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An Economic Analysis Of The Small-scale Coffee-banana Holdings In Moshi Rural. District, Tanzania
(University of Nairobi, 1979)
This study was undertaken with the major objectives of assessing resource availability and resource use by small-scale farmers in Moshi rural district of Tanzania, with the view to identifying the critical constraints ...
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 ...
An economic evaluation of the kenya sugar industry, the case of Mumias sugar scheme
(University of Nairobi, 1979)
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 ...
Economics of crop protection: with particular emphasis on the productivity of pesticides on cotton and maize in Machakos and Meru Districts of Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 1979-09)
Crop losses caused by pests, diseases and
weeds is known to be high all over the world
especially in the developirg countries. In Kerya,
cotton crop is attacked by many pests and the
damage is considered serious in ...
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 ...
A study on morphology, floral biology and fertility of interspecific hybrids of coffea arabica l.and coffea canephora pierre ex froehner. including backcrosses of the hybrid to c. arabica
(1979)
A breeding programme is in progress at the Coffee
Research Station. Ruiru with a main objective being to develop
Coffea arabica cultivars resistant to coffee berry disease
caused by Colletotrichum coffeanum Noack and ...
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 ...
A statistical study of the experimental techniques used in the research services of the Ministry Of Agriculture
(University of Nairobi, 1979-04)
In this study. data were re-analysed to
detect possible sources of the high variation
among the observations from completed field
experiments. A method of analysis for block
designs without any particular pattern ...