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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...