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Weed control in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 1988)
The use of herbicides of weed control in Kenya and other tropical countries is relatively new but gaining steady popularity. Full assessment of the importance of herbicides in Kenya in crop production is not readily ...
Evaluation of crop cover and residue management C factors for cropping systems and management techniquesin the semi-arid region of Kenya
(1989)
The mean crop cover and residue management C factor for maize with conventional tillage, maize with minimum tillage, maize intercropped with beans on alternate rows, beans alone, and maize with 3 t ha -1 of maize residue ...
Atypical (cutaneous) Actinobacillosis in cattle: Clinical observations, diagnosis and treatment in eighteen cases. Bulletin of Animal Health and Production in AfrClinical observations, diagnosis and treatment in eighteen cases.
(1989)
Open wound healing following dehorning using a wire saw was observed in 25 cattle aged between 1 and 5 years. Initially, there was a marked thickening of the scab over the wound as a ridge near the skin margin. A pale ...
Effect of nitrogen fertilizer on yield of beans inoculated with Rhizobium phiseoli
(1982)
There have been reports of legumes responding to application of nitrogen fertilizers and there are suggestions that even where legume seeds are inoculated with effective strains of Rhizobium phaseoli, a nitrogen starter ...
Ano-rectal squamous cell carcinoma in a cow and incidence of bovine intestinal tumours in Kabete,Kenya.
(1989)
Seventeen cows of various breeds with varying degrees of severity of advanced ocular squamous cell carcinoma were treated by radical surgery, which included enucleation and extirpation of the surrounding ocular muscles and ...
Buffer pH methods for estimation of lime requirement of tropical acid soils.
(Univeristy of Nairobi, 1981)
Lime requirements (LR) of 26 acid agricultural soils were estimated using the following buffer methods: Shoemaker-McLean-Pratt single buffer (SMP-SB), SMP double buffer (SMP-DB), Mehlich buffer method for crops with high ...
Tannin and fiber contents of rapeseed and canola hulls
(1982)
Hulls from rapeseed and canola seed were analyzed for tannins, and the ability
of these tannins to inhibit a-amylase in vitro was determined. Extractable tannin
content ranged from 0.02 to O.22Vc. The a-amylase inhibition ...
The effect of narrow grass strips in reducing soil loss and runoff on a Kabata Nitisol, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 1989)
Results of an experiment to assess the effect of grass strips in reducing soil loss and runoff on sloping land at Kabete are presented. Tentative recommendations are made, based on these results and on other available information.
Terracing of cropland in low rainfall areas of Machakos District, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 1980)
Expansion of cropping in the semi-arid and arid zones of Machakos District is handicapped by soil erosion and the loss of water as run-off. The predominance of annual crops and the system of planting twice a year due to ...
Nutrient contents of cured potatoes from kenyan highland varieties
(1987)
Cured potatoes from nine Kenyan highland varieties were analysed for proximate composition, ascorbic acid and the minerals sodium, calcium, phosphorus and iron. Considerable variations between varieties were observed ...