Vol 13, No 1 (2011)

Special Issue - Conservation and Sustainable Management Of Belowground Biodiversity in Kenyan Agroecosystems

Table of Contents

Cover

COVER VOL. 13, No. 1
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Editorial

BELOW-GROUND BIODIVERSITY IN KENYA
Richard K. Mibey
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i - ii
CONSERVATION AND SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF BELOWGROUND BIODIVERSITY IN KENYAN AGROECOSYSTEMS
Jeroen Huising, Peter Okoth
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iii - iv

Research Papers

ABUNDANCE AND DIVERSITY OF LEGUME NODULATING RHIZOBIA IN SOILS OF EMBU DISTRICT, KENYA
George M Mwenda, Nancy Karanja, Hamadi Boga, James Kahindi, A. Muigai, D. Odee
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1-10
ABUNDANCE AND DIVERSITY OF SOIL MITES (ACARI) ALONG A GRADIENT OF LAND USE TYPES IN TAITA TAVETA, KENYA
Cris Maribie, Gideon Nyamasyo, Paul Ndegwa, Joseph Mung'atu, J. Lagerlöf, M. Gikungu
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11-26
EFFECT OF SOIL FERTILITY MANAGEMENT PRACTICES AND BACILLUS SUBTILIS ON PLANT PARASITIC NEMATODES ASSOCIATED WITH COMMON BEAN
Miriam Wepukhulu, John Kimenju, Beatrice Anyango, Peter Wachira, Gerald Kyallo
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27-34
EFFECT OF INTEGRATED SOIL FERTILITY MANAGEMENT INTERVENTIONS ON THE ABUNDANCE AND DIVERSITY OF SOIL COLLEMBOLA IN EMBU AND TAITA DISTRICTS, KENYA
Jamleck Muturi, John Mbugi, John Mueke, J. Lagerlöf, J.K. Mung'atu, G. Nyamasyo, M. Gikungu
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35-42
EFFECT OF SOIL FERTILITY MANAGEMENT PRACTICES ON NEMATODE DESTROYING FUNGI IN TAITA, KENYA
Peter M Wachira, Sheila Okoth, John Kimenju, Richard Mibey, Jane Kiarie
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43-49
FARMERS KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES AND PRACTICES (KAP) IN EMBU AND TAITA BENCHMARK SITES BEFORE AND AFTER BELOW-GROUND BIODIVERSITY PROJECT INTERVENTIONS
Beneah Mutsotso, Edward Muya, Henry Roimen
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51-58
IMPACT OF LAND USE ON THE DISTRIBUTION AND DIVERSITY OF ENTOMOPATHOGENIC NEMATODES IN EMBU AND TAITA DISTRICTS, KENYA
Fanuel Kawaka, John Kimenju, George Oyodo, Shelmith Mwaniki, John Muoma, Sheila Okoth, George Orinda
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59-63
IMPROVED SEEDLING EMERGENCE AND GROWTH OF MAIZE AND BEANS BY TRICHODERMA HARZIUNUM
Sheila Okoth, Jane Otadoh, James Ochanda
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65-71
EVALUATION OF SELECTED SOIL FERTILITY MANAGEMENT INTERVENTIONS FOR SUPPRESSION OF Fusarium spp. IN A MAIZE AND BEANS INTERCROP
Sheila Okoth, Elizabeth Siameto
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73-80
MOLECULAR CHARACTERIZATION AND IDENTIFICATION OF BIOCONTROL ISOLATES OF TRICHODERMA HARZIANUM FROM EMBU DISTRICT, KENYA
Elizabeth M Siameto, Sheila Okoth, Nelson Amugune, N.C. Chege
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PEST STATUS OF BEAN STEM MAGGOT (Ophiomyia spp.) AND BLACK BEAN APHID (Aphis fabae) IN TAITA DISTRICT, KENYA
Willis Ochillo, Gideon Nyamasyo
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ASSESSMENT OF Trichoderma ISOLATES FOR VIRULENCE EFFICACY ON Fusarium oxysporum F. sp. Phaseoli
Jane Otadoh, Sheila Okoth, James Ochanda, James Kahindi
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99-107
GENETIC DIVERSITY AND SYMBIOTIC EFFICIENCY OF LEGUME NODULATING BACTERIA FROM DIFFERENT LAND USE SYSTEMS IN TAITA TAVETA, KENYA
Simon M Mwangi, Nancy M Karanja, Hamadi M Boga, James M Kahindi, A. M Muigai, D. Odee, George M Mwenda
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109-118