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An economic analysis of divergencies from agro-chemical use recommendations on coffee small-holdings in Machakos District, Kenya
(1980)
The study records the levels of agro-chemical use on
mature coffee, viz : nitrogen, copper and captafol fungicides;
and their frequencies of application, exhibited by a sample
of small-holders in the Northern division ...
Studies on mixtures of cotton (gossypium hirsutum l.) and beans (phaseolus vulgaris l.) with special reference to planting arrangement
(1984)
Studies were conducted at Mwea Tebere Research
Station and Wanguru Sunflower Research Centre to
evaluate the effect of growing cotton (Gossypium
hirsutum L.) in mixture with field beans (Phaseolus
vulgaris LJ on their ...
Studies on the susceptibility of the Orma and Galana Boran cattle to trypanosome infection
(University of Nairobi, 1988)
Genetic resistance to trypanosomiasis in cattle is a trait generally ascribed only to the Bos taurus breeds indigenous to West Africa, namely, the N'Dama and West African shorthorn. Differences in susceptibility to ...
Studies on population dynamics of the yellow headed borer, Dirphya Nigricornis Olivier (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae), a pest of coffee in Kenya
(1988)
Studies were conducted in coffee plantations in Kenya and under laboratory conditions to determine whether durations and sessions of mating either impeded or enhanced both the ovipositional rate per day and fecundity of ...
Study on drought resistance in pigeon peas (cajanus cajan l. Hillsp)
(1980)
Two experiments were conducted over two seasons. The f'irst
"'experiment (Experiment I) ran from October 1979 to March, 1980
while the second experiment (Experiment II), which was a repeat
ot experiment I,'was conducted ...
Studies on population dynamics, seasonal incidence and control of legume bud thrips megalurothrips sjostedti (trybom) (thysanoptera: thripidae) in cowpea fields in the Coast Province of Kenya
(1980)
Studies on population dynamics seaoonnl incidence and control of the legume bud thripa Meqalurnthrips s.jostedti Trybom were carried out at the Coast Agricultural Research Station, Mtuapao Coupea resistance to thrips attack ...
Effect of mycorrhizae on phosphorus uptake and growth of onions (allim cepa l.) in Kenyan soils
(1988)
This study aimed at determining the presence of
mycorrhizal fungi in Kenyan soils. Using onion as a
test crop, the interaction between mycorrhizal fungi
and phosphorus was investigated in five different -
phosphorus ...
The Use Of Infiltration Parameters In The Design Of Long Furrow Irrigation In The Lower Tana Basin
(University of Nairobi, 1981)
Four sets of eXDeriments were conducted in Hola
Irrigation Scheme and Research Station to study the effect of varying streamsize, type of soil, initial soil moisture content and length of furrow on advance
and ...
Cyclical development of Trypanosoma (nannomonas) Congolense broden in Glossina Morsitans centralis machado, glossina fuscipes fuscipes newstead and glossina brevipalpis newstead
(1989)
Developmental cycle of Trypanosoma (Nannomonas)
congolense Broden in Glossina morsitans centralis Machado, ~.
fuscipes fuscipes Newstead and~. brevipalpis Newstead was
investigated with a view to better understand this ...