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Use of soil survey information in soil and water management.
(University of Nairobi,, 2000)
The results of soil surveys at the ICIPE research site at Ungoye, South Nyanza, and the Ngori Ngori toposequence in Narok, Kenya, are discussed to provide insight into the applicability of soil survey information to soil ...
Minimizing hydrological impacts of smallholder drainage development
(University of Nairobi,, 2000)
A review of available literature on the hydrologic impacts of drainage is presented and management practices that reduce such impacts are identified. Factors that influence the impact of drainage include land use, soil ...
Land and water management for sustainable agricultural production.
(University of Nairobi,, 2000)
The constraints on land use and water resources for sustainable agricultural production in Kenya were assessed during May to September 1992 using questionnaires and personal interviews along with existing secondary data ...
Intake sedimentation: a case study of JKUAT intake
(University of Nairobi,, 2000)
A model of the Ndarugu riverbank intake, Kenya, was used to test various possibilities of weir construction. It was found that by narrowing the river near the intake to increase velocity, sedimentation was drastically ...
Effects of phosphorus supply on the growth and nodulation of cowpeas.
(University of Nairobi,, 2000)
The effects of P supply (0, 20, 40, 80, 160 and 320 kg/ha) on growth and nodulation of cowpeas (Vigna unguiculata) cv. Vita 4 and Ife Brown grown in a podzolic soil (Haplustult) was studied in a greenhouse trial. The seeds ...
Biological and water-harvesting measures for gully control
(University of Nairobi,, 2000)
The Arpolo gullying control project in the West Pokot Region of Kenya is described. This is an example of conservation work done to protect the Arpolo dispensary which cost >KES350,000 to put up and serves about 3,000 ...
Influence of dwarf shrubland vegetation communities on soil loss, organic matter and soil texture: a northern Kenya experience.
(University of Nairobi,, 2000)
The effect of wind erosion in areas subjected to continuous pastoral use compared with the effects of rangeland rehabilitation in areas subjected to natural recovery were studied at four sites in eco-climate zone VI in the ...
The effect of varying rates of compost and diammonium phosphate on soil physical properties and crop performance.
(University of Nairobi,, 2000)
Long-term use of compost (4, 8, 12 or 125 kg/ha for maize and 10, 20, 30 or 200 kg/ha for beans) on improving crop yields and soil physical characteristics was studied at the steep-land research site, Kabete campus, Kenya. ...
Peoples' participation in agroforestry: the case of the Pokot.
(University of Nairobi,, 2000)
This paper addresses agroforestry in arid lands from the perspective of people's participation. It stresses the crucial importance of trees in a dominant economic sector, animal husbandry, and takes into account the ...
Land-use planning, development and policy for rural Kenya.
(University of Nairobi,, 2000)
This paper is concerned with policy and development issues relating to the planning of rural land use in Kenya. The central theme of the analysis is the critical and urgent need for sustainable land use. Based on a study ...