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Effect of green manure plants on root knot nematodes infecting common beans
(2002)
Green manure plants are increasingly being adopted for soil fertility management
especially in low-input agriculture. Information on their reaction to plant parasitic nematodes is,
however, scanty. Green manure plants ...
The nutritive value of zizyphus spina-christi (l.) wild. leaves to goats in the semi-arid area of Kalu District, South Wello, Ethiopia
(2002-10)
Fifteen yearling goats weighing an average 18.7 kg were used to evaluate the potential of
Zizyphus spina-christi leaves as supplement to growing goats fed on Cynodon dacty/on
grass, in Cheleka catchments. South Wello, ...
Performance of Dairy animals Under Two Feeding Systems in Kiambu and Nyandarua Districts, Central Kenya
(2002)
To compare the performance of dairy animals under stall
feeding and pasture grazing, a study was carried out in
Kiambu (stall fed animals) and Nyandarua disctricts
(pasture grazed). A total of23 dairy farmers were ...
Delivery of Technical Information to Smallholder Dairy Farmers in Kiambu District
(2002)
A survey was conducted to determine the sources and
delivery of' technical information to smallholder dairy
farmers in Kiambu District. Sixty-three farmers in three
wealth groups (rich. medium, poor) of21 farmers each ...
A Comprehensive Ranch Report, Gicheha Ranch (farms) Ziwani)
(University of Nairobi, 2002)
The ranch practice is a university requirement for the Bsc. degree in range management, which entails the field attachment and coming in touch with the real management issues that are presented at the ground. It exposes ...
Ecotourism and its effects on the livelihoods of the host community and natural resource management: a case study of Amboseli, kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2002)
This study was conducted in Amboseli ecosystem. The study aimed at characterising
ecotourism and assessing whether satisfaction was derived out of its experience; comparing
vegetation attributes and wildlife numbers in ...
Studies on control of french bean rust (uromyces appendiculatus (pers.) unger var. Appendiculatus) using fungal and bacterial metabolites.
(2002)
Two isolates of Streptomyces spp. and one each of Bacillus subtilis, Trichoderma viride,
Aspergilus niger were effective both in vitro and in the greenhouse in controlling rust of
French beans. Their inhibitory effects ...
Establishment of Critical Control Points of Informally Marketed Raw Milk in Kiambu and Nairobi Districts based on Microbiological safety"
(2002)
This study describes an analysis of the bacterial risks and factors associated
with those risks in the informal milk market in Nairobi and Kiambu districts. The
study was carried out as part of integrated studies on milk ...
Simulation of temperatures in a broiler chicken house in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2002)
The research reported in this thesis was conducted at the University of
Nairobi with a broad objective of developing appropriate criteria for
environmental design and control in a poultry house in Kenya. The specific
objectives ...
Cultural studies and assessment of seed borne inoculum of Pyricularia grisea (Anamorph Magnaporthe Grisea) on and in Finger Millet Seed and its implication on blast incidence and severity
(2002)
Blast of finger millet caused by Pyricularia grisea anamorph Magnaporthe grisea has
been reported to be a major constraint of finger millet (Eleusine coracana) production in
Kenya causing 10 - 90 % losses in farmers ...