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Yield and quality of kale as affected by nitrogen side-dressing, spacing and supplementary irrigation.

Chweya, JA (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 ...

Yield and water use efficiencies of maize and cowpea as affected by tillage and cropping systems in semi-arid Eastern Kenya

Kironchi, G; Esilaba, A O; Heng, L K; Gachene, C K K; Mwangi, D M; Miriti, J M (University of Nairobi,Department of Land Resource Management and Agricultural Technology, 2012)

Soil water conservation through tillage is widely accepted as one of the ways of improving crop yields in rainfed agriculture. Field experiments were conducted between 2007 and 2009 to evaluate the effects of conservation ...

Yield and yield stability of four population types of grain sorghum in a semi-arid area of Kenya

Haussmann, BIG; Obilana, AB; Ayiecho, PO; Blum, A; Schipprack, W; Geiger, H (Universty of Nairobi, 2000)

Sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench] is widely grown in semi-arid tropics where local farmers depend on the adaptability of their rainfed crops to unpredictable drought and other stress factors. To investigate the effects ...

Yield performance and release of four late blight tolerant potato varieties in Kenya

Lungaho, C; Nderitu, SKN; Kabira, JN (University of Nairobi, 2006)

Yield performance and selection of resistance in Beans (phaseolus Vulgaris L.) to common disease in Kenya

Mukunya, D M; Keya, S O (University of NairobiPlant Science and Crop Protection, 1978)

Yield Performance of Potato Seed Tubers After Storage in a Diffuse Light Store

Nderitu, J H; Abong, G O; Kipkoech, D; Kabira, Jane Muthoni (University of Nairobi, 2014)

An on-farm trial was carried out at KARI (Tigoni) and in Nyandarua County in central Kenyan highlands, to determine the yields of some common potato cultivars following storage in a diffuse light store (DLS) for eight ...

Yield stability in small red inter-racial common bean lines in Kenya

Mondo, J.M.; Kimani, P.M.; Narla, R.D.; ; (African Crop Science Journal, 2019)

Agronomic performance of new common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) varieties may vary considerably in diverse agro-ecological zones, due to genotype-environment (G x E) interactions. A multi-site evaluation is, therefore, ...

Yield, Safety and functional properties of starch from different Kenyan Cassava

Aberi, D M; Lamuka, P O; Okoth, M W (Univesity of NairobiDepartment of Food Science, Nutrition and Technology, 2011)

Several cassava cultivars have been bred for various necessary traits (disease resistant, drought resistant and high yielding) in Kenya. However, these cassava cultivars have not been assessed for their technological usage ...

You Cannot Catch Old Birds with Chaff: The Woman

Kiiru, Muchugu D.H (1999)

You cannot prevent a disease; you only treat diseases when they occur: knowledge, attitudes and practices to water-health in a rural Kenyan community.

Levison, MM; Elliott, SJ; Karanja, DM; Schuster-wallance, CJ; Harrington, DW (University of NairobiSchool of Public HealthSchool of Public Health, 2011-06)

OBJECTIVE: Almost 1 billion individuals lack access to improved water supplies, with 2.6 billion lacking adequate sanitation. This leads to the propagation of multiple waterborne diseases. The objective of this study was ...

You Cannot Shake Hands with a Clenched Fist. Henry Indangasi and Masumi Odari (Eds) Daisaku Ikeda and Voices for Peace from Africa

Kiiru, Muchugu D.H (2008)

You Will Know That Despite Being HIV Positive You Are Not Alone: Qualitative Study to Inform Content of a Text Messaging Intervention to Improve Prevention of Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission.

Fairbanks, J; Beima-Sofie, K; Akinyi, P; Matemo, D; Unger, JA; Kinuthia, J; O'Malley, G; Drake, A L; John-Stewart, G; Ronen, K (University of Nairobi, 2018)

BACKGROUND: Prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission (PMTCT) relies on long-term adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART). Mobile health approaches, such as text messaging (short message service, SMS), may improve ...

The young child's memory for words: Developing first and second language and literacy.

Inyega H, Nasimiyuh (University of Nairobi,School of Education, 2005)

Young patients with colorectal cancer at a tertiary hospital in Kenya, 1993–2005

Saidi, H.; Nyaim, E.O.; Karuri, D.; Githaiga, J.W. (School of Medicine, University of NairobiDepartment of Human Anatomy, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi,, 2007)

The onset of colorectal cancer appears to be two to three decades earlier in developing countries. Data on whether colorectal cancer in the young has worse prognosis than in older patients is conflicting Younger patients ...

Young people's topography of musical functions: Personal, social and cultural experiences with music across genders and six societies

Fischer, Ronald; Tekman, Hasan Gürkan; Abubakar, Amina; Njenga, Jane; Zenger, Markus (2012)

How can we understand the uses of music in daily life? Music is a universal phenomenon but with significant interindividual and cultural variability. Listeners’ gender and cultural background may influence how and why music ...