In the food and beverage industries, ergonomic risk factors, including awkward postures, excessive force, and repetitive tasks, have a significant impact on exacerbating work-related musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs). ...

To increase production and improve quality of tomatoes grown under greenhouses, root zone volume restriction system is one method that could be adopted by farmers. However, this technique predisposes the plant to moderate ...

This assessment seeks to provide information on the solar energy resource potential of the Thika – Nairobi area essential in the dissemination of Renewable Energy Technologies which are essentially solar photovoltaic and ...

Potato (Solanum tuberosum) is the second most important food crop after maize in Kenya. It is popular among smallholder farmers because it has short cropping cycles and large production volumes per area which fulfil both ...

Five maize varieties were evaluated for two seasons in two semi-arid areas of Kenya; at Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) Farm and at Longonot, in Naivasha Division. Three of the maize ...

In vitro studies were conducted to evaluate the effect of three plant extracts, Datura stramonium, Ricinus communis and Jatropha gossypifolia at 30, 50 and 65% concentrations and Copper (1) oxide in metalaxyl based synthetic ...

Land adjudication is the process through which existing rights in a particular parcel of land are ascertained. Land ownership in Kenya is largely achieved through a land adjudication process, especially in the rural areas. ...

Pesticides use in modern agriculture has significantly increased productivity and quality of yield but has also brought negative effects on human health and the environment. Exposures to these chemicals occur through ...

The interfacial dipole on pyrolytic graphite surface shows a high dependence with size and coverage of gold nanoparticles. Small nanoparticles with an average size of 2.4 nm exhibit a large dipole moment, decreasing with ...

The work function on graphitic nanostructures coated with gold, platinum and chromium is reported to be significantly modified by the size and density of the metal nanoparticles. Surface potentials on gold ...