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Levels, causes and factors affecting mortality in a herd of small East African goats on a semi-arid thornbush Savannah
(1986)
Kenya comprises vast arid and semi-arid areas and at
the present level
of technology and economic infrastructure in the country, the only feasible
way to prod-:&z food for human consumption from these areas is ...
Reform of maize marketing in Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 1989-10)
Since independence in 1963, the government of Kenya has maintained rigid control over the marketing and pricing of the major cereals like maize, wheat and rice. This paper discusses some of the current policy issues regarding ...
Application Of Plant Tissue Culture In Horticultural Production
(University of Nairobi, 1988)
The term 'plant tissue culture' is normally used as a 'blanket' term to cover the cultivation of all plant parts whether a single cell, a group of cells or an organ on an artificial medium. The in vitro cultures are now ...
Nutrient losses in eroded soil material from some Kenyan soils
(1989)
Nutrient loss is one of the factors which causes productivity decline in soils when erosion occurs. This paper gives preliminary results on nutrient losses in eroded soil material in relation to original soil material of ...
Bacterial Blights Of Beans (phaseolus Vulgaris L) caused by Xanthomonas Phaseoli (smith) Dowson, and X. phaseoli Var. fuscans ( Burk) Dowson In Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 1981)
Xanthomonas phaseoli (Smith) Dowson, and X, phaseo1i var. fuscans (Burk) Dowson were isolated from blighted bean plants collected during a survey in small scale farms in Kenya. Common and fuscous blights of beans were ...
Growth And Runner Production Of Everbearing Strawberries In Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 1985)
Strawberry production in the tropics is hampered by lack of enough propagative material. Propagation in Kenya is mainly by crown division because the continuous short day condition in the tropics does not favour enough ...
Growth performances of everbearing strawberries in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 1985)
In Kenya propagation is mainly by crown division because the continuous short-day conditions favour branch crown development over runner production. Continuous crown division and flowering resulted in a decline in vegetative ...
Appropriateness Of Instrumentation For Agro-ecological Research In Low-income Developing Countries
(University of Nairobi, 1988)
The management of erodible soils in East Africa - a conservation planning model for support practices.
(University of Nairobi, 1983)
Soil conservation requires the integration of structural measures such as terraces and cultural measures such as crop selection and management. Problems in the design, construction and maintenance of terraces, especially ...
Sodium hydroxide and amonnia-treated maize stover as a roughage supplement to sheep and beef feedlot cattle.
(University of Nairobi, 1981)
Trials on wether sheep fed sodium hydroxide-treated maize stover and untreated Rhodes grass hay and on Boran steers fed ammonia-treated maize stover and Rhodes grass hay indicated that sodium hydroxide-treated stover had ...