Browsing JKUAT Journals by Author "Mayabi, A. O."

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The effect of sawdust as a bulking agent on the in-vessel composting of food waste in a manually-turned drum

Mayabi, A. O. (Journal of Agricultural Science and Technology, JKUAT, 2017-01-17)

Composting is one approach for recycling organic waste, that mostly consists of kitchen and food residue waste. This can be done at household level by use of in-vessel composters. Sawdust as a bulking agent was used to ...
The Effect of Surface Albedo and Grain Size Distribution on Evaporation Losses in Sand Dams

Nyadawa, M. O.; Mayabi, A. O.; Kimathi, M. (Journal of Agricultural Science and Technology, JKUAT, 2017-01-17)

Sand dams are very useful in arid and semi arid lands (ASALs) as facilities for water storage and conservation. Soils in ASALs are mainly sandy and major water loss is by evaporation and infiltration. This study investigated ...

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