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Food security and the impact of agricultural development in western Kenya: problems and opportunities.
(University of Nairobi, 2000)
The first food policy paper for Kenya was formulated in 1981 and revised in 1994, in response to the need to accommodate new policies promoting the liberalization and privatization of agricultural services and inputs. The ...
Evaluating System For Management Of Aphids (Hemiptera: Aphididae) Infesting Okra (malvaceae) In Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2008)
A Measure of Economic Rationality in the Smallholder Tea Sub-Sector in Kenya
(2001)
The smallholder tea sub-sector in Kenya is considered the largest and one of the most successful smallholder schemes in the world. However, tea productivity in this sub-sector has been persistently low when compared with ...
Evaluating the effect of Bacillus and Rhizobium. bi-inoculant on nodulation and nematode control in Phaseolus vulgaris L
(2007)
The study was undertaken to evaluate the effect of inoculating beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) with a bio-inoculant containing Bacillus spp. and Rhizobium spp. isolates on root damage by root-knot nematodes, nodulation and ...
Influence of Tithonia diversifolia and triple superphosphate on dissolution and effectiveness of phosphate rock in acidic soil
(University of Nairobi,, 2006)
An incubation and a pot experiment were conducted to evaluate the dissolution and agronomic effectiveness of a less reactive phosphate rock, Busumbu soft ore (BPR), in an Oxisol in Kenya. Resin (anion and anion + ...
Contour Hedgerows and Grass Strips in Erosion and Runoff Control on Sloping Land in Semi-Arid Kenya
(Taylor and Francis Group, 2007)
Most early alley cropping studies in semi-arid Kenya were on fairly flat land while there is an increase in cultivated sloping land. The effectiveness of aging contour hedgerows and grass strips for erosion control on an ...
Intussusceptive angiogenesis and its role in vascular morphogenesis, patterning, and remodeling
(Springer Netherlands, 2009)
New blood vessels arise initially as blood islands in the process known as vasculogenesis or as new capillary segments produced through angiogenesis. Angiogenesis itself encompasses two broad processes, namely sprouting ...
Evaluating Of Synthetic And Neem-based Insecticides For Managing Aphids On Okra (Malvaceae) In Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2008)
This field study was conducted to evaluate the efficacy of two synthetic insecticides (Imidacloprid 350 g L-1 (Gaucho FSR) and Lambda-cyhalothrin 17.5 g L-1 (Karate 1.75 ECR), two neem products (Azadirachtin 0.15%w/w ...
Land Use and Spatial Distribution of Two Gum And Incense Producing Tree Species In The Blue-nile Valley of Wogidi District, Ethiopia
(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 ...