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Volatile aroma chemical constituents of fruit pulp of some Kenyan varieties of mango (Mangifera indica L.)
(American Journal of Essential Oils and Natural Products, 2018-03-26)Volatiles are key constituents of mango fruit aroma and vital in defining fruit quality besides influencing consumer preferences. In this paper, volatiles of eight Kenyan mango varieties: Ngowe, Apple, Keitt, Boribo, ... -
Walter Sisulu University to Host the Second Congress in 2020
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The Water Act 2002 and The Constitution of Kenya 2010: Coherence and Conflicts Towards Implementation
(International Journal of Disaster Management and Risk Reduction, 2013-12)The water Act 2002 provides for Integrated Water Resources Management along the River Basin that is the best practice worldwide and in accordance with Dublin Principles. Prior to reforms in the water sector, water supply ... -
Water Quality of Selected Fishing Beaches of Lake Victoria Kenyan Gulf
(Scientific research, 2020-01-01)Lake Victoria the second largest fresh water body in the world located in East Africa is a shared resource between Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda and enjoys a wide range of streams and rivers from as far as Burundi and Rwanda. ... -
Water quality status of a stream receiving fish pond discharge using physicochemical indicators in lake Victoria catchment, Kenya
(international Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Studies, 2019-10-10)This study assessed the water quality of a stream receiving discharge from Tilapia and catfish fish ponds using some physicochemical parameters as key indicators. Measurements were done both in the field and in the laboratory ... -
Water resource management: IWRM strategies for improved water management.
(plos one, 2021-05-25)Objective The analytical study systematically reviewed the evidence about the IWRM strategy model. The study analysed the IWRM strategy, policy advances and practical implications it had, since inception on effective ... -
Watershed Governance for Food Security in the Sio River Basin: A Paradox of Kenya’s Devolution System
(Budapest International Research and Critics Institute, 2020-08)Institutional and political inefficiencies in Sub-Saharan Africa hinder the implementation of Integrated Water Resource Management approaches. In Kenya, decentralization as a political and institutional tool was designed ... -
What determines farmers’ awareness and interest in adopting cricket farming?
(International Journal of Tropical Insect Science, 2020-11-04)Farming crickets for human consumption is emerging as a promising novel and sustainable animal-source food production system. Cricket farming in Kenya first began in 2013; however, adoption rates have been slower than ... -
What determines farmers’ awareness and interest in adopting cricket farming? A pilot study from Kenya
(International Journal of Tropical Insect Science, 2020-11-04)Farming crickets for human consumption is emerging as a promising novel and sustainable animal-source food production system. Cricket farming in Kenya first began in 2013; however, adoption rates have been slower than ... -
Whole Transcriptome Analysis of Differentially Expressed Genes in Cultured Nile Tilapia (O. niloticus) Subjected to Chronic Stress Reveals Signaling Pathways Associated with Depressed Growth
(MDPI Gene, 2023-03-25)Chronic stress is a serious threat to aquaculture as it lowers fish growth performance and compromises fish welfare. The exact mechanism by which growth is retarded is, however, not clearly understood. This study sought ... -
Woody Species Composition, Stand Structure and Regeneration Status of Londiani Forest in Kenya
(Forest, 2024-04-03)first_pagesettingsOrder Article Reprints Open AccessArticle Woody Species Composition, Stand Structure and Regeneration Status of Londiani Forest in Kenya by Evalyne Kosgey Chepkoech 1,*,Humphrey Agevi 1,2ORCID,Henry ...
