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Interference of Mexican Marlgold (tagetes minuta l) on growth and yield of maize (zea mays l)
(2000)
Damage caused by weeds and the cost of their control constitute one
of the largest losses in production of feed, food and fiber. This study
was conducted to determine whether application of recommeded
fertilizer rate ...
Effect of Farmyard manure on soil surface sealing and crusting of disturbed topsoils - a case study of West Pokot, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 1991)
The effects of two farmyard manure application rates (5 and 10 t
ha-1) on infiltration, runoff, soil loss and soil crust strength
of four disturbed topsoil samples from luvisols (FAD/UNESCO, 1974
classification) were ...
Epidemiological, genetic, serological and antimicrobial susceptibility characterization of non-typhi Salmonella isolates from hospitalized children in Nairobi, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2005)
Non-typhi Salmonella (NTS) are a major cause of septicaemia and bacteraemia in humans
worldwide. About 1.4 million cases are observed in the United States of America annually, out
of which 600 are fatal. In sub-Saharan ...
Quality of fermented porridge and its effect on nutritional status of malnourished children attending maternal child health clinic in Thika district hospital
(2010)
A study was carried out to evaluate the effect of feeding malnourished children with
fermented amaranth-finger millet- pumpkin composite porridge (FP) on their
nutritional, vitamin A, zinc and iron status. The feeding ...
Effect of drying lactic acid bacteria fermented uji on its pasting properties and content of carboxylic acids
(University of Nairobi, 1999)
The effect of fermentation and drying on the pasting properties and carboxylic acids of
pure flours of maize, finger millet and cassava and of composite flours of maize-finger
millet and cassava-finger millet were studied. ...
Technical evaluation of furrow irrigation in Bura irrigation settlement project
(University of Nairobi, 1990)
Nutritional knowledge, dietary practices and nutritional adequacy of people living with hiv/aids in Nairobi, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2008)
HIV infection reduces the intake, absorption, and utilization of nutrients especially
micronutrients, The cycle between malnutrition and HIV/AIDS is vicious. In addition HIV
infected persons have increased macronutrient ...
Erosion hazard assessment in the Upper Ewaso Ng'iro basin of Kenya: Application of GIS, USLE and EUROSEM
(1999)
A methodology was developed for assessing soil erosion hazard in the Upper Ewaso Ng'iro
basin of Kenya, using Geographic Information Systems (GIS), the Universal Soil Loss
Equation (USLE) and the European Soil Erosion ...
Evaluation of the integral membrane proteins of juvenile fasciola gigantica for control of ovine fascioliasis
(University of Nairobi, 1994)
Phase separation of Fasciola gigantica metacercarial homogenate was
carried out using non-ionic detergent Triton X-114. The protein composition of the
homogenate (FgWh), detergent phase (FgTx) and the aqueous phase (FgAq) ...