Search
Now showing items 851-860 of 959
Assessment of erosion hazard with the USLE and GIS: A case study of the Upper Ewaso Ng'iro North basin of Kenya
(Elsevier, 2000)
The Universal Soil Loss Equation (USLE) was used to predict soil erosion hazard in the Upper Ewaso Ng'iro North basin of Kenya using data from erosion plots and reconnaissance surveys. The R-factor (rainfall erosivity) was ...
The Importance of Local Knowledge and Interdisciplinary Research
(University of Nairobi., 2007)
For this special issue of TES we have selected four articles on constraints and options for managing trees in
Africa. The articles have been produced within a larger multidisciplinary research programme on People,
Trees ...
The history and present conditions of Suserup Skov - a nemoral, deciduous forest reserve in a cultural landscape
(University of Nairobi,, 2007)
Community Based Interventions as a Strategy to Combat Desertification in the Arid and Semi-Arid Rangelands of Kajiado District, Kenya
(University of Nairobi,, 2004)
Vegetation degradation, especially the disappearance of woody vegetation and a diminished grass cover, has aroused the concern of the Maasai community (semi-nomadic pastoralists) of Kajiado District, Kenya. The district ...
Performance of Toggenburg dairy goats in smallholder production systems of the eastern highlands of Kenya
(University of Nairobi., 2009)
The use of exotic dairy goats in breeding programmes for smallholder production systems is popular in Eastern Africa. However, information on the performance of exotic breeds within these systems is scarce. This paper ...
Etiology, Effect of Soil pH and Sweetpotato Varietal Reaction to AlternariaLeaf Petoile and Stem Blight in Kenya
(2001-03)
Leaf petiole and stem blight disease is commonly encountered on sweetpotato in Kenya. A study was carried out to confirm the causal agent of the disease in different agro-ecological zones of Kenya and determine the importance ...
Breeding objectives and the relative importance of traits in plant and animal breeding: a comparative review
(University of Nairobi., 2008)
Abstract
Breeding objectives always involve consideration of multiple traits, even in situations where output of a single trait is dominant. We review literature dealing with formal definition of breeding objectives. ...
Weed management options for resource poor maize-dairy farmers in central Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2003)
No abstract.
The sedentarisation process of the Bahima in Uganda: An emic view
(University of Nairobi., 2009)
The traditional lifestyle of nomadic pastoralists is vanishing rapidly, because of human population
growth which often leads to land scarcity or political pressure on pastoralists to settle. The
sedentarisation of the ...
Changing land use systems and socio-economic roles of vegetation in semi-arid Africa: The case of the Afar and Tigrai of Ethiopia
(University of Nairobi, 2000)
No abstract available