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Nematode diversity in soil from a field trial with decomposing Bt cotton expressing Cry1Ac and Cry2Ab2 protein.
(Univeristy of Nairobi, 2013)The quality of decomposing plant materials may affect the soil community structure. The aim of the study was to determine the impact of decomposing Bt cotton and its isoline on soil nematode diversity. Bt cotton (06Z604D), ... -
Nematode infection in Barbus altianalis Boulinger 1900 (Pisces: Cyprinidae) in Lake Victoria River systems
(University of Nairobi,, 1988) -
Nematodes Associated With Beans And The Response Of Bean Germplasm To Meloidogyne Ineognita
(University of NairobiDepartment of Land Resource Management and Agricultural Technology, 2000) -
Net energy for gain (NE gain) of cassava tops
(University of Nairobi, 1988-05)The digestibility, and effect on voluntary feed intake, of various forms of cassava tops were determined. For 70 days, 15 entire lambs subdivided into 3 treatment groups, were then fed a basal maintenance ration of Chloris ... -
Neutraceutal Wild Plants Contributions to Food and People of SemiArid East Shewa, Ethiopia: Healthcare Security of the Semiarid
(2011)Ethnobotamcal study was conducted in six study sites of semi and east Shewa, Ethiopia. The study has aimed to Identify key nutraceutical wild plants and documents associated Indigenous knowledge. It also analyzed local use ... -
A new approach for detecting visibility bias for the fixed-width transect method
(University of Nairobi, 1991-09)Four road counts and four series of daily road counts of 28.4% sampling intensity were carried out at Wildlife Ranching and Research Ltd (WRR), Athi River, Kenya, between December 1966 and July 1987 to test the applicability ... -
A new map of agroclimatic zones of Kenya
(University of Nairobi,college of agriculture and veterinary services,, 1983) -
New perspectives on natural resource development in developing countries
(University of Nairobi, 1981)The link between natural resources and economic development is more and more regarded as a fact today even though the whole process of development is only partially understood. The awareness has now spread to the developing ... -
A new species and four new records of Asterina from Kenya
(Department of Plant Science and Crop Protection, University of Nairobi, 1996)Five species of Asterina identified on 5 unrelated host genera from Mau Forest in Western Kenya are described. A. achyrospermi on Achyrospermum schimperi is described as a new species, A. dissiliens is new to the host ... -
A new species of sucking louse (Phthiraptera: Anoplura: Linognathidae) from Gunther's dikdik (Madoqua guentheri) in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Linognathus samburi n. sp. is described from adult male and female specimens collected from a juvenile female Günther's dikdik (Madoqua guentheri) live-trapped near Olturot Village, Samburu district (Rift Valley Province) ... -
A new species of sucking louse (Phthiraptera: Anoplura: Linognathidae) from Gunther's dikdik (Madoqua guentheri) in Kenya
(2014)Linognathus samburi n. sp. is described from adult male and female specimens collected from a juvenile female Günther's dikdik (Madoqua guentheri) live-trapped near Olturot Village, Samburu district (Rift Valley Province) ... -
Newcastle disease virus and antibody levels in matched sera, ovules and mature eggs of indigenous village hens
(Kenya Veterinary AssociationDepartment of Veterinary Pathology, Microbiology and Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine,, 2008)In this study, one hundred and thirty three non - vaccinated village hens in lay were tested for carriage of Newcastle disease virus and presence of antibody against the virus in sera, ovules and eggs. Blood was obtained ... -
Newcastle disease virus vaccine trial using Haemagglutination and Haemagglutination inhibition test
(University of Nairobi.Faculty of Veterinary medicine, 1979) -
Niche Dimensions in Fishes: An Integrative View Niche Dimensions in Fishes: An Integrative View (pp. 808-826)
(College of Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences, University of Nairobi, 2010) -
Nirogen Replenishment In The East African Highlands Through Biological Nitrogen Fixation And Legume Inoculation.
(University of NairobiDepartment of Land Resource Management and Agricultural Technology, 1998) -
Nitrogen and phosphorous uptake by potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) and their use efficiency under potato-legume intercropping systems
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Competition for nitrogen (N) and phosphorous (P) under potato-based intercropping systems decreases the level of nutrients available for potato and subsequently influences nitrogen and phosphorous use efficiency. A field ... -
Nitrogen Fixation by Natural Populations of Acacia Senegal in the Drylands of Kenya Using 15N Natural Abundance
(University of Nairobi,College of Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences,, 2013)Nitrogen (N) fixation was estimated for three Acacia senegal (L.) (A. senegal) Willd. varieties (A. senegal var. senegal, kerensis, and leiorhachis) growing naturally in different sites in the dryland areas of Kenya. The ... -
Nitrogen fixation in tropical agriculture and forestry
(Department of Land Resource Management and Agricultural Technology, 1987)Nitrogen compounds comprise from 40 to 50 percent of the dry matter of protoplasm, the living substance of plant cells. For this reason, nitrogen is required in large quantities by growing plants and is indeed the key to ... -
Nitrogen fixation potential and residual effects of selected grain legumes in a Kenyan soil
(Department of Plant Science and Crop Protection, University of Nairobi, 2013)Based on their performance attributes, butter bean (variety Ex-kasuku) and grass pea (Selection 1325) have been identified as potential alternative legumes for the maize-based cropping system in the cold semi-arid region ... -
Nitrogen level and cultivar effects on nodulation, dinitrogen fixation and yield of grain legumes: I. Cowpea cultivars
(Department of Land Resource Management and Agricultural Technology, 1985)N fixation was studied by the 15N method in Vigna unguiculata cv. ERI-2, Vita 4 and Machakos 74 grown in a field which had been fallow for 3 years and given 20 or 100 kg N/ha. The higher N rate reduced nodulation in all ...