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Effect of increased intimacy between maize and beans in an intercrop system on growth and yield of maize under varying nitrogen levels.
(1992)
Field
Nairobi's
experiments
Faculty of
increasing
were conducted at the University
Agriculture farm to investigate
of
the
merits
plants
of the proximity between maize and bean
in an intercrop system and how ...
Economic evaluation of alternative livestock disease control methods in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 1992-12)
Economic analysis is an important prerequisite ill the development of new technologies
before they are transferred to farmers for adoption. In Africa, new technologies are being
developed-for the control of East Coast ...
Response of diminazene resistant and diminazene susceptible trypanosoma congolense to treatment with diminazene when occurring as a mixed infection in goats
(1992)
The research described in this thesis was carried out to investigate the
phenotypic basis of resistance to diminazene (Berenil R) in Trypanosoma
congolense.
Earlier work has shown that, in both goats and mice, the ...
Plant nutrient composition and food preference by the giraffe, giraffa camelopardalis In Nairobi national park, Kenya
(1992)
Food preferences . of the giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis) in the forest and
plains of Nairobi National Park were studied each month from July to November
inclusive in 1990. The Rank Preference Index indicated preferences ...
Genetics of stripe rust (Puccinia striiformis Westend.) resistance in the sort white spring wheat, Owens
(University of Alberta, 1992)
Stripe rust (yellow rust), caused by Puccinia striiformis Westend. is a major
disease of wheat and barley, particularly in cool, moist growing seasons. The Canadian soft
white spring wheat, Owens, is known to possess ...
Health and productivity of calves in smallholder dairy farms in Kiambu District Kenya
(1992)
This thesis describes an investigation into the health
and prOductivity of calves on smallholder dairy farms in
Kiambu District, Kenya. The objectives were to determine the
distributions of important health and production ...
Utilization of sorghum, millet and amaranth for the development of high energy weaning foods for Kenyan pre-school children
(u, 1992)
The weaning period defined as the period in a young child's life when supplementary
foods are introduced to complement breast milk poses great nutritional risks to children
in Kenya. Traditionally unfermented cereal ...
''Histological and ultrastructural study of the male reproductive system of non-breeding naked mole rats (heterocephalus glaber, ruppell) and in vitro interstitial (leydig) cell response to luteinizing hormone (LH)''
(University of Nairobi, 1992)
The morphology of the male reproductive system of the
naked mole rats was studied. The testes of these animals are located
intra-abdominally and on histological examination; they reveal the
presence of a continuous mass ...
The influence of crop cover on soil erosion by splash
(1992-03)
This study involved determining the influence of crop
cover on splash erosion. This was done on 16 plots of
4 treatments of maize, beans, intercrop (maize &
beans) and bare fallow (control), with 4 replications
of each ...
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 ...