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Land suitability evaluation for agriculture around Timau area - Heru District
(1994-10)
A study was conducted of about 8000 ha around Timau area
in Meru District to evaluate its land suitability for
agriculture. A semi detailed soil survey was carried out to
classify and map the different soil units. Based ...
Study of the agronomic and physiological response of field bean (phaseolus vulgaris l.) cultivars to soil water deficits
(1993-04-21)
Four common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) cultivars namely, White Haricot, Ulonzo, GLP-
2, Okuodo were grown in the field and glass house experiments and subjected to different
watering levels. A fifth variety, GLP-I004 ...
The effect of soil moisture soil moist days and soil types on the growth of four African trifolium species
(University of Nairobi, 1999)
African clovers have been extensively studied for their agronomic potential in the highlands
of eastern Africa. Major adaptation to cultivation has been established to be primarily soil
moisture and fertility. Since soil ...
Studies on experimental water intoxication in calves
(University of Nairobi, 1993)
water intoxication is a disease that affects all domestic
livestock species but most commonly reported in calves. The aims of
this study were to reproduce the disease in calves under
experimental conditions and to ...
Farmers' perceptions and economic analysis of factors affecting farm-level maize enterprisee and adoption of agricultural technological innovations in semi-arid South Eastern Kenya
(The University of Guelph, 1993)
This thesis investigates factors which influence maize enterprise performance and the
adoption of an improved maize cultivar, Katumani Composite B (KCB), among
subsistence farmers in Kenya's semi-arid south eastem region. ...
Toxicity Of Prunus Africana And Its Effects On The Prostate Gland In Rats
(University of Nairobi, 1995)
The present study reports on the acute and chronic toxic effects of Prunus africana in rats. The gross pathology, histopathology, haematological and biochemical findings are reported.Barks of old trees were collected, dried ...
Investigation of systems ecologic models of human African Trypanosomiasis epidemic: A case of Kenya
(1991)
An investigation of the use of systems ecologic models in developing a general theory
of the human African trypanosomiasis (HAT) or human sleeping sickness epidemics has been
carried out. The study problem has successfully ...
Growth and flowering of ornithogalum saundersiae L
(1990)
This study was conducted to investigate the influence
of bulb size, g~owth ~ata~dants and va~ious methods of
bulb handling afte~ flowe~ ha~vest on the g~owth and
flowe~ing of Ornithogalum saundersiae L. The sizes of
bulbs ...
Effects of brackish water and fresh water irrigation on growth and gas exchange parameters of acacia saligna grown in a runoff-catchment sytem
(1998)
Effects of runoff harvesting and supplemental irrigation
(using fresh and brackish water) on growth and gas exchange
parameters of two morphological types of a desert leguminous
tree, Acacia saligna, under arid conditions ...
Development of a colorimetric assay to assess drug susceptibilities in trypanosoma congolense
(University of Nairobi, 1996)
When propagated in vitro bloodstream forms of all Trypanosoma brucei subspecies give
suspension cultures while T Congolense gives predominantly adherent ones. As a result, in
vitro assays used in assessing drug sensitivity ...