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Correlation and multi-regression analyses in populations of two Kenyan landraces of spiderflower Gynandropsis gynandra.
(University of Nairobi,, 1992)
Information on correlation and multiple-regression is derived from data on 7 characters in 2 Kenyan landraces (E and M) of G. gynandra [Cleome gynandra], grown at Thika during the short-rain season, 1988, and at Kabete ...
Effect of fermentation, malted flour treatment and drum drying on nutritional quality of uji
(1992)
Uji, a popular thin porridge in Kenya was made from sorghum flour. The uji was then either diluted ( 5-fold with water and boiled, or directly drum dried for rat studies and analysis. Uji was also prepared by using a mixture ...
Mammary gland infections in free-range goats in Kenya
(1992)
In the recent years interest in keeping dairy goat has increased and does capable of producing 8 I itres of milk/day are becoming common. With this increase In production there is inevitably a greater risk of rnastitis. ...
Influence of seedling age and nitrogen application method on dry matter production and nitrogen uptake of lowland rice cultivated on an Alfisol.
(Univeristy of Nairobi, 1992)
In a field experiment during the long and short rainy seasons in 1987 at Ibadan, Nigeria, rice cv. IITA 212 DM production was not affected by transplanting 21-, 31- or 41-d-old seedlings. Placement of 60 kg N/ha at 5-10 ...
Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A: Physiology
(University of Nairobi, 1992)
1. Eleven-month-old Nile crocodiles with poor appetite and retarded growth were injected with 0.325 μg/g recombinant human growth hormone (hGH) twice a week for 4 weeks.
2. The treated animals had a mean intake per ...
Herd dynamics modelling applied to a venison ranch in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 1992)
In regions where the rainfall is too low for crop production, the conversion of herbage biomass by animals yields highly valued products In the hostile conditions of Africa's dry lands livestock is reared with difficulty, ...
Yield advantage in intercropping of high density arabica coffee with dry beans.
(University of Nairobi, 1992)
In a five-year intercropping experiment (1978-82) in Kenya, 0, 2, 4 and 8 dry bean rows were interplanted in high density arabica coffee (planted in 1971 and thinned in 1978 to spacing 2×1 m) and received 0, 80 and 160 kg ...
Fluoride levels in water and fish from Lake Magadi (Kenya)
(1992)
Water entering Lake Magadi from a spring contained 73 mg fluoride (F)1-1, while samples taken 100 and 400 m from the spring were estimated to contain 110 and 140 mg F 1-1. Evaporation apparently increased the F and salt ...
Studies on the reproductive performance of Ethiopian sheep by means of an enzyme immunoassay technique; a review
(University of Nairobi, 1992)
Measurement of the concentration of hormones associated with reproductive function in female animals can aid in the evaluation of their reproductive status. In particular, from the point of view of production, determination ...
Bacteriological Quality of Freshly Processed Broiler Chickens as Affected by Carcass Pretreatment and Gamma Irradiation
(1992)
Chicken carcasses dipped in whey fermented by Streptococcus thermophilus,
lactic acid solution or water and irradiated at 2.5 kGy by
6OCOwere evaluated for bacteriological quality on day-L, day-3 and
at 3-day intervals ...