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Agronomic practices for nitrogen fixation in alfalfa seed production and the establishment year
(1994)
Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) seed production in western
Canada involves establishing the crop during the first year and
harvesting seed during the subsequent years. Therefore, seed
production has been restricted almost ...
Crop yield and water use in smallholder irrigated Agriculture: a case study of Nyanyadzi (Zimbabwe) and Matanya (Kenya) irrigation schemes
(University of Nairobi, 1994)
The performance of most smallholder irrigation schemes has been disappointingly low.
This study aims at establishing the causes of low crop yield in Nyanyadzi and Matanya
irrigation schemes and to identify possible ...
Dynamics of malaria transmission and its epidemiology among children population of Kilifi district, Coast province, Kenya.
(1994)
Studies on the malaria parasite transmission, identification of vector-related
risk factors, and their relationships with the incidence of severe malaria in
children aged 1 to 4 years were undertaken in the the rural and ...
Effects of residue mulch rate and placement on infiltration, runoff and soil loss of a nitisol
(University of Nairobi, 1994)
The effects of residue mulch rate and placement on infiltration,
runoff and soil loss was stu~ied under natural rainfall on a 16%
slope of humic nitisol at Kabete, Nairobi, Kenya.
The study had five treatments which ...
Parametric and semi-parametric models for the analysis of proportions in presence of over/under dispersion
(1994)
Data in the form of proportions arise in toxicology (Weil, 1970; Williams, 1975)
and other similar fields (Crowder, 1978; Otake and Prentice, 1984). These proportions
often exhibit variation greater than predicted by a ...
A survey of the prevalence of dirofilaria immitis (heartworm) infection in dogs along the Kenya coast
(University of Nairobi, 1994)
Dirofilaria immitis (D. immitisi also known as heartworm is the causative
agent of dirofilariasis, a major condition in the dogs which is associated with
debility and deaths in severe cases. It is known to occur in dogs ...
Critical assessment of the socio-economic effects of civil war on women: a case study of Somali women refugees in Dadaab, Kenya (1991-2007)
(University of Nairobi, 1994)
This study was premised on the fact that the effects of civil wars on civilians is mixed
because they occasion severe socio-economic losses while at the same time inaugurating a long term process through which civilians ...
Foreign policy through foreign aid: the case of federal republic of Germany's aid to Kenya 1963 - 1989
(University of Nairobi, 1994)
Foreign aid is a major feature of North-South
interactions. The transaction embraced in the current
concepts of foreign aid however, are of various kinds.
In this enquiry, our attention is confined to one; to a
set of ...
Antibiotic activity of some plant extracts on pseudomonas syringae pv. Phaseolicola and Xanthomonas Campestris pv. Phaseoli.
(1994)
Several plant extracts were screened for
antibacterial activity against Pseudomonas syringae pv.
phaseolicola and Xanthomonas campestris pv. phaseoli in
vitro. Extracts from Eucalyptus citriodora Hook,
Nothoscordum ...