Sökning: "East African agriculture"

Hittade 5 uppsatser innehållade orden East African agriculture.

  1. 1. Plant products to control Ralstonia solanacearum causing bacterial wilt in tomatoes (Solanum lycopersicum) in Kenya

    Kandidat-uppsats, SLU/Dept. of Forest Mycology and Plant Pathology

    Författare :Anton Hampl; [2021]
    Nyckelord :Kenya; Agriculture; Solanum lycopersicum; Ralstonia solanacearum; integrated pest management; phytobiocides;

    Sammanfattning : Plant pathogens are a significant contributor to yield losses around the globe. The plant pathogen Ralstonia solanacearum causes bacterial wilt, often resulting in yield loss in numerous vital crops such as tomatoes. LÄS MER

  2. 2. Resistant E. coli isolated from smallholder pig farms in Lira, Uganda

    Uppsats för yrkesexamina på avancerad nivå, SLU/Dept. of Clinical Sciences

    Författare :Kristin Selling; [2020]
    Nyckelord :Escherichia coli; E. coli; antibiotic resistance; Pig; Swine; Uganda; Africa;

    Sammanfattning : Uganda is an East African country with a fast-growing population and has one of the world’s lowest gross domestic product per capita. Most of the population live in rural areas and agriculture is the country’s most important source of income. LÄS MER

  3. 3. Re-sourcing soil fertility : assessing the soil amendment potential of farm household resources and wastes in Bolo Silasie, Ethiopia

    Master-uppsats, SLU/Dept. of Soil and Environment

    Författare :Jorunn Hellman; [2020]
    Nyckelord :nutrient recovery; manure management; ecological sanitation; material flow analysis; East African agriculture;

    Sammanfattning : The global agriculture of today is to a high degree dependent on mineral fertilisers that through a constant accumulation of nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) in the biosphere contribute to greenhouse gas emissions and eutrophication of water bodies. At the same time, agricultural productivity around the world is largely constrained by low inputs of plant nutrients. LÄS MER

  4. 4. Climate Change in Kenya : a review of literature and evaluation of temperature and precipitation data

    Kandidat-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Författare :Marie Vigren Skogseid; [2017]
    Nyckelord :climate change; Kenya; East Africa; temperature trends; precipitation patterns; extreme weather; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Sammanfattning : The world is facing serious and complex impacts with regard to climate change. Natural and human settlements on all continents are affected, and the African continent is considered as one of the most vulnerable areas due to rapid urbanization growth and high dependency on rain-fed agriculture, amongst others. LÄS MER

  5. 5. Significance of soil moisture on vegetation greenness in the African Sahel from 1982 to 2008

    Master-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Författare :Mohamed Ahmed; [2012]
    Nyckelord :geography; NDVI; soil moisture; time series analysis; Sahel; remote sensing; temporal correlation; physical geography; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Sammanfattning : Popular science The Sahel is a semi-arid eco-climatic transition zone in northern Africa separating the Sahara desert from the Africa’s tropical forest. The Sahel word in Arabic language means “shore” which is linguistically describes the appearances of vegetation as a shoreline defining the boundary of the Sahara desert. LÄS MER