Vol. 14 No. 2 (2012): JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURE, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Regular Submission

• Nanotechnology: The magic bullet towards attainment of Kenya’s Vision 2030 on industrialization

  E. Gatebe

  1-2

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• SMALLHOLDER DAIRYING IN KENYA: THE ASSESSMENT OF THE TECHNICAL EFFICIENCY USING THE STOCHASTIC PRODUCTION FRONTIER MODEL

  E. B. Majiwa, M. M. Kavoi, H. Murage

  3-16

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• EFFECT OF RAIN WATER HARVESTING AND DRIP IRRIGATION ON CROP PERFORMANCE IN AN ARID AND SEMI-ARID ENVIRONMENT

  J. W. Kaluli, K. Nganga, P. G. Home, J. M. Gathenya, A.W. Muriuki, A. W. Kihurani

  17-29

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• THE INFLUENCE OF NITROGEN APPLICATION ON THE GROWTH AND MINERAL CONTENT OF TWO AFRICAN NIGHTSHADE SPECIES (SOLANUM SPP.) CULTIVATED IN KENYA

  P. W. Masinde, S. G. Agong

  30-44

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• PHYSICOCHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF UNDRAINABLE WATER DAMS UTILIZED FOR FISH REARING IN THE SEMI-ARID NAROMORU AREA, CENTRAL KENYA

  C. T. Ndiwa, B. M. Mwangi, E. Kairu, J. W. Kaluli, D. Nyingi

  45-55

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• DISTRIBUTION OF COMMERCIAL MOBYDICK (GOMPHOCARPUS SPP) GROWN IN KENYA AS REVEALED BY MORPHOLOGICAL CHARACTERIZATION

  S. M. Saggafu, A. O. Watako, G. E. Mamati

  56-67

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• EFFECTS OF EXPOSING ADULTS OF AMBLYOMMA VARIEGATUM TO NEEM CAKE EXTRACTS IN TRAPS BAITED WITH SEMIOCHEMICALS UNDER SEMI -LABORATORY CONDITIONS

  A. Touré, R. Maranga, A. Hassanali, S. Kubasu, E. O. Osir, E. Nyandat

  68-76

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• DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A MICROPROCESSOR BASED ROOM ILLUMINATION CONTROL SYSTEM

  E. O. Owiti, J. N. Mutuku, R. M. Ongeri

  77-89

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• A PROTOTYPE PARABOLIC TROUGH SOLAR CONCENTRATORS FOR STEAM PRODUCTION

  M. Kawira, R. Kinyua, J. N. Kamau

  90-103

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• THERMODYNAMIC MODELLING OF THE EQUILIBRIA IN LAKE BARINGO, KENYA

  C. O. Onindo, I. W. Mwangi

  104-113

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• EFFECT OF HEXANE TREATMENT AND UNIAXIAL STRETCHING ON BENDING ELECTRICITY OF POLYVINYLIDENE FLUORIDE (PVDF)

  C. M. Mutambi, J. N. Mutuku, P. K. Karanja

  114-122

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• THE EFFECT OF PUMPING WATER FROM WELLS IN AN AQUIFER

  K. G. Warui, G.X. Stower, J. K. Sigey

  123-135

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• PARAMETRIC CHANGE POINT ESTIMATION, TESTING AND CONFIDENCE INTERVAL APPLIED IN BUSINESS

  A. W. Gichuhi, J. Franke, J. M. Kihoro

  136-148

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• A COMPARISON OF SPATIAL RAINFALL ESTIMATION TECHNIQUES: A CASE STUDY OF NYANDO RIVER BASIN KENYA

  F. Mutua, D. Kuria

  149-165

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