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Effect of stubble height and harvesting intervals on yield and nutritive value of three sweet potato (ipomea batatas (l) lam) cultivars
(University of Nairobi, 1994)
Three sweet potato varieties namely, Kemb-30, Kemb-9 and Kemb-
8 were evaluated in two trials conducted at the Field station of
the Faculty of Agriculture, University of Nairobi in the first
cropping (1991 May planted ...
The influence of crop cover on soil erosion by splash
(1992-03)
This study involved determining the influence of crop
cover on splash erosion. This was done on 16 plots of
4 treatments of maize, beans, intercrop (maize &
beans) and bare fallow (control), with 4 replications
of each ...
A study of dietary patterns, nutritional status and dental caries in pre-school children in Nairobi, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 1998)
A cross-sectional study covering 16 pre-schools randomly selected
from four divisions in the city of Nairobi was carried out between
January and April 1997. A total of 304 children aged 3-5 years
were covered by the ...
Lymphocyte infectivity and characterization of theileria parva strains isolated from paddocks in Kiambu district
(1998)
East Coast Fever, a disease of cattle that results in death by respiratory failure
IS caused by Theileria parva. Due to the widespread occurrence, the
characterization of Theileria species and diagnosis of the disease ...
The effects of maturity stage at harvest, sex, harvest date and postharvest treatments on the keeping quality of stored papaya fruits (Carica Papaya L.).
(1991)
Fruits of the variety sunrise were collected from a
experimental design was a factorial experiment of ~4 x 4 and
commercial plantation at the Mwea Prisons farm for the study.
x 3 in first and second harvest, respectively, ...
Genetic variation in Isozyme patterns in the genus Amaranthus
(1992)
six cultivars of five species of grain amaranth were used to
study electrophoretic differences for six isozyme markers namely,
:- esterase (Est.), peroxidase (Per.), phosphoglucoisomerase (Pgi),
6-phosphogluconate ...
The role of brucellosis as a cause of Human illness in the pastoral Narok District, Kenya
(1994)
Brucellosis is a common disease among pastoralists, who live in close
association with their animals. A retrospective study of medical records was
undertaken to investigate the extent of brucellosis in causing ill-health ...
Response of sesame (sesamum indicum l.) to nitrogen and phosphorus fertilization.
(University of Nairobi, 1993)
The response of sesame to varying rates of nitrogen (0, 50, 100 and 150 Kg
N/ha) and phosphorus (0, 30, 60 and 90 Kg P/ha) was studied in two experiments, at
the Siaya Farmer's Training Centre in Siaya District, during ...
Design parameters for rainwater catchment systems in arid and semi-arid lands of Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 1996)
The study entails the analysis of design parameters for rainwater catchment systems CRWCS) as a
source of water supp ly, especially in the semi-arid and arid lands CASAL) where other sources of
water are limited. The ...