOFILTRATION MEMBRANE TECHNOLOGY

Riungu, N. J.; et al. (JKUAT, 2017-05-18)

Agricultural activities form the backborne of Kenya´s economy. Inorder to control crop losses, pesticides are used and in the recent past, more of the pesticides have been used to increase production. However, the effect ...
LIFE CYCLE RESPONSES OF THE MIDGE OF CHIRONOMUS SPECIES (DIPTERA: CHIRONOMIDAE) TO SUGARCANE AND PAPER PULP EFFLUENTS EXPOSURE

Nyakeya, K; et al. (JKUAT, 2017-05-19)

The aim of this study was to assess the life cycle responses of the midge of Chironomus species (Diptera: Chironomidae) to sugarcane and paper pulp effluents exposure in order to ascertain their use in the monitoring of ...
LOW-TEMPERATURE MODULATED FRUIT RIPENING IN THREE KIWIFRUIT CULTIVARS

Tosa, Y; Mitalo, OW; Asiche, WO; et al. (JKUAT, 2017-05-19)

Kiwifruit is classified as climacteric fruit as exogenous ethylene induces fruit ripening. However, we recently found that ‘Sanuki Gold’ (SG) fruit stored at low temperature (5°C) ripened faster than fruit at room temperature ...
MORPHOLOGICAL AND BIOCHEMICAL CHARACTERISATION OF BACTERIAL ROOT ENDOPHYTIC ISOLATES WITH POTENTIAL TO ENHANCE PLANT GROWTH FROM KENYAN (MWEA) BASMATI RICE

Mbai, F. N.; et al. (JKUAT, 2017-05-19)

Rice is an important grain food crop being a staple food for a large part of the world's human population. Anendophyte is an endosymbiont, often a bacterium or fungus, that lives within a plant for at least part of its ...
NUTRITIONAL DIVERSITY OF MEAT AND EGGS OF FIVE POULTRY SPECIES IN KENYA

Chepkemoi, M; et al. (JKUAT, 2017-05-22)

Poultry production is a major source of livelihood to many Kenyans with a significant role in nutrition and food security. Wild birds have been harvested from forests and consumed for long because of health claims but the ...
OF WIND TURBINES ON RADAR SYSTEMS AND MITIGATION MEASURES: THE CASE OF NGONG WIND FARM IN KENYA

Ndirangu, B.; et al. (JKUAT, 2017-08-02)

Air traffic control radar system that monitors traffic in Nairobi, Kenya and its environs is susceptible to display clutter and false targets due to Doppler Effect caused by rotating wind turbine blades along the aviation ...
ORIGIN, DIVERSITY AND HSP70 GENE FUNCTIONAL POLYMORPHISM OF THE HELMETED GUINEA FOWL IN KENYA

Panyako, P; et al. (JKUAT, 2017-05-22)

Despite the importance of helmeted Guinea fowls, little is known about their origin and genetic background. This study aimed to understand t he genet ic background of helmeted Guinea fowls in Kenya through ...
PARTIAL NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCES OF SWEET POTATO LEAF CURL VIRUS OCCURRING IN KENYA AND ITS PHYLOGENETIC RELATIONSHIP WITH OTHER MEMBERS OF BEGOMOVIRUSES

Maina, S; et al. (JKUAT, 2017-05-22)

Sweet potato leaf curl virus has been reported in different sweet potato growing regions of Kenya. Partial nucleotide sequences of Kenyan Sweet potato leaf curl virus isolates were compared with other isolates from ...
PHYTOCHEMICAL AND IN VITRO ANTIMICROBIAL EVALUATION OF ETHANOLIC EXTRACTS OF PROSOPIS JULIFLORA (SW.) DC (FABACEAE)

Rechab, S. O.; et al. (JKUAT, 2017-06-21)

Prosopis juliflora, a multipurpose dry land tree or shrub introduced to Kenya due to concern about desertification, deforestation and fuelwood shortages, has become invasive, forming dense, impenetrable thickets, ...
QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS OF TOTAL PHENOLIC CONTENT IN AVOCADO (PERSIA AMERICANA) SEEDS IN EASTERN PROVINCE OF KENYA

Githinji, P.; et al. (JKUAT, 2017-06-21)

Phytochemical rich plants have played a significant role in diet based therapies to prevent and cure various ailments. The avocado (Persia Americana Mill,) fruits are much sought after for their high nutritional and ...
QUANTITATIVE DETERMINATION OF SELECTED ORGANIC ACIDS PRODUCED BY SCLEROTINIA SCLEROTIORUM FROM INFECTED SOILS AND SOYBEANS

Mbiri, A.; et al. (JKUAT, 2017-06-21)

As the world’s population continues to increase, food supplies must grow to meet the nutritional requirements. One means of establishing the stability and adequate supply of food is to mitigate crop losses caused by ...
RESISTANCE PATTERNS OF MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS ISOLATES FROM PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS PATIENTS IN NAIROBI

Ndung’u, P.; et al. (JKUAT, 2017-06-21)

Kenya is classified thirteenth of 27 high TB burden countries. There is need to frequently monitor resistance patterns of Mycobacterium tuberculosis to prevent increase of multidrug resistant (MDR) cases. To determine resistance ...
RESPONSE OF TWO SLENDER LEAF (CROTALARIA SPP) SPECIES TO WATERING REGIMES

Buleti, S.; et al. (JKUAT, 2017-06-21)

Slender leaf is an indigenous vegetable in Kenya. Two main species of slender leaf are Crotalaria brevidens and Crotalaria ochroleuca. Despite their healthy benefits they contain alkaloids and oxalates which in high amounts, ...
SELECTION OF PYRONARIDINE RESISTANCE IN PLASMODIUM BERGHEI IN A MOUSE MODEL

Kimani, S. K.; et al. (JKUAT, 2017-06-22)

Chemotherapy remains central in the control of malaria. However, the rapid emergence and spread of antimalarial drugs remains a public health problem. To date, resistance to almost all available antimalarials has been ...
SIMULATION MODEL FOR PREDICT DRYING IN THE AUTOMATED GRAIN DRYER

Ngunzi, V. K.; et al. (JKUAT, 2017-06-22)

The research was carried out with the objective of developing a simulation model for controlling moisture content and temperature in the grain drying chamber. Mathematical modeling of deep bed grain drying, consisting of ...
THIN LAYER DRYING CHARACTERISTICS OF AMARANTH GRAINS IN A NATURAL CONVECTION SOLAR TENT DRYER

Ronoh, E. K.; et al. (JKUAT, 2017-07-27)

This study aimed at determining thin layer drying characteristics of amaranth grains in a natural convention solar dryer. Initially, ttemperature distribution in the dryer was evaluated using nine discrete points spread ...
VARIATION IN CATECHIN COMPOSITION OF POPULARLY CULTIVATED TEA CLONES IN EAST AFRICA (KENYA)

Cherotich, L.; et al. (JKUAT, 2017-08-02)

Tea polyphenols and catechins have gained prominence in determination of tea quality. Tea leaves contain large amounts of catechins and their derivatives and these have shown positive effects on human health. An experiment ...

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