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Correlations between yield and malting quality in barley
(University of Nairobi,, 1983)
Grain yield, three yield components and grain nitrogen and moisture contents were investigated in a diallel cross, without reciprocals, involving four two-rowed and three six-rowed varieties. Grain yield/plant and ears/plant ...
The Effect of Phosphorus on Nodulation, Growth and Dinitrogen Fixation by Beans
(1983)
The effect of phosphorus on nodulation, dry matter yield and dinitrogen fixation (as determined by the 15N technique) of bean plants (Phaseolus vulgaris) was evaluated in a field experiment at three growth stages. Application ...
Progesterone, oestrogens, LH and corticosteroids in plasma during the oestrous cycle in goat
(University of Nairobi,, 1983)
Epizootiological observations on a nuclear polyhedrosis of the African armyworm Spodoptera exempta (Walk.).
(University of Nairobi, 1983)
An outbreak of a nuclear polyhedrosis virus disease in a population of Spodoptera exempta (Wlk.) at 4 sites in Kenya in 1974 is described. Larval mortality began 11 days after the larval outbreak began and reached a peak ...
The mechanism of intracardiac shunting in the lizard Varanus exanthematicus.
(1983-07)
Intracardiac shunting was studied in unanaesthetized and unrestrained specimens of Varanus exanthematicus by simultaneous injection of radioactively labelled microspheres (15 micron) into the right and left atria. Lung ...
Digestive physiology of East African wild ruminants.
(1983)
The physiology of digestion of wild ruminants in their natural habitat was determined. The study consisted of fifty-one adult male animals representing sixteen species. While diet and body weight were both related to the ...
Camel production in Kenya and its constraints. II. Tick infestation.
(University of Nairobi, 1983)
Numbers of ticks on four herds of dromedaries, two on commercial ranches (135 and 175 animals), one maintained for research projects (21 animals) and one owned by nomadic farmers (174 animals), were counted between January ...
Camel production in Kenya and its constraints. I. Productivity.
(University of Nairobi, 1983)
Body measurements and data on reproduction and mortality were recorded in 4 herds of camels (Camelus dromedarius) in different areas of Kenya (21-175 animals per herd). Regressions of body weight (estimated from body ...
A simple classification of different types of trypanosomiasis occurring in four camel herds in selected areas of Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 1983)
Jugular vein serum and blood samples were taken every 2 to 3 months for 9 to 15 month periods from a total of 508 camels from 4 herds in different areas in Kenya. Mouse inoculation tests and examination of stained samples ...