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A Study Of The Chemical Control And Bionomics It Of Aphis Craccivora Koch And Their Effects On Rosette Disease Attack And Yield Of Groundnuts
(University of Nairobi, 1969)
The thesis describes a study of groundnut
rosette disease with particular reference to the
aphid vector, its alternative hosts and control
with the systemic insecticide,menazon.
The vector was shown to enter the growing ...
Twilight of an East African Slum:Pumwani and the evolution of African settlement in Nairobi
(University of Nairobi., 1968)
This dissertation deals, in broad terms, with the development of
Nairobi, the capital of Kenya and the largest 'city in East Africa,
and with the patterns of residential occupance that have evolved in
the African areas ...
Geomagnetic Micropulsations Observed at Kampala
(University of Nairobi, 1968)
Geomagnetic micropulsations of the types Pc3, Pc4 and Pi have been observed at Makerere. The diurnal variations at: occurrence and period of these pulsations, for the year
1966, have been examined, and a brief polarization ...
The paraday effect and the variation of toatal electron content near the Equator
(University of Nairobi, 1969)
The Appleton-Hartree expressions for the polarisation (of a plane radio wave in a non-isotropic medium) and the refractive index (of a oharaoteristic wave) are derived from standard Magnetoionic Theory. The Faraday ...
Some aspects of the Ecology of the Warthog (phacochoerus Aethiopicus Pallas) In Nairobi National Park
(University of East Africa,, 1968-08)
The thesis presents the data collected during
twenty months of field research in Nairobi National Park
on the warthog, Phacochoerus aethiopicus Pallas. The
warthog is diurnal and passes the night in a burrow. Two
of ...
Comparative Studies On The Water Balances And Functional Renal Anatomy Of Several Species Of Uganda Ruminant
(University of East Africa,, 1969)
Comparative studies on the water balance and related physiological phenomena of goats obtained from three distinct geographical zones of Uganda and one or more representatives of each of species from three distinct ...
Studies And Hybridization Of Suppressus Species Grown For Timber In Kenya
(University of East Africa,, 1968)
Cupressus lusitanica Mill. is grown as an exotic forest
crop in Kenya for softwood timber production in compensatory
plantations. In the Kenya Highlands it is the most successful
exotic softwood, ana timber produced ...
The Estolide Fraction Of The Leaf Wax Of The If Genus Pinus And Its Use As A Taxonomic Guide
(University of Nairobi, 1967)
Plants have been classified by the botanist according to their morphological and anatomical features. Other characteristics are increasingly supplementing the taxonomic data used by the botanist.
One of these characteristics ...
A biography of senior chief Wakuhiu Wa Kung'u of Githungurl, Kiambu district, 1890-1952
(1968)
This thesis is an attempt to write the biography of the
late Senior Chief Waruhiu wa Kung'u of Githunguri, Kiambu
District. Chief Waruhiu, who served the colonial government
for thirlyyears, lived from 1890 to 1952.
As ...