Browsing Faculty of Agriculture & Veterinary Medicine (FAg / FVM) by Title
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Water economy of the Somali donkey.
(Department of Veterinary Anatomy and Physiology, University of Nairobi, 1970-11) -
Water stress effects on biomass production and partitioning In processing tomatoes
(University of NairobiGRADUATE DIVISION of the UniversIty of CalifornIa, 1985)Experiments were conducted at the University of California, Davis field station. Soils were deep silty loam with high water storage capacity. water stress effects on vegetative and reproductive growth, canopy light ... -
Water use by eight annual crops at Kabete. Kenya 1978/79
(Faculty of Agriculture, University of Nairobi, 1979)Investigations involving mainly food crops adapted to the Kabete area (the complete range of crops investigated being maize, field beans, Irish potatoes, sweet potatoes, wheat, sunflower, soyabeans and linseed) sought ... -
Water use practices, water quality and performance of a continuous solar water disinfection system in Isiolo County, Kenya
(2018-08)Potable water scarcity is a major challenge faced by most developing nations of the world. Moreover, Arid and semi-arid lands of Kenya endure unbearable living conditions due to water pollution and limited number of water ... -
Watershed runoff prediction under semi arid conditions: application of semi analytical models
(University of NairobiDepartment of Agricul tural Engineering, 1999)In this study, a regionalized distributed parameter model, Agricultural Non-Point Source Pollution (AGNPS) and lumped parameter models, Soil Conservation Services - Curve Number (SCS-CN) and Rational Formula Methods, ... -
Weaning practices and nutritional value of commonly used weaning diets in peri-urban communities in Kumasi, Ghana
(University of NairobiDepartment of Food and Nutrition Technology, 1993)The period of weaning is very important in determining the nutritional status of infants, since malnutrition in children under the age of five years starts mainly during the weaning period. International guidelines ... -
Weed Diversity And Their Response To Glyphosate Applications In Coffee Farms In Kiambu County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)The problem of weed control in the east and west of rift in Kenya differs quite remarkably between the coffee growing areas. This has been verified by past studies conducted with the aim of improving coffee production by ... -
Welfare and production of layers in smallholder poultry farmers in Kabete sub-county, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Poultry production is receiving a lot of attention because of increased demand for food, reduced land size and need for employment creation. To increase production of poultry products there is a need to intensify production ... -
Wetlands and water supply in Kenya
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When Poor People Participate: A Case Study of a Local Government Election in a Locality of Rural Bangladesh
(University of Nairobi.Wangari Maathai Institute for Peace and Environmental Studies, 1998) -
Women access to land and its effect on their smallscale agricultural productivity: a case study of maize production in Machakos District, Kenya
(Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2007-05)Women in most rural communities in Africa dominate farm activities in terms of labour supply and management. Overall, Africa's performance in terms of agricultural production and productivity remain inadequate and the ... -
Women's access to land and its effect on their agricultural productivity a case study of Monze district, Zambia
(Department of Agricultural Economics, 1994)In view of the emphasis given to improving women's agricultural production in the Fourth National Development Plan of Zambia, the main objective of the study was to determine whether women's agricultural productivity ... -
Xylazine hydrochloride and ketamine hydrochloride combinations for general anaesthesia in sheep
(University of Nairobi, 1982)Xylazine and Ketamine combinations for general anaesthesia have been used in horses, cattle and goats. The literature available contained little research into the anaesthetic, analgesic, muscle relaxant arid hematologic ... -
Yield stability studies in some sweet potato (Ipomea batatas(L) Lam) cultivars in Kenya
(Department of Plant Science and Crop Protection, University of Nairobi, 1988)Sweet potato is an important food crop in Kenya not only because it is a good source of carbohydrates, vitamins and minerals but also because it fits very well in the existing cropping system in Eastern Province of ...
