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Preliminary studies on some local materials for propagation media. 1. Physical and chemical properties.
(Univeristy of Nairobi, 1981)
Several materials for raising seedlings in containers before field transplanting were studied, namely coir dust, sawdust, coffee parchments, charcoal dust, local peat moss and sisal waste. Data are presented on their ...
Yield and quality of kale as affected by nitrogen side-dressing, spacing and supplementary irrigation.
(Univeristy of Nairobi, 1984)
In trials with the cv. Thousand Headed wide spacing (76 × 60 cm) increased mean fresh weight, branching and leaf production. Close spacing (76 × 30 cm) significantly increased total leaf yield/ha but decreased leaf:petiole ...
Effect of plant age on chamomile (Matricaria chamomilla L.) flower yield, essential oil content and composition
(Univeristy of Nairobi, 1989)
Seeds of a high-oil-yielding strain of M. chamomilla [Chamomilla recutita] were sown in a nursery and the seedlings were planted in the field 4 weeks after germination. Four rates each of P (0, 40, 80 and 120 kg P2O5/ha) ...
Identification and nutritional importance of indigenous green leaf vegetables in Kenya.
(Univeristy of Nairobi, 1985)
Species identified include Amaranthus hybridus [cruentus], Crotalaria brevidens, Solanum nigrum, Gynandropsis gynandra and Erucastrum arabicum. They normally grow wild in most parts of Kenya and the leaves are used as ...
Contents of nitrate-N and thiocyanate ions in kale (Brassica oleracea var. acephala DC) leaves from kale-growing areas in Kenya.
(Univeristy of Nairobi, 1988)
The leaves were sampled in Nov. 1984 and Mar. 1985 from the Kisii, Kericho, Nakuru, Nyahururu, Naivasha, Limuru, Karatina and Kibwezi areas. The results indicated significant differences in nitrate-N contents and thiocyanate ...