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The challenges of rehabilitating denuded patches of a semi-arid environment in Kenya

Mganga, Kevin Z.; Nyangito, Moses M.; Musimba, Nashon K. R.; Nyariki, Dickson M.; Mwang’ombe, Agnes W.; Ekaya, Wellington N.; Muiru, William M.; Clavel, Daniele; Francis, Judith; Kaufmann, Ralph v.; Verhagen, Jan (Academic Journals, 2010-07)

Land degradation is a major problem in the semi-arid environments of Sub-Saharan Africa. Fighting land degradation is essential to ensure the sustainable and long-term productivity of the habited semiarid lands. In Kenya, ...
The challenges posed by Ipomoea kituensis and the grass-weed interaction in a reseeded semi-arid environment in Kenya

Mganga, Kevin Z.; Musimba, Nashon K. R.; Nyariki, Dickson M.; Nyangito, Moses M.; Mwang’ombe, Agnes W.; Ekaya, Wellington N.; Muiru, William M. (2010-12)

Rehabilitation of denuded patches using perennial grasses has been used extensively in semi-arid environments of Kenya. However, weeds continue to pose an enormous challenge to the success of many rehabilitation programmes. ...
Constraints of rehabilitating degraded semi-arid lands of Kenya using indigenous perennial grasses

Mganga, Kevin Z.; Musimba, Nashon K. R.; Nyangito, Moses M.; Nyariki, Dickson M.; Mwang’ombe, Agnes W.; Ekaya, Wellington N.; Muiru, William M. (2010-09)

Land degradation which among others include loss of vegetation is rampant in Kenya, destroying both the fragile arid and semi- arid lands and the non-arid areas. Efforts to rehabilitate semi- arid areas by re-vegetation ...
Different land use types in the semi-arid rangelands of Kenya influence soil properties

Mganga, Kevin Z.; Musimba, Nashon K. R.; Nyariki, Dickson M.; Nyangito, Moses M.; Ekaya, Wellington N.; Muiru, William M.; Mwang’ombe, Agnes W. (Academic Journals, 2011-11)

Rangelands in semi-arid Kenya have recently witnessed extensive land use changes. These changes can mainly be attributed to increased livestock populations and the response of the increased human population to both local ...
Dry matter yields and hydrological properties of three perennial grasses of a semi-arid environment in east Africa

Mganga, Kevin Z.; Musimba, Nashon K. R.; Nyariki, Dickson M.; Nyangito, Moses M.; Mwang’ombe, Agnes W.; Ekaya, Wellington N.; Clavel, Daniele; Francis, Judith; von Kaufmann, Ralph; Verhagen, Jan (Academic Journals, 2010-05)

Enteropogon macrostachyus (Bush rye) , Cenchrus ciliaris L. (African foxtail grass) and Eragrostis superba Peyr (Maasai love grass) are important perennial r angeland grasses in Kenya. They provide an important ...
Guidelines for emergency livestock off-take handbook

Nyariki, Dickson M.; Makau, Boniface F.; Ekaya, Wellington N.; Gathuma, Joseph M. (2005)
Land Use and Spatial Distribution of Two Gum And Incense Producing Tree Species In The Blue-nile Valley of Wogidi District, Ethiopia

Musimba, Nashon K. R.; Ekaya, Wellington N.; Farah, Kassim O. (Kamla-Raj Enterprises, 2003)

The study was conducted in the Blue-Nile valley of Wogidi district in Ethiopia, where woody vegetation degradation associated with intensive land use activities has become a national concern. It was undertaken with an ...
The Role of Moisture in the Successful Rehabilitation of Denuded Patches of a Semi-Arid Environment in Kenya

Mganga, Kevin Z.; Musimba, Nashon K. R.; Nyangito, Moses M.; Nyariki, Dickson M.; Mwang’ombe, Agnes W.; Ekaya, Wellington N.; Muiru, William M.; Clavel, Daniele; Francis, Judith; von Kaufmann, Ralph; Verhagen, Jan (Asian Network for Scientific Information, 2010)

This study investigated the role of moisture in the successful rehabilitation of denuded patches in semi-arid lands of Kenya and the primary productivity of three perennial rangelands grasses namely Cenchrus ciliaris ...
Seedbed preparation influence on morphometric characteristics of perennial grasses of a semi-arid rangeland in Kenya

Nyariki, Dickson M.; Opiyo, Francis E. O.; Ekaya, Wellington N.; Mureithi, Stephen M. (Academic Journals, 2011-08)

Semi-arid rangelands in Kenya are an important source of forage for both domestic and wild animals. However, indigenous perennial grasses notably Cenchrus ciliaris (African foxtail grass), Eragrostis superba (Maasai love ...

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