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Assessment of Farmers' Adaptation to the Effects of Climate Change in Kenya: the Case of Kyuso District
(2012)
The study was carried out to assess how farmers in Kyuso District have adapted to the effects of climate change. Survey data was collected from 246 farmers from six locations that were sampled out through a multistage and ...
Evaluation of phosphorus uptake from Minjingu Phosphate rock, growth and nodulation of agroforestry tree species in an acid soil from Kenya. In: Assessment of soil phosphorus status and management of phosphatic fertilizer
(University of Nairobi, 2002)
Most acid soils of the tropics and subtropics show a widespread phosphorus (P) deficiency and high P sorption capacity, and therefore require substantial P inputs for optimum plant growth and production of food and fiber. ...
Available technologies to replenish soil fertility in East Africa
(University of Nairobi, 2007)
Low inherent soil fertility in the highly weathered and leached soils largely accounts for low and unsustained crop yields in most African countries. But in particular, the major nutrients, nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P), ...
Efecto de prácticas de manejo de la fertilidad del suelo y Bacillus subtilis sobre nematodos parásitos asociados al frijol común, Phaseolus vulgaris
(University of Nairobi,, 2011)
On-farm and on-station field experiments were carried out to determine the potential of combining Bacillus subtilis with soil fertility management practices for controlling plant parasitic nematodes associated with common ...
The role of drought among agro-pastoral communities in a semi-arid environment: The case of Botswana
(University of Nairobi, 2013-04)
Agro-pastoral livelihoods in semi-arid Botswana have evolved and adapted to recurrent droughts endemic to the region. Droughts, more than any other phenomena, have shaped and influenced rural communities' interaction with ...
Zambian Munyoko survey. In Handbook of Indigenous fermented Foods,
(University of Nairobi, 1983)