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Genetic studies of earliness, yield and fiber length upland cotton ( gossypium hirsutum L.)
(1979)
The Inheritance of yield, fibre length and
airlines in Upland cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.)
w s studied using Pi. P2r F1' F2, B1' 82 populations
in five Inter varietal crosses. The commercial
variety., UKAS9/240. (Pi) ...
Beef production: studies on feed intake and on the use of a feed additive
(1979-09)
The effects of a feed additive (Monensin sodium) on intake
and feed efficiency. the factors affecting the accuracy of using
Cr 0 as an external indicator for digestibility and intake studies
ana ihe physiological aspects ...
Evaluation of Various Methods for the Routine Determination of 'Available' Phosphorus Against the Phosphorus Supplying Power Of Soils And Phosphorus Response of Crops from Pot Experiments
(University of Nairobi, 1979-10)
In this study, the relative phosphorus
availability status of a range of twenty four
mainly acid, Kenyan soils (three Acrisols, six
Andosols, six Ferralsols, three Luvisols and six
Nitosols) was assessed by determining ...
Efficiency of resource utilization in small-scale farming: a case study of maize and cotton production in Machakos and Meru Districts,Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 1979-11)
The present study is concerned with the
analysis of resource utilization in maize and
cotton production on small-scale farms in Mbiuni
Location (Machakos) and Lower Abothuguchi Location
(Meru). The two locations are ...
Identification of a severe strain of bean common mosaic virus isolated
(1979)
A severe mosaic inducing virus, associated
with a disease of Phaseolus vulqaris L. 'Canadian
Wonder', in experimental plots, at the Field
Station of the Faculty of Agriculture, University
of Nairobi, was identified on ...
The effect of fertilizers and plant density on productivity of pyrethrum clonal nurseries
(University of Nairobi, 1979)
Two experiments one on plant population, the
of her on NPK fertilizers were carried out to determine
the influence of plant density and fertilizers on the
vegetative growth and propagation of pyrethrum. Clone
0/64/219 ...
Study of combining ability tests in pyrethrum (chrysanthemum cinerariaefolium vis)
(University of Nairobi, 1979)
Pyrethrins yield is the most important aspect of pyrethrum breeding, which is mainiy dependent on two major components, flower yield and pyrethrins content. Other important characters are flower size, dry matter cpntent ...