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Runoff harvesting potential for crop production in Kitui, Kenya
(1988)
A 24 year rainfall data study was done for Mutomo,
southern Kitui. Seasonal rainfall was found inadequate
in 71% and 57% of the dry "long" and "short" rains,
respectively.
be tween years,
Mon th Iy ra in fa II
with ...
Pathogenesis and pathology of heartwater (cowdriosis) in sheep and goats
(University of Nairobi, 1987-02)
Heartwater is a rickettsial disease of
ruminants primarily cattle, sheep and goats
transmitted by several species of Amblyomma
ticks. It is prevalent throughout Africa
south of the Sahara wherever the vector ticks
are ...
Studies on the mycoflora of coffee leaf surfaces
(1980)
Several methods, including disk plating, leaf washing,
leaf maceration, sporefall, and sellotape impression techniques
were used in isolating coffee leaf surface mycoflora. Leaf
surfacesof cultivars of Coffea arabica ...
Control of Kikuyu Grass
(University of Nairobi, 1985-11)
Tillage and glyphosate/tillage regimes were evaluated for control of Kikuyu grass in wheat under Kenyan conditions.
On sod, control of Kikuyu grass was better where the mouldboard plow was used than where the other tillage ...
Assessment of filtermud as a carrier for legume seed inoculants
(1984-03)
Peat is the most commonly used carrier for
Rhizobiun. Although it is the best carrier identified
to date, it has some disadvantages: its suitability
varies depending on -the source and it is not
readily available in ...
Effect of pre- and postpartum supplementation on performance of red Maasai sheep and small East African goat
(1981)
Two experiments were conducted at Kitenge!a Station,
Machakos District, of Kenya to examine the effect of pre- and postpartum supplementation on performance of Red Masai sheep and Small East African goats under range ...
Water stress effects on biomass production and partitioning In processing tomatoes
(University of Nairobi, 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 ...
Dialiel analysis of bare tip, lusk leaf number and other agronomic traits in maize (Zea Mays l. )
(1986)
Maize (zea mays. L.) is t b.e most important
food crop in Kenya. It is consumed as roasted cobs
and ground flour for making !!Ugali", a staple food
for over 50% of Kenya's population.
Although several hybrids and ...
Epidemiology of theileriosis (with emphasis on east coast fever) and some aspects of economics of tick control in transmara division, Narok District, Kenya.
(1984)
Tick-borne diseases are by far the most serious source of cattle losses in Eastern Africa. The four main tick-borne diseases, namely; East Coast Fever (ECF), anaplasmosis, babesiosis and heartwater cannot yet be routinely ...
A histological study of the gonads and the pituitary of the african lungfish, protopterus aethiopicus
(1982)
A histological study on the gonads and the
pituitary of the African lungfish Protopterus
aethiopicus was undertaken, aimed at determining
the pattern of gonadal changes and changes in the
st~te of the pars distalis ...