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Effect of legume intercrop management practices and inorganic nitrogen application on growfh and yield of finger millet (eleusine coracana l.).
(1995)
Two-phased field experiments were conducted at Kabete Field Station, University
of Nairobi, Faculty of Agriculture, Kabete Campus and Field 3, Egerton University,
Njoro Campus to investigate the effects of legume intercrop ...
Time budgets of maintenance activities and dietary characteristics of camels (camelus dromedarius) and goats (capra hircus) in the semi-arid southeastern Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 1995)
The grazing behaviour and dietary characteristics of camels and
goats grazing together were studied on a 50 ha plot at Kibwezi Dryland
Field station in southeastern Kenya.Tree and shrub densities of woody
plants on the ...
Rehabilitation Of Soils Formerly Under Tea Using Phosphorus Sources As Soil Amendments
(University of Nairobi., 1995)
Soil chemical factors responsible for stagnation and/or decline in yields of tea (C .
sinensis L.) failure of alternative crops such as field bean (p. Vulgaris L.) to establish in
former tea soils and their amendments ...
Pedotranslocation in Planosols and its management implications in Kinangop area, Kenya
(1995-09)
In this study transfer of clay and other soil constituents
was evaluated using soil samples from Kitiri Scheme in the
Kinangop plateau. The total area covered by the study which is
based on pedotranslocation in Planosols ...
Tillage practices and draft power requirements for soil moisture conservation of a hard setting soil
(University of Nairobi, 1995)
Field experiments were conducted to study the draft power requirement of four tillage
operations and their effect on moisture conservation in a Luvisol soil. The experimental sites
were located in Iiuni in Machakos ...
The implications of grain market liberalization on on-farm maize storage in Kenya
(1995-05)
This thesis presents a financial analysis of on-farm grain storage from a farmers
perspective in Kenya using storage investment and farm budget data from Nandi district.
The study emphasizes the implications of the ...
The role of woodfuel saving cookstoves in coping with fuelwood shortages, with a focus on food preparation patterns in Kisii district, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 1995)
A cross sectional study was carried out in Kisii District to
compare fuelwood consumption and food preparation patterns of
households using improved cookstoves with those using
traditional cookstoves. A sample of 196 ...
Study of pseudoarthrosis of the bovine metacarpophalangeal joints
(1995)
Experimental surgical curettage of the left lateral metacarpophalangeal ( LLMCP ) joints of calves was performed in an attempt to develop and describe a suitable surgical and post-operative management protocol for creating ...