Browsing Faculty of Agriculture & Veterinary Medicine (FAg / FVM) by Title
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Effect of seasonal variation, cultivar and production system on some postharvest characteristics of the banana
(Department of Plant Science and Crop Protection, University of Nairobi, 2006)Physicochemical characteristics (including peel/pulp firmness, peel color, soluble sugars, starch, titratable acidity and moisture content) were determined in two cultivars of banana (Musa spp. ‘Williams’ and ‘Grande ... -
Effect Of Short-term Improved Fallow On Striga Infestation In Maize.
(University of NairobiPlant Science and Crop Protection, 2000) -
Effect of Soaking on the Cookability and Nutritional Quality of Mucuna Bean
(University of Nairobi,college of agriculture and veterinary services,, 2010)Mucuna (Mucuna pruriens) is a legume with high but unexploited potential for food and soil fertility improvement. Use of the seed as food is limited by the hard-to-cook defect and the presence of several antinutritional ... -
The effect of soil quality on fertilizer use rates among smallholder farmers in western Kenya
(Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 16-08-09)Studies of fertilizer use in sub-Saharan Africa have been dominated by analyses of economic and market factors having to do with infrastructure, institutions, and incentives that prevent or foster increased fertilizer ... -
Effect of storage conditions on sweet potato roots
(Dept. of Food Sci. and Tech, UoNCoffee Research Foundation, 1995)Four sun-cured lots of sweet potato (cv KSP20) roots were stored under different conditions in the laboratory. One lot was stored in environmental cabinets operated at five temperature levels of 5, 10, 15, 20, arid 29°C.The ... -
Effect Of Strategic Gastrointestinal Nematodes (GIN) Control On Productivity Of Naturally Infected Goats In A Semi-arid Area Of Kenya.
(University of NairobiVeterinary Panthology and Microbiology, 2001) -
Effect Of Supplemental Irrigation On Growth, Yields And Water Use Efficiency Of Tomato (solanum Lycopersicum) And Onion (alliumCepa) In Kibwezi District, Eastern Kenya
(2011)Field trials were conducted in Kibwezi District to examine the effect of supplemental drip irrigation on growth, yields and water use efficiency (WUE) of tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) and onion (Allium cepa). The specific ... -
The Effect Of Supplementing Napier Grass With Graded Levels Of Desmodium On Intake And Rumen Fermentation In Steers.
(University of NairobiDepartment of Animal Production, 1998) -
Effect of Supplements on the Live Weight Gain of Beef Cattle Given Forage During the Dry Season.
(University of NairobiAnimal Production, 1981) -
Effect of temporal weed colonization on the growth and productivity of cotton (Gossypium hirsutum l.) in central Kenya
(Faculty of Agriculture, University of Nairobi, 2011-09)Cotton production in Kenya has been characterized by low yields due to weeds, insect and mites, and diseases. Uncontrolled weed growth reportedly results to 50-60% yield losses. To determine effects of temporal ... -
Effect of the Stage of Infection by Rust on Yield of French Beans
(University of Nairobi, 2014)The most critical periods of infection of French beans were planted at two sites--Kabete, where temperatures are cool and Naivasha, where it is warmer. They were inoculated with the rust pathogen at six different stages ... -
Effect of trypanosomosis and tick borne diseases on productivity of Orma / Zebu cattle in an (ASAL) area of south western Kenya
(Department of Public Health, pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Nairobi, 2008)Trypanosomosis and tick-borne diseases (TBD’s) have a profound impact on the livelihoods of agro-pastoralists in the ASAL areas of Kenya whose transhumance nature exposes livestock to tsetse-infested areas and also new ... -
Effect of Ultra - High - Temperature treatments on camel milk.
(University of NairobiDepartment of Food Science Nutrition and Technology, 2010) -
Effect Of Varying Inorganic Nitrogen Fertilizer Regimes On Growth, Yield And Quality Of Snapbeans.
(University of NairobiPlant Science and Crop Protection, 2011) -
Effect Of Vegetative Macro Contour Lines On Soil Moisture Conservation And Crop Performance In Eastern Province, Kenya
(University of NairobiDepartment Of Land Resource Management And Agricultural Technology, 14-10-11) -
Effect ofsoil fertility amendments with nitrogen, phosphorus and farmyard manure on crop nutrient contents, bean stem maggot infestation and yield of common beans (Phaseolus vulgaris (L.) in western Kenya
(University of Nairobi,college of agriculture and veterinary sciences, 2012) -
Effect ofsoil fertility amendments with nitrogen, phosphorus and farmyard manure on crop nutrient contents, bean stem maggot infestation and yield of common beans (Phaseolus vulgaris (L.) in western Kenya.
(University of NairobiPlant Science and Crop Protection, 2012) -
Effective teaching of food science and technology courses
(University of Nairobi.Department of Food Science, Nutrition & technology, 1990) -
Effective use of rice fields for wider variety of food production
(University of Nairobi, 2012-04)There is increasing need for food security due to increasing human population pressure. Sustainable and effective production of food is key in a dynamic environment. Rice fields’ coverage has increased over the years. ...