Faculty of Agriculture & Veterinary Medicine (FAg / FVM): Recent submissions
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Ground-water behaviour around a poorly drained area in Kenya.
(Univeristy of Nairobi, 1991)Groundwater behaviour around a poorly drained area of the Mwea Irrigation Scheme in Kenya is described. -
Natural Dermatophilus congolensis infection in camels (Camelus dromedarius) from Kenya.
(Univeristy of Nairobi, 1990)In an investigation of skin conditions in camels in both arid and semi-arid areas in Kenya, an outbreak of D. congolensis infection was observed in camel calves being reared on a commercial farm in a semi-arid area. ... -
The prevalence of Dermatophilus congolensis infection of camels in four rearing areas in Kenya and the presence of a mixed infection with Trichophyton verrucosum.
(Univeristy of Nairobi, 1998)The incidence of D. congolensis was investigated in 3800 camels in 4 camel rearing areas in Kenya during dry and wet seasons. More camels were infected during the wet season (21.2%) than during the dry season (14.5%). Camel ... -
Production and use of agricultural machinery in Kenya.
(Univeristy of Nairobi, 1984)The production and use of agricultural machinery in Kenya is examined against the background of the country's basic problem, i.e. that, despite a determined effort to modernize and industrialize through import substitution ... -
Effect of different temperature regimes on vegetative growth of melon plants
(Univeristy of Nairobi, 1997)Experiments were conducted at the Institutes for Applied Research in Beer-Sheva, Israel between November 1992 and April 1993 to study the effects of different temperature regimes on vegetative growth of thirteen melon ... -
A determination of raw milk quality and the most suitable microbiological test at the milk collection level in two regions of Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014-11-20)A study was conducted in two high dairy potential areas of Kenya to determine the bacteriological and compositional quality of milk produced by small scale farmers and the best microbiological test that could be applied ... -
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 ... -
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) ... -
Effect of nitrogen and variety on essential-oil yield and composition from chamomile flowers.
(Univeristy of Nairobi, 1992)The effects of N (0, 75, 150 or 225 mg/2.7 litre pot) on the essential oil content and composition of the flowers of 2 Matricaria chamomilla [Chamomilla recutita] cultivars were investigated. N (up to 150 mg/pot) significantly ... -
Influence of seedling age and nitrogen application method on dry matter production and nitrogen uptake of lowland rice cultivated on an Alfisol.
(Univeristy of Nairobi, 1992)In a field experiment during the long and short rainy seasons in 1987 at Ibadan, Nigeria, rice cv. IITA 212 DM production was not affected by transplanting 21-, 31- or 41-d-old seedlings. Placement of 60 kg N/ha at 5-10 ... -
Effect of mode and time of nitrogen application on growth and grain yield of lowland rice
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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 ... -
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 ... -
Effect of nitrogen on thiocyanate content of Brassica oleracea var. acephala leaves.
(Univeristy of Nairobi, 1990)In a field experiment in 1985/86 at the Kabele Field Station (alt. 1940 m a.s.l) B. oleracea var. acephala cultivars Thousand Headed (kale) and Georgia (collard) received 0, 47, 94 or 188 kg N/ha. Petiole and, more ... -
The effect of lime levels on the growth of beans and maize and nodulation of beans in three tropical acid soils.
(Univeristy of Nairobi, 1984)The soils used in the greenhouse trial ranged from 4.2 to 5.0 in pH, 1.74 to 4.56 in percentage C, 21 to 32 meq/100 g in CEC, 5.1 to 8.1 meq/100 g in exchange acidity, 0.6 to 3.2 meq/100 g in exchangeable Al and 0.13 to ... -
Buffer pH methods for estimation of lime requirement of tropical acid soils.
(Univeristy of Nairobi, 1981)Lime requirements (LR) of 26 acid agricultural soils were estimated using the following buffer methods: Shoemaker-McLean-Pratt single buffer (SMP-SB), SMP double buffer (SMP-DB), Mehlich buffer method for crops with high ... -
Soil acidity components of tropical acid soils: their roles in determining lime requirement values and the effect of lime upon them.
(Univeristy of Nairobi, 1982)Clay content, pH, organic matter content (%C), cation exchange capacity (CEC), exchangeable Al, exchangeable Mn, exchangeable acidity (ACe), residual acidity (ACr) and total acidity of 26 agricultural soils were determined. ... -
The effect of level of CaCO3, inoculation and lime pelleting on the nodulation and growth of beans in five acid soils.
(Univeristy of Nairobi, 1981)In greenhouse trials with Phaseolus vulgaris cv. Canadian Wonder grown on 5 acid soils of pH 3.9-5.1, nodule wt. decreased with increasing percentage soil C, and at 5.60% C no nodules were observed. In soils with low OM ... -
Rhizobium phaseoli inoculation trials on farmers' fields in Kenya.
(Univeristy of Nairobi, 1988)A study was conducted on farmers' fields in Kikuyu Division, Kenya, to determine whether inoculating bean seeds with Rhizobium phaseoli could match the N supplied by 200 kg of diammonium phosphate (DAP) for pure stands of ...