Theses and Dessertations: Recent submissions
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ETIOLOGY OF LEAF RUST CAUSING FUNGI INFECTING SELECTED BRACHIARIA (Brachiaria mutica; Forssk) GENOTYPES IN KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2019)These rust diseases causing pathogens are also of importance to many crops, hence the need to clarify the species delimitations in the natural lineages infecting brachiaria grass. The classification of yellow leaf rust ... -
BIO-CONROL OF SELECTED BARLEY FUNGAL PATHOGENS USING Paenibacillus polymyxa KaI245 ISOLATED FROM SORGHUM RHIZOSPHERE IN WESTERN KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2019)The use of agrochemicals in agriculture has several advantages but has been reported to cause phytotoxicity, hazardous to animals and the environment. In a quest to find alternatives, this study sought to test selected ... -
EFFECT OF HYPERTENSION ON RENAL FUNCTIONS IN DIABETICS ATTENDING A REFERRAL HOSPITAL IN KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2013)Hypertension affects and progressively reduces the filtering function of the kidney leading to chronic kidney disease. There are many incidences of people with high blood pressure hence chronic kidney disease is expected ... -
EFFICACIES OF CHLORFENVINPHOS, AMITRAZ AND ALPHACYPERMETHRIN AND THEIR COMBINATIONS ON RHIPICEPHALUS (BOOPHILUS) DECOLORATUS TICKS FROM CATTLE IN NANDI COUNTY, KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2019)The one-host tick, Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) decoloratus, is a ubiquitous ectoparasite of cattle in Nandi County, Kenya. For more than one decade, the County has used plunge dips to apply, either chlorfenvinphos, amitraz ... -
SPATIO -TEMPORAL DISTRIBUTION AND RISK FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH PHLEBOTOMINE SAND FLIES AND LEISHMANIASIS IN Mt. ELGON REGION, KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2018)This study determined the spatio–temporal distribution, natural infection and risk factors associated with phlebotomine sand flies and leishmaniasis in Mt. Elgon focus in 2015. Collections of sandflies were carried out for ... -
EVALUATION OF PRIORITIZED MEDICINAL PLANTS FOR THEIR BIOACTIVITY IN KAIMOSI AREA OF NANDI AND VIHIGA COUNTIES OF KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2013)The use of traditional plant medicine in treatment relies on presence of biologically active compounds that aid in combating diseases. In Kenya different plant species are used to treat several diseases especially among ... -
HAEMOPARAMETERS IN FEMALE PATIENTS WITH THYROID GLAND DISORDER AT MOI TEACHING AND REFERRAL HOSPITAL
(University of Eldoret, 2015)Thyroid gland disorders may lead to excessive or deficiency in release of thyroid hormones. The disorder commonly occurs in women and may affect various haemoparameters and present with unclear signs and symptoms not often ... -
PARASITOLOGICAL AND ECOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT OF SMALL WATER BODIES (SWBs) FOR PRODUCTION OF TILAPIA (Oreochromis niloticus L.) IN UASIN GISHU AND SIAYA COUNTIES, KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2015)Sustainability of culture-based fisheries (CBF) development in small water bodies (SWBs) largely depends on their ecological conditions and productivity. Studies were conducted from November 2010 to July 2012 in Kesses and ... -
RESPONSE OF SELECTED GRAIN SORGHUM LINES TO WATER STRESS
(University of Eldoret, 2014)Sorghum (S. bicolor (L.) Moench) is an important cereal crop in drier areas of the world where drought is a major cause of low yields. Drought can occur at any stage of growth of sorghum in the field. It is characterized ... -
OCCURRENCE AND MANAGEMENT OF ALTERNARIA LEAF SPOT IN SPINACH USING EXTRACTS FROM GINGER AND TUMERIC PLANTS
(University of Eldoret, 2019)Spinach (Spinacia oleracea) is an economically important vegetable crop in Kenya cultivated by small-scale farmers for domestic consumption. Alternaria leaf spot caused by Alternaria alternata is one of the diseases of ... -
COMPARATIVE STUDY ON MULTIPLE RESPONSE OPTIMIZATION USING RESPONSE SURFACE METHODOLOGY TECHNIQUE- CASE OF FRENCH BEANS AT KARIUA SUBLOCATION IN KANDARA, MURANG’A COUNTY.
(University of Eldoret, 2019)In Kariua sub-location, the resources like land and man-power are extremely scarce and this has affected French beans production negatively. This research, conducted at Kariua, aimed to optimize and compare French beans ... -
POST MORTEM INSECT SUCCESSION AND DEVELOPMENT PATTERNS ON DECOMPOSING PIG (Sus domesticus L) CARRION IN ELDORET AND MARIGAT, KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2019)The death of human provides a decomposing media in the carcass/carrion which act as reservoir for rapidly changing habitat and food source for microorganisms and arthropods. The pattern of micro/macro-organisms succession ... -
PREVALENCE AND INCIDENCE OF ANTHRACNOSE OF PAWPAW (Carica papaya), CHARACTERIZATION OF Colletotrichum gloesoporoides AND CONTROL USING PLANT EXTRACTS IN BARINGO AND ELGEYO MARAKWET COUNTIES (KENYA)
(University of Eldoret, 2021)Papaya is the fourth most important fruit crop in Kenya after oranges, mangoes and bananas. It has also become an important export crop particularly in the arid and semiarid lands. Anthracnose caused by Colletotrichum ... -
BIOACTIVITY OF CRUDE ESSENTIAL OILS AND BLENDS OF Artemisia afra, Ocimum kilimandscharicum AND Tagetes minuta AGAINST Anopheles gambiae S.S.
(University of Eldoret, 2021)Malaria causes heavy morbidity and high mortality in most parts of the world. Synthetic insecticides mostly employed to control the mosquito vector have detrimental effects to the environment, necessitating the search ... -
EFFECTS OF TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI BRUCEI INFECTION ON THE HISTOLOGY AND FUNCTIONING OF THE HYPOTHALAMO-THALAMUS-PINEAL GLAND AXIS IN MALE ALBINO RATS (Rattus novergicus)
(University of Eldoret, 2014)Trypanosomosis is a major health problem threatening the lives of over 60 million people in 37 countries in sub-Saharan Africa. It is caused by Trypanosoma parasites which are transmitted through a bite of an infected ... -
COMMUNITY STRUCTURE AND PRIMARY PRODUCTIVITY OF PHYTOPLANKTON IN CHEBARA RESERVOIR, KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2013)River impoundments transform lotic aquatic systems to lentic with changes in physical and chemical properties, biotic assemblage and productivity. Chebara reservoir is located at 3605E and 022S and situated within ... -
THE BIO-ECOLOGICAL DYNAMICS AND EFFICACY OF A FIELD INTEGRATED CONTROL STRATEGY OF INVASIVE PEST, Leptocybe invasa Fisher & La Salle, IN KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2013)Leptocybe invasa Fisher & La Salle (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) has been recorded in many tropical and sub-tropical regions of the world as a gall wasp attacking Eucalyptus species. Chemical control strategy is hampered by ... -
OPTIMISING A RESTING BOX TO ENHANCE ADULT GRAVID FEMALE MOSQUITOE AUTO-DISSEMINATE LARVICIDE IN A SEMI FIELD
(2018)Malaria control strategies that target adult mosquitoes are challenged by the emergence of insecticide resistance and behavioral changes of vectors. The conventional approach of applying larvicides is limited by high ... -
SPATIO -TEMPORAL DISTRIBUTION AND RISK FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH PHLEBOTOMINE SAND FLIES AND LEISHMANIASIS IN Mt. ELGON REGION, KENYA
(2018)This study determined the spatio–temporal distribution, natural infection and risk factors associated with phlebotomine sand flies and leishmaniasis in Mt. Elgon focus in 2015. Collections of sandflies were carried out ... -
EFFICACIES OF CHLORFENVINPHOS, AMITRAZ AND ALPHACYPERMETHRIN AND THEIR COMBINATIONS ON RHIPICEPHALUS (BOOPHILUS) DECOLORATUS TICKS FROM CATTLE IN NANDI COUNTY, KENYA
(2018)The one-host tick, Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) decoloratus, is a ubiquitous ectoparasite of cattle in Nandi County, Kenya. For more than one decade, the County has used plunge dips to apply, either chlorfenvinphos, amitraz ...
