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Quantitative analysis of dry matter production and partitioning in relation to economic yield at different watering in beans (phaseolus vulgaris)
(1985)
This study was carried out to investigate dry matter production and partitioning in beans (phaseolus vulgaris . L) and to relate to various plant parameters to economic yield . Two cultivars , “small Rosecoco (NB1122) and ...
Malakisi tobacco veinal necrosis, a strain of potato virus Y isolated from nicotiana tabacum L.cultivar speight G.28 in western Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 1985)
A tobacco virus disease, causing mainly mottling, vein-clearing and necrosis on leaves and stem bias recently noticed throughout the tobacco growing areas in Western Kenya and seemed to have a serious effect
on leaf losses, ...
Characterization of hydatid cyst antigens by crossed immunoelectrophoresis and its implications for the serodiagnosis of hydatid disease in livestock
(1985)
Kydatidosis is a disease of major worldwide public health importance and with considerable economic consequences for the livestock industry. It shows a variable geographic distribution but reaches its highest levels in ...
Effects of some preemergence herbicides on weed control in cottton (gossypium hirsutum L.)
(1985)
Some promising preemergence herbicides were evaluated for efficacy and longevity of weed control in cotton at two sites (Tebere and Kibos) within the cotton growing areas of Kenya.
None of the herbicides studied showed ...
Studies on the pharmacokinetics and some potential adverse effects of tetracyclines
(University of Nairobi, 1985)
The tetracyclines have, next to the penicillins"been
the most widely used antibiotics. There are still, however,
problems and less well investigated aspects associated'
with their use.
The present investigation compares ...
Genetics of yield and yield components in cowpea, vigna unguiculata (1.) walp,and inheritance of resistance to cowpea aphid, aphis craccivora koch.
(1985)
Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp) is grown in Kenya as a grain legume and a vegetable crop. The local cultivation is mainly of landraces with minimal genetic improvement on yield and its components. Cowpea research in ...
Spinach chlorotic spot virus: a new strain of 8eet yellows virus
(1985)
A Uirus causing systemic chlorotic spot symptom in
spinach (Soinacea oleracea) was characterized and iden
tified as a strain of beet yellows virus and was
referred to as spinach chlorotic spot virus (SCSU). The
virus ...
A Comparative Study Of The Development Of Cowpea Weevil Callosobruchus Maculatus (F) (Coleoptera: Bruchidae) In Some Kenyan Cowpea Varieties As A Measure Of Their Resistance To The Pest
(University of Nairobi, 1985)
Experiments were undertaken to compare the
performance of the bruchid Callosobrnchus maculatus (V) on four different cowpea varieties commercially cultivated in Kitui district, Eastern province. Kenya.
The local varieties ...