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Agronomic Evaluation of Field Bean(Phaseolus Vulgaris L.) to Unacidulated Phosphorus Source in an Andosol in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 1999)
Phosphate rocks(PR) which have high reactivity may be effective as a direct application of fertilizer especially in highly weathered acid soils. The agronomic effectiveness of such PR, Minjingu rock phosphate (MRP)was ...
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 ...
The ovary of Günther's dik-dik, Madoqua guentheri Thomas
(University of Nairobi, 1975)
The ovaries of five Günther's dik-dik were investigated using histological techniques. The structure of the ovary and corpus luteum as well as the growth and atresia of the follicles are described.
Development of cercaria in Fasciola gigantica.
(University of Nairobi, 1975)
The rediae and cercariae of Fasciola gigantica in experimentally infected snails are illustrated and described. Two generations of cercariae are said to be produced.
The mechanics of bird migration
(University of Nairobi, 1969)
A theory is presented for calculating the relation between mechanical power required to fly and forward speed, for a bird flying horizontally. The significance of this for migration is explained, and quick methods are given ...
Aerial systematic sampling applied to censuses of large mammal populations in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 1977)
Four systematic sample censuses are described, one of elephants in Tsavo East National Park, and three of kongoni on the Athi-Kapiti Plains. Flight paths in the form of a regular grid with 5-km spacing were used. Distribution ...
Prediction of the advancing wetting front in border strip irrigation
(University of Nairobi, 1980)
Four methods of predicting the advance of the water front in border irrigation are compared for nine sets of experimental data reported in the literature. The water balance method (Bishop et al., 1967), the method of ...
The extent, characteristics, classification and land use of important Vertisols in Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 1993)
When the Kenyan Vertisols are classified following the Soil Survey Staff (1975) 'Soil Taxonomy', the only two subgroups (Typic Pellusterts and Typic Chromusterts) defined for areas with ustic moisture regime have been found ...
The effect of cultivation on organic carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus of some Kenyan red soils.
(University of Nairobi, 1988)
In a comparative study of cultivated and uncultivated adjacent soils, changes in carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus were examined. Three soil profiles (0-100 cm) were sampled at increments of 10 cm and analysed. The 3 sample ...
The Genetics Of The Butterfly Hypolimnas Misippus (l.): The Classification Of Phenotypes And The Inheritance Of Forms Misippus And Inaria
(University of Nairobi,, 1987)
Hypolimnas misippus is a polymorphic and mimetic butterfly with a pantropicaP distribution. The polymorphism is
autosomal and female-limited, the several female forms being generally regarded as Batesian mimics of the ...