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Effect of stubble height and harvesting intervals on yield and nutritive value of three sweet potato (ipomea batatas (l) lam) cultivars
(University of Nairobi, 1994)
Three sweet potato varieties namely, Kemb-30, Kemb-9 and Kemb-
8 were evaluated in two trials conducted at the Field station of
the Faculty of Agriculture, University of Nairobi in the first
cropping (1991 May planted ...
The effects of maturity stage at harvest, sex, harvest date and postharvest treatments on the keeping quality of stored papaya fruits (Carica Papaya L.).
(1991)
Fruits of the variety sunrise were collected from a
experimental design was a factorial experiment of ~4 x 4 and
commercial plantation at the Mwea Prisons farm for the study.
x 3 in first and second harvest, respectively, ...
Genetic variation in Isozyme patterns in the genus Amaranthus
(1992)
six cultivars of five species of grain amaranth were used to
study electrophoretic differences for six isozyme markers namely,
:- esterase (Est.), peroxidase (Per.), phosphoglucoisomerase (Pgi),
6-phosphogluconate ...
Response of sesame (sesamum indicum l.) to nitrogen and phosphorus fertilization.
(University of Nairobi, 1993)
The response of sesame to varying rates of nitrogen (0, 50, 100 and 150 Kg
N/ha) and phosphorus (0, 30, 60 and 90 Kg P/ha) was studied in two experiments, at
the Siaya Farmer's Training Centre in Siaya District, during ...
Design parameters for rainwater catchment systems in arid and semi-arid lands of Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 1996)
The study entails the analysis of design parameters for rainwater catchment systems CRWCS) as a
source of water supp ly, especially in the semi-arid and arid lands CASAL) where other sources of
water are limited. The ...
Reproductive Plasticity Of Soybean [glycine Max (l.) Merrill] Intercropped With Maize (zea Mays L.)
(University of Nairobi, 1994)
Resource demand between the reproductive phases of intercropped soybean and maize was staggered both genetically, with cultivars and isolines of differing maturity and photo periodic response, and agronomically, with a ...
Effects of different bean varieties on oviposition behaviour and fecundity of acanthoscelides i obtectus say (coleoptera: bruchidae).
(1995)
The interactions between the bean bruchid
Acanthoscelides obtectus and six bean varieties (Red haricot,
Mwitemania, Rose coco, Nyayo, Canadian wonder and Mwezi moja)
under cultivation in Kenya were studied under ...
Maternal health and nutritional status and Their association with nutritional status of Children (6-36 months) in slums of Mbarara Municipality, Uganda.
(1999)
Malnutrition is a multifaceted problem and among the underlying causes is maternal health
and nutritional status. The high prevalence of HIV/AIDS in Uganda is contributing to the
increaseof malnutrition.
The cross ...
Economic analysis of factors affecting tea production in the smallholder sector in Kericho, district
(1991)
The existing yield disparities between the smallholder and the estate sectors led to the
formulation of this study. The study started off with the main objective of investigating the
factors causing low yields in the ...
Characterization of Mycovellosiella Phaseoli (Drummond) deighton, the causal agent of floury leaf spot and assessment of bean (Phaseolus Vulgaris l.) genotypes for its resistance
(1995)
Floury leaf spot was not known to be an important disease of beans in Kenya.
Widespread occurrence of the disease was noted in farmers field and experimental plots in
Taita hills of Taita- Taveta district. This study was ...