Search
Now showing items 21-28 of 28
The potential of agro-organic wastes to reduce nitrogen losses from cattle manure used by smallholder farmers in the central Kenyan highlands.
(University of Nairobi, 2005)
Livestockmanure is a valuable source of plant nutrients for crop production in the Central Kenyan highlands but its quality in terms of available nitrogen is low due to considerable nitrogen losses through ammonia ...
The African Green Revolution and the Role of Partnerships in East Africa
(University of Nairobi,, 2006)
Sub-Saharan African (SSA) region continues to experience perennial hunger, poverty and poor health of its people. Agricultural production has remained low over decades and is declining to extremely low staple maize yields ...
Effect of Fish Pond Effluents Irrigation on French Beans in Central Kenya
(University of Nairobi,, 2007)
When fish are recovered from ponds, the effluent is often drained presenting both an environmental challenge and an agricultural opportunity. The effects of irrigation with pond effluent and its interaction with applied ...
Cases Studies
(University of Nairobi,, 2002)
Common bean (
Phaseolus vulgaris
L.) is the most important legume
crop in Kenya and is cultivated on an estimated 700,000 ha. A low
average yield of 750 kg/ha is realized, against a potential of 1500 kg/
ha (Rheenen
et ...
The Influence Of Soil Fertility Management Practises On Population Sizes Of Soil Fauna In Central Highlands Of Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2000)
The need for an increase in crop (particularly food) production to match the demand from an ever-increasing human population has led to intensive agriculture. This is usually associated with a high level of ecological ...
Composting cattle manure from zero graziing systems with agro-organic waste to minimise nitrogen losses in smallholder farms in Kenya. Tropical and Subtropical Agro ecosystems 2006 (6)
(University of Nairobi, 2006)
Livestock manure is a valuable source of plant nutrients
for crop production in the Central Kenyan highlands but
its quality in terms of available nitrogen (N) is low due
to considerable N losses through ammonia ...