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Participatory Evaluation of Residue Management Effects of Green Manure Legumes on Maize Yield in the Central Kenya Highlands
(2005)
An on-farm study to evaluate three methods of applying legume residues in maize-based cropping systems in the central Kenya highlands was initiated in 1997 and conducted for three years. The legumes involved in the study ...
Legume cover crops for soil fertility improvement in the highlands of eastern Africa region. Report of an AHI workshop
(2000)
This report reviews work on legume cover crops in eastern Africa and provides a summary of recommendations of the appropriate germplasm, management and posible niches for these plants in farming systems. It briefly identifies ...
Characterisation and biochemical properties of predominant lactic acid bacteria from fermenting cassava for selection as starter cultures
(2007)
A total of 375 lactic acid bacteria were isolated from fermenting cassava in South Africa, Benin, Kenya and Germany, and were characterised
by phenotypic and genotypic tests. These could be divided into five main groups ...
The Joy and Challenges of Capacity Building for Better Nutrition in Africa.
(2006-02)
partners to recognize the need for tangible support in capacity building
at institutions of higher learning for better nutrition in Africa.
Objective: To articulate the experience of capacity building in
nutrition in ...
Strategic use of moxidectin or closantel in combination with levamisole in the control of nematodes of sheep in the highlands of central Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2002)
The strategic use of moxidectin or closantel in combination with levamisole (LEV) to control gastrointestinal nematodes of sheep in the highlands of central Kenya was examined. Thirty Corriedale female lambs aged between ...
Analysis of bean marketing system in urban areas of Kenya
(2003)
The beans industry in Kenya is faced with several problems, most especially shortage, seasonal fluctuations in supply
of beans and lack of reliable statistical information. This study was conducted to determine the structure ...
Effect of antagonistic microorganisms on severity of Fusarium head blight of wheat and grain yield.
(University of Nairobi, 2007)
High-resolution DNA-binding specificity analysis of yeast transcription factors.
(2009)
Transcription factors (TFs) regulate the expression of genes through sequence-specific interactions with DNA-binding sites. However, despite recent progress in identifying in vivo TF binding sites by microarray readout of ...
Sampling in research
(2002)