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Enumeration, identification and antagonistic potential of selected microbial isolates from sugarcane variety co 421 rhizosphere against sporisorium scitamineum in Kibos, Kisumu county, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2016)
Sugarcane smut disease caused by a fungus Sporisorium scitamineum is a limiting factor to cane production in Kenya. It is threatening the sugar industry due to its effect on cane quality and yields. Sugarcane (Saccharum ...
Immunohistochemical Evaluation of The Differention-Related Gene-1 Expression inaAnd Survival Rates of er Breast Cancer Women Patients Attending Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital in Kenya
(Maseno University, 2016)
Breast cancer is a disease that affects both men and women and currently the leading type of cancer in women globally, commanding a huge social and health impact. Approximately 52.5% of breast cancer cases express estrogen ...
Dissipation Rate of Chlorpirifos Within Mosquito Larvae Habitats In Maseno and its Activity Against the Larvae Relative to Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane
(Maseno University, 2016)
ABSTRACT
Despite more than a century of efforts to eradicate and control malaria, it still remains a major risk to public health and economies of countries in the tropical and subtropical regions of the world. Control of ...
Socio-cultural factors influencing access to primary school education by female learners who are physically disabled in Kisumu East Ward, kisumu county Kenya
(Maseno University, 2016)
Education is one of the basic human rights. The right to education has been enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948). Girl child education was identified as the most urgent priority at the World ...
An analysis of Kenya’s mainstream print media’s usage of objectification and anchoring to represent the Kenyan international criminal court cases in the daily nation and the standard news articles
(Maseno university, 2016)
The media play a central role in disseminating information with the aim of creating awareness of topical issues, including legal issues. Various studies have also established that news from the media is the popular source ...
Factors determining primary school educational access by orphans and vulnerable children in Malanga zone, Siaya county, Kenya
(Maseno university, 2016)
In parts of the developing countries, there is low access rate of Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC) in primary education, despite support from the government and Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs). Malanga zone is ...
Matumizi ya rasilimali za kiswahili za mtandao wa kiakademia na wanafunzi wa kiswahili wa Chuo Kikuu cha Maseno
(Maseno university, 2016)
The Internet has a lot of academic resources that are of significance to university students and their research in regard to various courses. However, most studies have indicated that, most university students use the ...
Pathogenicity of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. Strigae strains on Striga Hermonthica (del) benth infesting maize (zea mays l.) and Maize performance in Siaya county, Kenya.
(Maseno University, 2016)
Striga hermonthica weed is the most widespread and noxious species that parasitises many economically important cereal crops including maize ( Zea mays L.) in sub-Saharan Africa. Striga is also called witchweed in the ...
Evaluation of the antagonistic effects of some actinomycetes species isolated from Maseno Soils on Pyricularia grisea infecting finger millet (Eleusine coracana (L.) Gaertn).
(Maseno University, 2016)
Finger millet (Eleusine coracana (L.) Gaertn) is one of the most important crops among the small millets. In Kenya yields are generally low, because of blast caused by the fungus Pyricularia grisea. Low finger-millet ...
Incidences and severity of Maize ear rot causing pathogens and response of selected Maize hybrids to diplodia (stenocarpella spp.) in selected counties in Nyanza region.
(Maseno University, 2016)
Maize (Zea mays) is a staple food grown in almost all agro-ecological zones in Kenya. The production output is very low (2.4 million tons annually) nationally. Nyanza region contributes about 5 million bags. This is not ...