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Characterization and determination of lethal dose (LDSO)of metabolites from two soil Bacilli and evaluation of their If efficacy in the control of bean anthracnose in the greenhouse.
(1998-11)
Two Bacillus isolates coded as CA5 and CAIO were retrieved from sterile
loam soils where they had been preserved. They were tested against four
fungal pathogens of agricultural importance namely Fusarium sp
Colletotrichum ...
Etiology and control of purple blotch in onions (Alliunl Cepa l) caused by Alternaria Porrl
(1993)
Investigations on J\lternaria porri pathogen with respect to
the effects of culture media. temperatures and light regimes on
growth and sporulation commenced after collection of the
isolates from Kabet e field station. ...
Utilization of above ground net Primary production by herbivores in Mukogodo rangelands, Laikipia,Kenya
(1996)
The amounts and proportion of above ground net primary production of the
herb layer utilized were investigated in the Mukogodo rangelands of Laikipia
Kenya. Two private (01 Jogi and Loldaiga) and two conununal group ...
The genesis, classification and erosion susceptibility of the soils of the semi - arid Sirima and Mukogodo catchments, Laikipia District, Kenya.
(1991-12)
The two study catchments are Mukogodo and Sirima in Laikipia
District. The objectives of this study were: to study the influence
of soil forming factors on the development of the soils of the
study areas; to study the ...
Genetic variability and responses to selection for the spotted stem borer, chilo partellus (swinhoe) resistance in a maize (zea mays L.) population
(University of Nairobi, 1996)
The maj or obj ecti ves of this study were to determine
genetic variability for parameters of resistance to
Partellus and other desired agronomic traits, construct and
test appropriate selection procedures, and ...
Health and productivity of calves in smallholder dairy farms in Kiambu District Kenya
(1992)
This thesis describes an investigation into the health
and prOductivity of calves on smallholder dairy farms in
Kiambu District, Kenya. The objectives were to determine the
distributions of important health and production ...
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 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 ...
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 ...