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Runoff harvesting potential for crop production in Kitui, Kenya
(1988)
A 24 year rainfall data study was done for Mutomo,
southern Kitui. Seasonal rainfall was found inadequate
in 71% and 57% of the dry "long" and "short" rains,
respectively.
be tween years,
Mon th Iy ra in fa II
with ...
Factors influencing Maasai cattle productivity in Kajiado District, Kenya
(1987-02)
A study to quantify
and to
production and
nutritional parameters, determine factors
influencing productivity of cattle in a Maasai pastoral
production system was conducted between June 1981 and
October 1983. It ...
Phenotypic, genetic and environmental trends in Kenya Sahiwal cattle
(1988)
Records covering a 20 year period (1964-1983) on
Sahiwal cows at the National Sahiwal Stud, Naivasha
were used to estimate phenotypic, genetic and
environmental trends of 305- day milk yield, calving
interval, birth ...
Fertility of humic Andosols of the high Bracken zone in Kenya
(1983)
Preliminary work on availability of and
response to phosphorus in a range of Kenya soils
showed that availability is least in one particular
soil group, the strongly acid humic Andosols of the
high bracken zone in ...
Yield stability studies in some sweet potato (Ipomea batatas(L) Lam) cultivars in Kenya
(1988)
Sweet potato is an important food crop in Kenya not only
because it is a good source of carbohydrates, vitamins
and minerals but also because it fits very well in the
existing cropping system in Eastern Province of ...
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 ...
Chemotherapy of visceral leishmaniasis in Kenya
(1989)
A prospective randomised pilot study was carried out to
find a cheaper, more effective and safe alternative drug
for the treatment of visceral leishmaniasis in Kenya.
This study was necessary because the current ...
Effect of nitrogen, phosphorus and organic manure on growth and development of cotton ( gossypium hirsutw, L.) at Tebere, Kenya.
(1985)
Effect of Farmyard manure, nitrogen and phosphorus
on growth and yield of two upland cotton varieties
(UKA 59/240 and BPA 75) was investigated at Tebere
during the October, 1982 and March, 1983 cropping
seasons. Varying ...
Studies on population dynamics of the yellow headed borer, Dirphya Nigricornis Olivier (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae), a pest of coffee in Kenya
(1988)
Studies were conducted in coffee plantations in Kenya and under laboratory conditions to determine whether durations and sessions of mating either impeded or enhanced both the ovipositional rate per day and fecundity of ...