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Camel pastoralism in Kenya
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Grower adoption of an integrated pest management package for management of mango-infesting fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) in Embu, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2015)Mango (Mangifera indica L.) is a well-recognized fruit of economic and nutritional importance to smallholder farmers across Africa. Production and marketing of this fruit is, however, severely hampered by fruit fly infestation ... -
Isolation and properties of Mycoplasma from the respiratory tract of sheep with jaagsiekte in Kenya
(1970)Sixteen isolates of Mycoplasma were recovered from 10 out of 14 sheep suffering from jaagsiekte. They were classified into three serological groups. The first consisted of fast growing non-fermenters, the second fastidious ... -
The ultrastructure of sheep pulmonary adenomatosis
(1971)Eight sheep with pulmonary adenomatosis provided lung tissues for a study of the ultrastructure of the lesions. Abnormalities observed in cuboidal or columnar tumour cells were an enlarged polymorphic nucleus, a multiple ... -
Clinical pulmonary adenomatosis of sheep produced experimentally.
(1970)A preparation of ovine adenomatous lung produced clinical pulmonary adenomatosis in seven out of ten sheep inoculated intratracheally. They showed dyspnoea, occasional cough and watery discharge through the nostrils in ... -
Comparison of four serological tests in the diagnosis of caprine brucellosis.
(1980)Results from four serological tests for diagnosing brucellosis--serum tube agglutination (SAT), agar gel immunodiffusion (AGIT), Rose Bengal plate (RBPT) and complement fixation (CFT)--were compared using sera from goats ... -
Progressive interstitial pneumonia (maedi) of sheep in Kenya.
(1970)The disease is manifested clinically by dyspnoea, increased respiration rate, fits of coughing, fatigue and emaciation, and pathological and serological studies suggest that it is similar if not identical to Icelandic ... -
Prediction of the advancing wetting front in border strip irrigation
(University of Nairobi, 1980)Four methods of predicting the advance of the water front in border irrigation are compared for nine sets of experimental data reported in the literature. The water balance method (Bishop et al., 1967), the method of ... -
Design of irrigation border checks.
(University of Nairobi, 1982)Simple techniques to design border checks where full ponding results after the inflow stream has been cut off, are discussed. A simple method to predict recession flow and compute storage and application efficiencies without ... -
A theory of stumpage appraisal
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The extent, characteristics, classification and land use of important Vertisols in Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 1993)When the Kenyan Vertisols are classified following the Soil Survey Staff (1975) 'Soil Taxonomy', the only two subgroups (Typic Pellusterts and Typic Chromusterts) defined for areas with ustic moisture regime have been found ... -
An economic model underlying the choice of capital intensity in timber production.
(1988)A study aimed at applying concepts of economic theory relevant to the formulation of a long-term timber production model as a basis of forest policy. A vertically integrated forest sector production model is described, ... -
Kabale apples: boom or burst? A study to develop strategies to exploit market opportunities for apple farmers in Kabale, Uganda.
(University of Nairobi, 2005)Following the identification of apple production and marketing as a priority issue in the southwestern highlands of Uganda (particularly in Kabale district), this study (i) reviewed stakeholder perceptions; (ii) analysed ... -
The effects of cultivation on some physical and chemical properties of three Kenyan soils.
(University of Nairobi, 1989)Changes in organic C, N, CEC and bulk density of three intensively used Kenyan soils were evaluated by comparing cultivated and adjacent uncultivated soils. Results show that cultivation can lead to adverse or beneficial ... -
The effect of cultivation on organic carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus of some Kenyan red soils.
(University of Nairobi, 1988)In a comparative study of cultivated and uncultivated adjacent soils, changes in carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus were examined. Three soil profiles (0-100 cm) were sampled at increments of 10 cm and analysed. The 3 sample ... -
Radiant energy conversion in three cultivars of Phaseolus vulgaris.
(University of Nairobi, 1985)DM accumulation, leaf area development and radiant energy interception were measured in P. vulgaris cv. Mwezi Moja, Canadian Wonder and Rose Coco grown at Nairobi in 1982. Max. interception of photosynthetically active ...