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Daily intake and quality of drinking water among children aged 10 - 12 years in Westlands division, Nairobi, Kenya
(2010)
The Government of Kenya, in the fight against water borne diseases, introduced a public
health intervention in primary schools. The importance of water in the diet is taught to
school children from ten years of age. The ...
The influence of phosphorus fertilization on growth and tuberization of sweet potato (ipomea batatas lamb)
(1984)
A study was conducted to investigate the
effect of 4 P fertilizer levels on growth, tuberization
and accumulation of nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium,
calcium and magnesium in vines and tuberous roots of
2 sweet potato ...
Primary productivity dynamics in the Winam Gulf of Lake Victoria
(1986)
Primary productivi ty in the Winam Gulf arid the various f actors that are likely to influence it were studied from February, 1986 to May,1987. Surface water temperature varied little among the file sampling stations ...
Assessment of crop-livestock interactions and production of rice based feed resources in Mwea irrigation scheme, Kirinyaga district, central province, Kenya
(2003)
Cross-sectional studies were carried out to assess livestock production systems and
production of rice based feed resources in the Mwea Irrigation Scheme (MIS),
Kirinyaga district. The scheme is located about 100 kms ...
The potential impact of improved maize seeds and fertlllsers on food security and incomes of smallholder farmers in the Mumias sugar scheme
(2006)
The high incidence of poverty (35% in 2002) and food insecurity in Kenya has prompted
the government to put in place policy measures such as the Poverty reduction strategy
paper, the economic recovery strategy to complement ...
Economic Assessment of Different Management Approaches of Kakamega Forest in Kenya: Cost-benefit and Local Community Satisfaction Analysis
(2007)
Kakamega forest, the only tropical rainforest in Kenya is divided into three different parts
each under a distinct management approach: a state-led incentive-based approach of the
Forest department (FD), a privately-owned ...
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 ...
Response of green grams to fertilizer Nitrogen, chicken manure application and Rhizobal inoculation
(2005)
A field experiment was conducted at the University of Nairobi, Kabete Field Station
between April, 2000 and March 200 1 to determine the effects of nitrogen source (organic,
inorganic or combination) and rhizobium ...
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 some tillage methods and cropping sequence on rainfall conservation in a semi-arid area of Eastern Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 1977)
To the east and south of the central highlands
of Kenya lies an area whose agricultural production
is based on a low and unreliable rainfall. There
are two cropping seasons in a year of roughly equal
duration. The ...