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Nutritive value of reconstituted sorghum grains for weanling pigs
(American Society of Animal Science, 1984)
Grains from a high and low tannin sorghum
were reconstituted by adding distilled water at
a 30% level (w/w) and stored for 20 d at 25 C
with an acetic-propionic acid mixture added to
deter fungal growth. Another batch ...
Use of ambient conditions and sawdust in storage of sweet potato(ipomoe batatas) in Kenya
(1995)
Sweet potato root storability and post-harvest resistance to pests and diseases depend on varietal 1and storage conditions. However little is Known in regards to the storability of local Kenyan, sweetpotato cultivars after ...
Oil content in fried processed sweetpotato products
(1997)
Ninety jour different sweetpotato cultivars with various dry matter contents were used to process crisps and the end product was analyzed to determine the oil content. A linear relationship between dry matter content in ...
Acid strength at clay mineral surfaces
(1986)
The interactions of ,{1 3+ -montmorillonite, Na+ - montmorillonite and
Na+ -kaolinite with selected Hammett indicators have been reinvestigated.
The use of a series of indicators with different acid strengths, Ho,
to ...
Soil Erosion Effects on Soil Properties in a Highland Area of Central Kenya
(1997)
One of the most important features that is neglected in many soil erosion studies in Africa is the monitoring of changes to the soil during the progress of the experiment. Objectives of this study were therefore to monitor ...
The effects of crop cover and residue management on runoff and soil loss
(1988)
The amount ofplant cover needed to protect a soil depends on the soil characteristics and the intensity of erosive forces at that time and place. Loose soil on steep slopes needs permanent vegetation to intercept raindrops ...
Control of Fusarium Yellows of Beans Using Bacterial Antagonists
(1991-12)
Fusarium yellows of beans caused by Fusarium ozysporum Schl. sp. phaseoli Kendrick &: Snyder was suppressed significantly by bacterial antagonists, Bacillus sp. that had been introduced into infested soil in a greenhouse. ...
Large animal abdominal hernias
(1991)
Equines are particularly susceptible to infection withTrypanosoma evansi andT. brucei, but rarely is naturalT. congolense andT. vivax infection seen in horses. An outbreak of trypanosomosis occurred in a herd of horses ...
The breaking strength and resistance to abrasion of some casting bandages
(1993)
Five plaster and one fiberglass casting bandages available on the Kenyan market
were evaluated for breaking strength and resistance to abrasion. Under the test
conditions, scotchcast was found to be 2.6 times stronger ...
Involving Rural Kenyan Women in the Development of Nutritionally Improved Weaning Foods: Nutribusiness Strategy
(1997)
This paper describes a participatory process employed by three collaborating universities to engage rural Kenyan women, who are members of organized women's groups, in the development of recipes for culturally appropriate, ...