Faculty of Agriculture & Veterinary Medicine (FAg / FVM): Recent submissions
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Hydrological effects of tillage and farmyard manure on crusting and compacting soils in semi arid Kenya
(College of Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences, University of Nairobi, 2003) -
Outbreaks of Dermatophilus congolensis infection in camels (Camelus dromedarius) from the Butana region in Eastern Sudan
(University of NairobiVeterinary Pathology, Microbiology & Parasitology, 1998) -
The drying up of east African rift valley lakes in recent times with special reference to lake Elmenteita.
(University of Nairobi,Department of soil science,, 2000)Possible causes of the drying up of Lake Elmenteita and its feeder rivers during 1958-1987 were studied. The effects of the changing climate elements of rainfall and evapotranspiration as well as the possible contributions ... -
Transition to conservation tillage: Critical issues and options for Kenya
(College of Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences, University of Nairobi, 2000) -
Seasonal conservation tillage reports (1999-2001) for Iiuni Conservation Tillage Trials Site, Machakos, Kenya
(College of Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences, University of Nairobi, 2001) -
Factors influencing production on smallholder Dairy Farms in Central Kenya
(Department of soil science, 1996) -
Laboratory calibration of a tipping-bucket device and sediment sampling tube for soil erosion plots.
(University of Nairobi,Department of soil science,, 1993)The calibration of runoff and sediment measuring device for erosion plot studies is described. Volume and flow rate measurements were made by a tipping bucket device. Runoff and sediment samples were collected with a ... -
Development of sustainable conservation farming systems
(College of Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences, University of Nairobi, 2000) -
Dermatophilosis in camels (Camelus dromedarius Linnaeus, 1758) in Kenya [experimental infection]
(University of NairobiDepartment of Veterinary Pathology and Microbiology, 1992)Natural dermatophilosis (caused by Dermatophilus congolensis Van Saceghem, 1915) has only recently been described in camels (Camelus dromedarius). Further work has shown that the disease is actually widespread. At the Ol ... -
Field performance of new copper formulations against coffee berry disease in Kenya
(University of Nairobi,College of Agriculture, 1986-02)Four cupric chlorides, one cuprous oxide, and one cupric hydroxide were tested for the control of coffee berry disease (CBD) during 1982/83 and 1983/84 coffee seasons. Following the results, cuprous oxide, and cupric ... -
Soil and nutrient losses due to erosion in maize-legume cropping systems of central Kenya
(Department of soil science, 2009) -
The persistence of benomyl tolerance in Colletotrichum coffeanum in Kenya
(University of Nairobi,College of Agriculture, 1988) -
Terrace riser stabilization and fodder production.
(University of Nairobi,college of agriculture and veterinary sciences,, 1993)This paper describes a completely randomized block experiment that was laid out on four terraces at the Kabete campus, Kenya, to test the suitability of seven plant spp. (Tripsacum laxum, Brachiaria decumbens, Panicum ... -
Predictors of nutritional status among participants in a rice irrigation scheme in Kenya
(University of NairobiDepartment of Plant Science & Crop Protection, 1996) -
Mechanisms of sexual selection: Sexual swellings and oestrogen concentrations as fertility indicators and cues for male consort decisions in wild baboons.
(University of NairobiCollege of Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences, 2006) -
Problems of river-water management for a basin west of Mount Kenya: challenge to water resource planners.
(University of Nairobi,college of agriculture and veterinary sciences,, 1993)A case study was conducted in two reaches in the Naro Moru river basin, which extends from the humid western slopes of Mount Kenya to the semi-arid Laikipia plateau. The study involved measuring the amount of water abstracted ... -
Perspective. Rice Development in sub - Saharan Africa.
(University of NairobiDepartment Of Land Resource Management And Agricultural Technology, 2006) -
Influence of irrigation and nitrogen fertiliser on maize growth, nitrogen uptake and yield in a semi-arid Kenyan environment
(University of Nairobi,college of agriculture and veterinary sciences,, 2003)No abstract available -
Planning irrigation cropping systems
(University of Nairobi,college of agriculture and veterinary sciences,, 1993)Farmers of the Sagana irrigation project, Kenya, have identified fluctuating and low prices for their agricultural produce as their main constraint. This paper reports results from a study carried out to identify an ...