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Analysis of produce flows to wakulima wholesale market Nairobi
(1976)
1. This thesis concentrates mainly on the produce flow to Wakulima Market. This market, since it was opened in 1967, has been beset by the problem of congestion and overcrowding. The former is caused by the fact that ...
Optimal fertilizer use recommendations in maize production: analysis of experimental data.
(1993)
This study was conducted to enable the determination
of economically justifiable fertilizer recommendations for
maize farmers in Kisii and Busia Districts of lJIJestern
Kenya. The study also sought to indicate the ...
The influence of organic mulches on weeds, diseases and growth of maize (zea maysl.).
(1991)
Effects of three organic mulches with two intra-row weeding,
conventional tillage with two hand weeding and an unweeded check
on maize (Zea maysL.) growth, weeds and diseases associated with
the maize crop were evaluated ...
Mechanical transmission of trypanosoma evansi and trypanosoma congolense by African stomoxys species.
(1997)
Simulated mechanical transmission rates of T. congolense and T.
evansi were studied using wild and blood-fed S. n. niger, S. taeniatus,
and laboratory reared teneral S. n. niger. The flies were caught in the
Nairobi ...
Financial evaluation of private smallholder pumped irrigation projects in Kiambu district, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 1990)
Farmers develop irrigation facil ities to ensure that the
demands of their crop water requirements are satisfied.
By doing this, they anticipate to enhance their net farm
incomes and to safeguard themselves from the ...
Relation between dietary diversity and nutritional status of children under five years in Kitui district, Kenya
(2011)
Dietary diversity has long been recognized by nutritionists as a key measure of the
diet quality because nutrients essential for meeting nutritional requirements are not
always found in sufficient amounts in a single ...
The effects of nitrogen rates on yield, quality and nodulation, and storage temperatures on water and ascorbic acid changes in cowpea (vigna unguiculata (L) walp) leaf vegetable
(1991)
Two experiments were carried out between October and
December 1988, and repeated between January and May 1989 at the
Field Station, Faculty of Agriculture, Kabete \campus, University
of Nairobi, Kenya, to investigate ...