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Ambient Drying of Maize
(1985)
Quantitative observations on the structural characteristics of the avian kidney.
(University of Nairobi, 1985)
Effect of plant population density and shading on the productivity of beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) and beets (Beta vulgaris L.) under intercropping
(University of Nairobi, 1985)
Intercropping is a common practice throughout the world, but sole cropping systems
predominate where advanced production technologies are widely available. The associated
species in an intercropping system tend to ...
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 ...
Identification Of Tomato Mosaic Strain Of Tobacco Mosaic Virus (tmv) And Its Effects On Yield Of Tomato (lycopersicon Escuzentum) Varieties 'moneymaker' And 'roma Vf' In Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 1985)
A tomato mosaic strain of Tobacco mosaic virus
(TMV) was isolated from tomato (Lycopersicon exculentum)
plants in the Lake Naivasha area, Kenya, during
the short rainy season, in 1980. The virus induced
severe mosaic ...
Moment-type Estimation of Genetic Parameters and their Variances for Calving Date and Production Traits from Hereford data using Multi-Way Models
(1985)
Factors influencing growth traits as calf, and as dam traits
have been analysed. Adjustment factors for such factors were
obtained using Least Squares procedure, and used to correct
records used in parameter estimation. ...
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 ...