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characterization of the ideal bean (phaseo1us vu1garis L.) genotype for intercropping
(1986)
Some 73 hybrid populations of beans
(Phaseolus vulgaris L.) were raised at Thika.
Commencing at F2, P3 or BC1, the seed from
each population was divided into two portions. In
/subsequent segregating generations, eacll ...
Clinical and haematological responses of domestic dogs and free-living jackals (canis mesomelas) to ehrlichia canis infection
(University of Nairobi, 1980)
A high incidence of clinical and subclinical canine
ehrlichiosis was found in dogs from Nairobi and the surrounding
area, using a modification of an established blood mononuclear
cell culture test. Clinical signs observed ...
Ecological factors affecting the distribution of pseudomonas solanacearum in Kenya
(1982)
One hundred and thirty-eight potato farms were examined
for the presence of bacterial wilt in Central,Eastern and
Rift Valley Provinces. The altitude of these areas ranged
from 1390 m to 2790 m above the sea level and ...
Possibilities And Limitations In Flavouring Of The Cultured Milk Product Mala By Means Of Preparations From Fruits Available In Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 1987)
This research was conducted to asses the possibilities and limitations in flavouring of the cultured milk product "mala" by preparations from fruits available in Kenya. Experiments were therefore carried out to: - determine ...
Insect pests of cowpeas vigna unguiculata(l.) walp. and studies on cowpea yieldassessment under different chemical sprayregimes and minimum use of insecticidesagainst the dominant insect pest speciesat Katumani dryland rese4rch station, Kenya
(1983)
Studies to identify major insect pests
attacking cowpea, Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.,
in the field and to assess cowpea yields under
different chemical control regimes were conducted at
Katumani, Kenya during th'e ...
Fowl typhoid, the disease, immunity and control
(1987-04)
Although vaccination against fowl typhoid is done widely in Kenya, some of the mechanisms pertaining to pathogenicity of Salmonella gallinavum isolates, their pathogenesis and the host's immune response to infection are ...
An Immunological Model of Trypanosoma (Tkypanozoon) Brucei Brucei in the Vervet Monkey (Cercopithecus Aethiops)
(University of Nairobi, 1982)
The vervet monkey was susceptible to two stocks and a
clone of T. brucei. At a dose of 1 x 10"* inoculated parasites the
stocks killed the monkeys either in acute or chronic infection.
Also, the cloned parasite showed ...
Serodiagnosis of Corynebacterium Pseudotuberculosis Infections in Sheep.
(University of Nairobi, 1984)
In a serodiagnostic investigation on CorYnebacterium
pseudotuberculosis infection in sheep, the
phenomenon of synergistic haemolytic activity of
metabolites from £. pseudotuberculosis and C. egui
was investigated. It ...
Tropical soil-plant interactions in relation to mineral imbalances in grazing livestock
(1989-12)
A survey of the literature revealed that mineral imbalances
were likely to arise in livestock grazing tropical pastures;
that a variety of techniques involving soil, plant or animal
measurements could be used to assess ...