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Thin layer drying characteristics of grain sorghum
(2003)
Drying characteristics of both naturally moist and.rew.etted grain sorghum were studied. Three varieties of Kenyan grain sorghum were used. The drying air temperature and its flow rate were varied. Relative humidity of the ...
Traditional Range Condition and Trend Assessment: Lessons from Pokot and Il Chamus Pastoralists of Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2003)
This paper provides the results of a case study of some traditional range management methods of the Pokot and Il Chamus pastoralists of northwestern
Kenya. The study focused on the factors used in monitoring and evaluating ...
Tsetse, wildlife and Land-cover change in Ruma National Park, South-western Kenya
(2003)
Land-cover change in the rangelands can be manifested in different ways, including bush
encroachment, increased bare ground, reduced herbaceous biomass, changes in species diversity, and more profoundly, reduced crop ...
Genetic variation for tolerance to low soil nitrogen (N) in common beans (Phaseolus vulgaries L.)
(2003)
Low soil nitrogen is an important biophysical constraint to common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) production in East and Central Africa. An average of 660 kg N ha-1 has been lost during the last 30 years from about 200 million ...
Legume Cover Crops Research In Kenya: Experiences Of The Legume Research Network Project
(KARI, 2003)
The Legume Research Network Project (LRNP) was started in 1994 (by then
known as the Legume Screening Network) to evaluate suitable legume species
for different agro-ecological environments and to subsequently incorporate ...
Susceptibility of sweetpotato germplasm to rhizopus soft rot caused by Rhizopus stolonifer and Rhizopus oryzae in Kenya
(2003)
Susceptibility of fifteen local and introduced sweetpotato germplasm to Rhizopus soft rot disease caused by Rliizopus stolonifer and Rliitopus oryzae was tested in 1999 and 2000. Roots were surface sterilised, wounded and ...
The Use of Sociological Methods to Assess Land-use Change: A Case Study of Lambwe Valley, Kenya
(2003)
Land-use history, not readily available
for most places, remains the weakest link in nearly all
studies of historic vegetation change, in Africa as well
as other places in the world. Notwithstanding,
communities hold ...