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Characterisation of the drug sensitivity and species of trypanosomes isolated from camels in Marsabit, Kenya, between 1979 and 1993
(University of Nairobi, 1999)
Trypanosomiasis is one of the most important diseases in the tropics and especially Africa due to
its negative impact on livestock productivity. For effective chemotherapeutic control, it is
necessary that constant ...
The effect of benzyladenine and gibberellins on the postharvest physiology of alstroemeria (alstroemeria aurantiaca l.) cut flowers.
(University of Nairobi, 1999)
The objective of this study was to investigate the response to exogenous BA (Accel) and
gibberellins (GAm) on the vase life and the physiological changes in the leaves of Alstroemeria
cut flowers. Florissant 200 and 2.0 ...
Effect of drying lactic acid bacteria fermented uji on its pasting properties and content of carboxylic acids
(University of Nairobi, 1999)
The effect of fermentation and drying on the pasting properties and carboxylic acids of
pure flours of maize, finger millet and cassava and of composite flours of maize-finger
millet and cassava-finger millet were studied. ...
Erosion hazard assessment in the Upper Ewaso Ng'iro basin of Kenya: Application of GIS, USLE and EUROSEM
(1999)
A methodology was developed for assessing soil erosion hazard in the Upper Ewaso Ng'iro
basin of Kenya, using Geographic Information Systems (GIS), the Universal Soil Loss
Equation (USLE) and the European Soil Erosion ...
The relationship between places of employment, rents and residential locational choice of low income households in Kisumu municipality - Kenya
(1999)
The study sought to examine the outermost location of low income residential areas in
Kisumu municipality (Kenya) with particular reference to the influence of rent and
distance from place of work, to determine residential ...
Studies on the interaction between root-knot nematodes and the bacterial wilt pathogen in potato production systems in Kenya
(1999)
A survey of bacterial wilt and root knot nematodes associated with potato was carried
out in three potato producing districts of Kenya namely Nyeri, Nyandarua, and Meru.
Sampling was done in 30 randomly selected. farms ...
Development of a heterosexual transmission animal model of HIV using the East African baboon
(1999)
Human immunodeficiency virus, (HIV), is transmitted sexually by both homosexual and
heterosexual contact. Heterosexual transmission is the major route of HIV spread in
Africa, accounting for over 70% of all transmissions, ...
Prevalence of dairy goat mastitis in Central Kenya Highlands
(University of Nairobi, 1999)
One hundred and thirty does in seven dairy goat farmer groups in Nyeri district (Central
Province) were examined to determine the prevalence and aetiology of mastitis and risk
factors associated with it. The goats, which ...
Rainfall characteristics for planning maize production in Swaziland
(University of Nairobi, 1999)
The estimation of missing climatic data was done using the arithmetic mean method. It is
important to ascertain the homogeneity of any meteorological data before such data are used in any
research work. To investigate ...
Timing and Spacing of Births in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 1999)