Browsing Faculty of Agriculture & Veterinary Medicine (FAg / FVM) by Subject "Variability"
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The perfect drought? Constraints limiting Kalahari agro-pastoral communities from coping and adapting
(Academic JournalsDepartment of Range Management, University of Nairobi, 2011-03)Rural Kalahari agro-pastoral communities of Southern Africa have been exposed to drought shocks throughout history and have adapted their livelihoods accordingly. Yet, drought continues to disrupt or threaten to disrupt ... -
Production, purification and separation of phytotoxins from Exserohilum turcicum isolates of Kenyan, German and Austrian origin
(BotsDepartment of Plant Science and Crop Protection, University of Nairobi, 2011)The study was carried out to compare production, purification and identity of phytotoxins from Exserohilum turcicum isolates of Kenyan, German and Austrian origin. Phytotoxins were extracted from maize leaves inoculated ... -
Race Typing and Evaluation of Aggressiveness of Exserohilum turcicum Isolates of Kenyan, German and Austrian Origin
(Department of Plant Science and Crop Protection, University of Nairobi, 2010)Exserohilum turcicum the causal agent of northern corn leaf blight is a threat to corn production in many areas of the world. The pathogen has a high genetic variability in terms of virulence, genetic structure and several ... -
Reaction of Some Kenyan Maize Genotypes to Turcicum Leaf Blight Under Greenhouse and Field Conditions
(Department of Plant Science and Crop Protection, University of Nairobi, 2007)Fifty seven maize lines comprising 23 open pollinated, 30 hybrids and 4 inbreed lines were evaluated for resistance to Turcicum leaf blight both under greenhouse and field conditions. For greenhouse evaluation, the genotypes ...