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Land use and soil erosion in part of Kalama location, Machakos District
(University of Nairobi, 1975)Changes in the topography of the area were studied by comparison of aerial photographs taken in 1948 and 1972 and it was shown that although gully lengths have changed very little, widths have increased in some areas by ... -
Land Use and Spatial Distribution of Two Gum And Incense Producing Tree Species In The Blue-nile Valley of Wogidi District, Ethiopia
(Department of Range Management, University of Nairobi, 2003)The study was conducted in the Blue-Nile valley of Wogidi district in Ethiopia, where woody vegetation degradation associated with intensive land use activities has become a national concern. It was undertaken with an ... -
Land Use Change, Benefit Transfer and Ecosystem Valuation in North
(University of NairobiFaculty of Agriculture, 2009)This study seeks to forecast land use change in a North Georgia ecosystem, and estimate the economic value of the ecosystem using benefit transfer techniques. We forecast land use change based on a structural time series ... -
Land use controls Kenyan riverine nitrate discharge into Lake Victoria - evidence from Nyando, Nzoia and Sondu Miriu river catchments.
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Nitrate (NO3-) sources and discharge were investigated using isotope and hydrochemical analyses in three river catchments draining Lake Victoria basin, Kenya. Hierarchical cluster analysis grouped Nyando, Nzoia and Sondu ... -
Land Use, Ecology, and Socio-economic Changes in a Pastoral Production System
(University of Nairobi,Department of land resource management and agricultural technology,, 2004)This study was conducted in the northern part of Kenya, in Kakuma division, Turkana district. Kakuma is a semi- arid area under nomadic pastoralism as the main activity. The presence of a refugee camp has attracted many ... -
Land use, land cover change in urban pastoral interface. A case of Kajiado County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Suitable location and influx of immigrants have made pastoral peri-urban Kajiado County a centre of two conflicting interests; urban sprawl and agricultural intensification. To understand the resulting trends over the ... -
Land-Use Change and Livestock Production Challenges in an Integrated System: The Masai-Mara Ecosystem, Kenya
(Department of Plant Science and Crop Protection, 2009)Participatory rural appraisal techniques and a survey of 100 households were used to evaluate livestock production, and pastoral development of the Maasai in Mara. It was observed that patterns of land-use have principally ... -
Large animal abdominal hernias
(Department of Clinical Studies, University of Nairobi, 1991)Equines are particularly susceptible to infection withTrypanosoma evansi andT. brucei, but rarely is naturalT. congolense andT. vivax infection seen in horses. An outbreak of trypanosomosis occurred in a herd of horses ... -
Large scale maize production in Ghana.
(University of Nairobi, 1973)Technical information on large-scale maize production in Ghana is summarized. Information on land-use policy, varieties, land clearing, soil conservation, land preparation, seeds and sowing, fertilizers, weed control, pests ... -
Late Pregnancy Glucocorticoids Levels Predicts Responsiveness In Wild Baboon Mothers
(University of NairobiInstitute of Primate Research, 2006)Abstract Not Available -
Leaching Of Plant Nutrients From An Acid Forest Soil After Nitrogen Fertilizer Application
(Universty of Nairobi, 1986)In a laboratory experiment, the effect of nitrogen fertilizers on the leaching patterns and input-output budgets of plant nutrients in an acid soil (dystric cambisols) was studied. An amount of N corresponding to 80 kg/ha ... -
Leaf area development, dry weight accumulation and solar energy conversion efficiencies of Phaseolus vulgaris L. under different soil moisture levels near Nairobi, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 1999)Leaf area development, dry weight accumulation and solar energy conversion efficiencies of Phaseolus vulgaris cv. GLP-2 were investigated under two soil moisture levels in two contrasting seasons near Nairobi, Kenya. The ... -
Leaf protein content of some Kenya vegetables.
(Univerisyt of Nairobi, 1973)The protein content (N X 6.25) of tender leaves of collected Kenyan plants which can be classified as herbs except for Erythrococca bongensis, a shrub, was as follows: Basella alba 20.5, E. bongensis 18.1, Solanum tuberosum ... -
Legal setup and performance of post-privatization artificial insemination service providers in Nyeri county, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2017)This study investigated the differences between the various legal entities of organizations which provide the privatized artificial insemination services in Nyeri County, Kenya. The findings were that 89.5% of the service ... -
Legionnaires' disease with special reference to its epidemiology--A review.
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The legislative and regulatory framework governing herbal medicine use and practice in Kenya: a review
(Pan African Medical Journal, 2017-11-15)Complementary and alternative medicine is an integral component of primary healthcare in Kenya. This is because the infrastructural health setup in the country is inadequate in catering for all the medical needs of the ... -
Legislatory framework for private medical practice in Uganda.
(Univesity of NairobiDepartment of Vetinary Anatomy, 1988)BACKGROUND: In Uganda the private health sector has expanded dramatically in recent years with a striking proliferation of facilities for private medical practice which is particularly evident in urban areas. OBJECTIVES: ... -
Legume Based Cropping and Soil Biodiversity Dynamics
(Springer Science+Business MediaDepartment of Land Resource Management and Agricultural TechnologyDepartment of Plant Science and Crop Protection, University of NairobiKenya Agricultural Research Institute (KARI), Headquarters,CIAT-Tropical Soil Biology and Fertility, 2011)The soil is home to an enormous diversity of organisms, many of which are beneficial, while a small and equally diverse proportion contains harmful organisms. Legume cropping and husbandry practices impact negatively or ...