Browsing Faculty of Agriculture & Veterinary Medicine (FAg / FVM) by Title

Y chromosome loss in esophageal carcinoma: An in situ hybridization study

Varma, Vijay; Abbott, Karen; Gramlich, Terry; Hunter, Stephen (Department of Clinical Studies, 1993-11)

Carcinoma of the esophagus shows a strong male predominance and other epidemiologic differences from cancers arising at other sites. In this study, the prevalence of Y chromosome loss in 29 carcinomas of the esophagus and ...

The yeast production system in which Escherichia coli phytase is expressed may affect growth performance, bone ash, and nutrient use in broiler chicks.

Onyango, EM; Bedford, MR; Adeola, O (University of Nairobi,Department of Animal Sciences, 2004-03)

The efficacy of three Escherichia coli-derived phytase preparations on the performance and nutrient utilization of broiler chicks was evaluated. Two hundred sixteen 7-d-old male broiler chicks were grouped by weight into ...

Yellow cassava and vitamin A status in Kenyan school children: proposed investigation design

Talsma, EF; Mwangi, AM; Mburu-de Wagt, A; Brouwer, I; Melse, A (2009)

Yellow leaf blight of corn (Zea mays L.): etiology, epidemiology and development of resistance

Mukunya, Daniel Munge (Department of Plant Science and Crop Protection, 1973)

Yield advantage in intercropping of high density arabica coffee with dry beans.

Mwakha, E; Ngugi, DN (University of Nairobi, 1992)

In a five-year intercropping experiment (1978-82) in Kenya, 0, 2, 4 and 8 dry bean rows were interplanted in high density arabica coffee (planted in 1971 and thinned in 1978 to spacing 2×1 m) and received 0, 80 and 160 kg ...

Yield and quality of kale as affected by nitrogen side-dressing, spacing and supplementary irrigation.

Chweya, JA (Univeristy of Nairobi, 1984)

In trials with the cv. Thousand Headed wide spacing (76 × 60 cm) increased mean fresh weight, branching and leaf production. Close spacing (76 × 30 cm) significantly increased total leaf yield/ha but decreased leaf:petiole ...

Yield and water use efficiencies of maize and cowpea as affected by tillage and cropping systems in semi-arid Eastern Kenya

Kironchi, G; Esilaba, A O; Heng, L K; Gachene, C K K; Mwangi, D M; Miriti, J M (University of Nairobi,Department of Land Resource Management and Agricultural Technology, 2012)

Soil water conservation through tillage is widely accepted as one of the ways of improving crop yields in rainfed agriculture. Field experiments were conducted between 2007 and 2009 to evaluate the effects of conservation ...

Yield and yield stability of four population types of grain sorghum in a semi-arid area of Kenya

Haussmann, BIG; Obilana, AB; Ayiecho, PO; Blum, A; Schipprack, W; Geiger, H (Universty of Nairobi, 2000)

Sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench] is widely grown in semi-arid tropics where local farmers depend on the adaptability of their rainfed crops to unpredictable drought and other stress factors. To investigate the effects ...

Yield performance and release of four late blight tolerant potato varieties in Kenya

Lungaho, C; Nderitu, SKN; Kabira, JN (University of Nairobi, 2006)

Yield performance and selection of resistance in Beans (phaseolus Vulgaris L.) to common disease in Kenya

Mukunya, D M; Keya, S O (University of NairobiPlant Science and Crop Protection, 1978)

Yield, Safety and functional properties of starch from different Kenyan Cassava

Aberi, D M; Lamuka, P O; Okoth, M W (Univesity of NairobiDepartment of Food Science, Nutrition and Technology, 2011)

Several cassava cultivars have been bred for various necessary traits (disease resistant, drought resistant and high yielding) in Kenya. However, these cassava cultivars have not been assessed for their technological usage ...

Young people's topography of musical functions: Personal, social and cultural experiences with music across genders and six societies

Fischer, Ronald; Tekman, Hasan Gürkan; Abubakar, Amina; Njenga, Jane; Zenger, Markus (2012)

How can we understand the uses of music in daily life? Music is a universal phenomenon but with significant interindividual and cultural variability. Listeners’ gender and cultural background may influence how and why music ...