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Effect of land use on hydraulic properties of a nitisol and a lixisol
(1995)
Infiltration rates, saturated hydraulic conductivity (Ksat)
and antecedent water content (w) were investigated in Kabete
Nitisol and Kibwezi Lixisol under Forest, Grass, Cultivated Bare
and Compacted Bare Landuse as ...
Measurement and sources of multi-factor of productivity in Kenyan agriculture: 1964-1989
(1992)
The twofold purpose of this study was to construct a multi-factor
productivity index for Kenyan agriculture and to analyze the factors
responsible for this productivity change. A partial productivity index for the
Kenyan ...
Effects of seed tuber storage condition and dormancy breaking treatments on growth and yield of ware potatoes (solanum tuberosum i)
(1997)
Two experiment s were conducted between November 1994 and
February 1995 at Field Station, University of Nairobi, Kabete
campus, to investigate how different storage conditions and
dormancy breaking treatment affect ...
Persistence of salmonella gallinarum under simulated environmental conditions
(1995)
Fowl typhoid caused by ~. gallinarum has been reported
from all the parts of the world. In Kenya, it is widely
reported, recurrent and apparently resistant to eradication.
Little detailed work had previously been ...
Response of panlcum maximum jacq. Anderagrqstls superba peyr. To Simultaneous pressure of soil water deficit and simulated grazing In the south central semi-arid rangelands of Kenya
(1999)
Kenya's arid and semi-arid areas have been exposed to frequent droughts and overgrazing
for a long period of time. The consequence of this has been the degradation of the
range forage resources.
This study was therefore ...
Effects of potassium fertilization and periderm damage on shelf life of carrots
(1995)
Short shelf life has caused a decline in the sale of B.c.-grown carrots from 8.1
million kgs in 1987 to 6.1 million kgs in 1990. This is due to greater postharvest
water loss of B.C.-grown carrots compared to those from ...
Studies on epiphytic population, interactions of xanthomonas campestris qy manihotis, pv cassavae and evaluation of available cassava germplasm against cassava bacterial blight in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 1992)
The susceptibility of cassava cultivars to disease is one
of the most important factors that limit cassava production.
Cassava bacterial blight caused by Xanthomonas campestris Pv
manihotis often results in considerable, ...
Pseudomonas bulb rot of ornithogalum spp. : etiology, survival and dissemination
(University of Nairobi, 1993)
The bulb-rot disease of Ornithogalum in Kenya was characterized by
necrosis of the leaves which spread into the bulbs. Two common bacterial
isolates were obtained from the diseased tissues. The cultures were
designated ...
The role of wildlife in the epidemiology of rabies in Kibwezi division, Makueni district, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 1996)