Browsing Faculty of Agriculture & Veterinary Medicine (FAg / FVM) by Subject "Soil physical properties"
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Agroforestry tree mulches: effects on runoff, soil loss, soil physical properties and maize performance on a lixisol in a semi arid area of Machakos, Kenya
(Department of Agricultural Engineering, University of Nairobi, 1996)The effects of mulch from the foliage of Grevillea robusta, Cassia siamea and Gliricidia septum on selected soil physical properties, runoff, soil erosion and maize performance on a lixisol in Machakos, a semi arid area ... -
The effect of tillage, compost and mulch on soil physical properties and crop yield
(Department of Agricultural Engineering, University of Nairobi, 1993-11)A study was conducted to assess the effect of tillage (double digging), compost and mulch on crop yield and soil physical properties of a humic Nitisol. The experiment was a 2*2*2 factorial treatment design consisting ... -
The effects of cultivation upon some physical and chemical properties of three Kenya soils
(Department of soil science, University of Nairobi, 1986)Studies to evaluate some chemical and physical properties of cultivated and adjacent uncultivated (virgin or grassland) soils of three Kenyan soils (Andoso1, Luviso1 and Nitoso1 from Kiambu, Machakos and Kisii, respectively) ... -
Effects of soil type, vegetation and land use on infiltration rate and related soil physical properties in two semi-arid catchments in Laikipia District Triticum aes tivum l.)
(Department of soil science, University of Nairobi, 1992)Effects of soils, vegetation and land use on infiltration rates and related soil physical properties of the semi-arid Sirima and Hukogodo catchments in Laikipia district were investigated. Representative six soils in ...