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Survey and control of sweet potato insect pests with special emphasis on sweet potato weevils, Cylas spp
(University of Nairobi,, 1991)
Thirty-eight sweet potato cloves were tested for resistance Tocylas spp during the long rains of 1990. The crown, stem base and tubers were scored for weevil damage. The larvae and grubs in the tubers and adults around the ...
Suppressor And Protector Factors Derived From Trypanosoma Lewisi
(University of Nairobi, 1991-11)
Trypanosoma lewisi is a specific protozoan blood parasite of rats. Normal rats infected 2 h after treatment with plasma from day 8 irradiated (8.5 Gy) infected rats had significantly higher parasitaemia; in contrast, animals ...
Natural out-crossing in dwarf pigeonpea
(1991)
Natural out-crossing rate in pigeonpea was studied at ICRISAT Center using plant stature (tall plants in dwarf progenies) as the genetic marker. The data indicated natural out-crossing rates of 9.7% to 24.1% with a pooled ...
Activity of buparvaquone against Theileria cervi in white-tailed deer.
(University of Nairobi., 1991-01)
Buparvaquone, a naphthoquinone with known efficacy against Theileria parva parva in cattle, was tested for activity against Theileria cervi piroplasms in both an in vitro culture system and in vivo in experimentally infected ...
Insect rearing management as a prerequisite in the development of IPM for sustainable food production
(Univesity of Nairobi, 1991)
Insect rearing and its management is a prerequisite in developing IPM packages for various food crops. Insects reared for the development of these packages should be regularly monitored for quality in order to ensure ...
Insects associated with the potato crop in Kenya
(1991)
Seventy species of insects were found on potato; 52 of them were pests and 17 were predators of those pests. Their importance as pests and predators is discussed.
Variations in LC50 in the Egg Hatch Assay Fof Anthelmintic Resistant Trichostrongylid Nematode Parasites in Sheep
(University of Nairobi., 1991)
Immunohistology of lymph nodes draining local skin reactions (chancres) in sheep infected with Trypanosoma congolense.
(University of Nairobi., 1991-07)
Marked enlargement of lymph nodes draining local skin reactions (chancres) occurred in sheep following intradermal inoculation of cultured metacyclic forms of Trypanosoma congolense. Histologically, these lymph nodes were ...
Changes in the bovine udder quarters naturally infected by Corynebacterium bovis.
(University of Nairobi., 1991-09)
Of 272 bovine udder quarters studied for mastitis, 19 of them naturally infected with Corynebacterium bovis alone, were compared with 16 others infected by C. bovis together with other bacteria and another 36 non-infected ...