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Genetics of stripe rust (Puccinia striiformis Westend.) resistance in the sort white spring wheat, Owens
(University of AlbertaDEPARTMENT OF PLANT SCIENCE, 1992)Stripe rust (yellow rust), caused by Puccinia striiformis Westend. is a major disease of wheat and barley, particularly in cool, moist growing seasons. The Canadian soft white spring wheat, Owens, is known to possess ... -
Genetics of yield and yield components in cowpea, vigna unguiculata (1.) walp,and inheritance of resistance to cowpea aphid, aphis craccivora koch.
(Department of Crop Science, University of Nairobi, 1985)Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp) is grown in Kenya as a grain legume and a vegetable crop. The local cultivation is mainly of landraces with minimal genetic improvement on yield and its components. Cowpea research in ... -
Genotype x environment interaction: adaptation of wheat in the non-conventional areas in Kenya
(University of NairobiDepartment of Crop Science, 1991)Eight wheat genotypes were planted in seven environments in 1989 and 1990 to test the significance of genotype x environment interaction and the adaptability of wheat genotypes in non-conventional wheat growing areas in ... -
Genotype x environment interactions in Sorchum grown in the medium agricultural potential areas of Kenya
(Plant Science & Crop Protection, 1981)Fourteen genotypes, (four hybrids, six varieties,and four random mating populations) were grown in a randomized complete block design and three replications in five- locations for two seasons, i.e, 1979 long rains and ... -
Genotype x environment interactions in pigeonpea (cajanus cajan l)millsp grown in seven enviroments of Kenya
(Plant Science & Crop Protection, University of Nairobi, 1989)Ten pigeonpea genotypes Three improved cultivars, four exotic lines and three local farmers pigeonpea genotypes were grown in a randomized complete block design in three replications at five locations for two seasons to ... -
Genotype x environment interactions, seed production in common onions Shelf-life and seed production in common onions (allium cepar)
(University of Nairobi, 1992)Eight introduced and three existing onion cultivars were evaluated at four locations for two seasons to determine genotype-environment interactions and stability for bulb yield, and other agronomic characters. The cultivars ... -
Genotypic competition in field beans (phaseolus vulgaris L) varieties
(University of NairobiDepartment of Crop Science, 1991)Beans in Kenya are normally grown by small scale farmers in mixtures for subsistence agriculture. These mixture often comprise landraces or improved cultivars. Farmers do not select the most sui table cultivars for the ... -
Genotypic identification of tetracycline resistance genes in Salmonella Typhimurium from man and bovine
(Department of Public Health, pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Nairobi, 1991)Tetracyclines are still the second most commonly used antibiotics worldwide, after penicillins. However, their efficacy against a variety of bacterial and rickettsial disease agents has been reduced by the high frequency ... -
Genotypic Response to Striga (Striga Hermonthica) Infestation in Wild Relatives and Landraces of Sorghum (Sorghum Bicolor ) and the Introgression of the Resistance Into Cultivated Varieties
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Sorghum is the second most important cereal crop in Kenya after maize, grown on an area of 117000 ha -1 with about 144000 tonnes being produced annually. Striga hermonthica is among the major causes of sorghum yield loss ... -
Goats and goat products markets in Western Kenya
(Plant Science & Crop Protection, University of Nairobi, 1987)This research was undertaken to contribute to the understanding of goats and goat products markets in Western Kenya . The survey was carried out in Kakamega district which is one of the areas where dual purpose goats ... -
Governance and Management of Chemical Waste in Small Holder Dairy Farms: Case of Kabete Sub-county, Kiambu County
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Governance and Management of Farming Landuse Practices in Rwanda: Case Study of Mukimira Sector
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Poor land use practices have negative effects on environment and food security because they degrade land resources.Despite Rwanda having policies and laws to regulate landuse farming practices it has been observed that ... -
Grain sorghum as an energy source in broiler chicken diet
(1993)Three experiments were conducted to determine the effect of partly or wholly substituting high tannin sorghum (HTS) and low in broiler chicken tannin sorghum (LTS) with maize diets. In Experiment One, the chemical composiTion ... -
Grazing behaviour observations of boran and Hereford beef cattle under conditions existing at kabete
(University of NairobiAnimal production, 1979-11)Grazing behaviour studies of night-kraaled and free grazed Boran (Bos indicus) and Hereford (Bos taurus) cattle were carried out in a wet season and a dry season. Sixteen cows, 8 Borans and 8 Herefords, were individually ... -
Grazing patterns, energy extraction and livestock productivity in agro-pastoral production systems in Kibwezi, south-eastern Kenya
(Department of Land Resource Management and Agricultural Technology, University of Nairobi, 2005-09)The primary energy pathways, energy intake, habitat exploitation patterns and feeding interaction of free ranging agropastoral herds (cattle, goats and sheep) in Kibwezi, a semiarid environment were investigated in two ... -
Green Gram population and arrangement effect on Striga Hermonthica Parasitism under intercropping with Zea Mays
(2014)In Kenya maize is the staple food crop with 80% of the population using it as the main human food. Maize shortage in Kenya always causes food crisis threatening political and economic stability. Weeds are a major constraint ... -
Grooming and its effect on the prevalence of tick borne diseases: a case study of wild yellow baboons (papio cynocephalus cynocephalus)
(Department of Medical Physiology, 2010)Behavioral studies on grooming in nonhuman primates have been carried out by several primatologists over the years. Nonhuman primates spend a lot of time grooming for various reasons which include health and social ... -
Groundnut growth and yield response to fertilizer application
(University of NairobiDepartment of Plant Science and Crop Protection, 2009)Groundnut is an important food, feed and cash crop in Eastern Africa but in Kenya it has a yield gap of 2.5 t ha-l and this is attributed to low soil fertility, diseases, poor seed quality and poor husbandry practices. ... -
Growth and composition of Eucalyptus and maize on Kenya soils fertilized with phosphate and indole acetic acid
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Growth and flowering of Alstroemeria
(Faculty of Agriculture, University of Nairobi, 1986)The study was conducted to investigate the growth and flowering patterns of 3 cultivars of Alstroenieria and the effect of some floral preservatives on the vase-life of the produced cut flowers. Propagated rhizomes ...