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Crop diversification using improved sweet potato [Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam.] varieties as an adaptation strategy to climate varibility by subsistence farmers in Taita Hills, Kenya
(2018-03)A study on mechanisms used by subsistence farmers to cope with climate variability and change was conducted in the Taita Hills, Kenya from January 2014 to March 2015. Household surveys together with key informant interviews ... -
Crop production
(University of Nairobi,college of agriculture and veterinary services,, 1930) -
Crop production'in M. Tiffen (ed.) Environmental Change and Dryland Management in Machakos District, Kenya 1930-90: Production Profile
(University of Nairobi,college of agriculture and veterinary services,, 1930) -
Crop Protection by bean Farmers. Kenya Farmer, No 68: 8
(University of Nairobi, 1995)No abstract available -
Crop-livestock interactions and nutrient cycling in the Mwea agroecosystem
(University of Nairobi, 2003)No abstract available -
Crop-Livestock Production Systems in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 1988) -
Crop–Livestock–Waste Interactions in Nakuru’s Urban Agriculture
(International Potato Center,Urban HarvestDepartment of Land Resource Management & Agricultural Technology, University of Nairobi, KenyaDepartment of Plant Science and Crop Protection, Faculty of Agriculture University of Nairobi, 2010)As a complement to the research in Nairobi presented in the previous chapter, which mapped materials and market flows of nutrients in Kenya’s capital city, this chapter presents a more in-depth picture of sources and ... -
Cross-breeding cattle for milk production in the tropics: achievements, challenges and opportunities
(University of Nairobi.Department of Animal Production, 2013)This paper reviews experiences with cross-breeding for milk production in the tropics. Data were compiled from 23 different studies evaluating the performance of different grades of cross-bred animals as well as local ... -
Cross-Cultural Differences in a Global “Survey of World Views”
(University of Nairobi, 2015)We know that there are cross-cultural differences in psychological variables, such as individualism/ collectivism. But it has not been clear which of these variables show relatively the greatest differences. The Survey ... -
A cross-inoculation study on indigenous rhizobia and selected tree legumes
(University of Nairobi,college of agriculture and veterinary sciences,, 1989)A cross-innoculation study with idigenous rhizobia was carried out on seven host legume species from where they were originally isolated. The legumes included Acacia albida, Acacia mearnsii, Calliandra calothyrsus, Leucena ... -
Cross-reactions between antigens of hydatid Cyst fluid and other cestodes and their implications in the serological diagnosis of hydatidosis in cattle
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Cross-reactive studies in visceral leishmaniasis: comparison of antigens of some Leishmania species in Kenya.
(University of Nairobi.Department of Public Health, Pharmacology and Toxicology, 1995-05)Little is known about the common antigens of the various strains of Leishmania in Kenya, and their possible role in immunity to disease. Kenyan isolates of Leishmania donovani, L. Major and L. tropica were cultured, crude ... -
A cross-sectional study of Salmonella in pre-slaughter pigs in a production compartment of northern Thailand
(University of NairobiFaculty Of Veterinary Medicine, 2009-01)A cross-sectional study was conducted to determine the prevalence of Salmonella and to associate management factors in fattening pigs in a production compartment of northern Thailand. A total of 194 fecal samples and 166 ... -
A cross-sectional study on the prevalence of subclinical mastitis and antimicrobial susceptibility patterns of the bacterial isolates in milk samples of smallholder dairy goats in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Dairy goa t production is an emerging enterprise , which has a lot of potenti al for poverty alleviation, improved nutrition, and increased income for the poor and can play a role in contribution towards Kenya’s ... -
Crossbreeding Ayrshire, Friesian, and Sahiwal Cattle for Milk Yield and Preweaning Traits of Progeny in the Semiarid Tropics of Kenya
(University of Nairobi,college of agriculture and veterinary services,, 1993)Individual and maternal additive genetic and heterotic effects were estimated for preweaning, reproductive, and lactation traits of the Sahiwal breed and its crosses with Bos taurus (Ayrshire and Friesian). The individual ... -
Crusts and their influence on soil properties in two semi arid areas of Kenya
(University of Nairobi,Department of land resource management and agricultural technology,, 1998) -
Cryopreservation of Boar Semen in Mini- and Maxi-Straws
(Department of Clinical Studies, 1990)Split ejaculates from four boars were frozen with a programmable freezing machine, in mini- (0. 25 ml) and maxi- (5 ml) plastic straws with an extender at either acidic (6. 3) or alkaline (7. 4) pH. Glycerol (3%) was used ... -
Cryopreservation of boar semen. I: A literature review.
(Department of Clinical Studies, 1991)The present review summarizes information concerning the methods available to cryopreserve boar semen, covering the historical background, cryobiology and cryoprotecting considerations, technological developments and recent ... -
Cryopreservation of boar semen. II: Effect of cooling rate and duration of freezing point plateau on boar semen frozen in mini- and maxi-straws and plastic bags.
(Department of Clinical Studies, 1991)The post-thaw motility and the acrosome integrity of semen from 4 boars frozen with a programmable freezing machine, in mini (0.25 ml) and maxi (5 ml) plastic straws and in 10 x 5 cm Teflon FEP-plastic bags (0.12 mm thick, ... -
Cryopreservation of boar semen. III: Ultrastructure of boar spermatozoa frozen ultra-rapidly at various stages of conventional freezing and thawing.
(Department of Clinical Studies, 1991)Ejaculated boar spermatozoa subjected to a conventional freezing and thawing process, were ultra-rapidly fixed, freeze-substituted and examined by electron microscopy to monitor the presence of real or potential intracellular ...