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Gross Lesions In Natural Bovine East Coast Fever At Kabete
(University of NairobiFaculty Of Veterinary Medicine, 1971) -
Ground-water behaviour around a poorly drained area in Kenya.
(Univeristy of Nairobi, 1991)Groundwater behaviour around a poorly drained area of the Mwea Irrigation Scheme in Kenya is described. -
Groundwater salinlty and depth effects on soil salinlty in a furrow lrirrigated area in Kenya
(2003)The effect of groundwater salinity and depth on soil salinity was investigated in a furrowirrigated area of Kenya dqring consecutive wet and dry seasons. The groundwater salinity was significantly (P < 0.05, R2 = O.75-O.88) ... -
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 ... -
Growth and mortality in sheep and goats under high tsetse challenge in Kenya
(Department of Agricultural Economics, 2002)Trypanosomosis is a major impediment to livestock production and economic development in those areas of Africa where it is endemic. Although small ruminants appear to perform better than cattle in various agro-ecological ... -
Growth and the hormonal control of sexual maturation in the male desert locust, Schistocerca gregaria (Forskål)
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Growth And Yield Of Sweet Potato (Ipomoea Batatas L.) Monocrops Versus Intercrops In The Semi-arid Katumani, Kenya † [crecimiento Y Rendimiento De Monocultivos De Patata Dulce (Ipomoea Batatas L.) Versus Intercultivos En El Semiarido Katumani, Kenia]
(University of Nairobi, 2021-06)Background: Sweet potato producers in Kenya practice either sole cropping of or relay cropping and rarely do intercropping which aims at maximizing on time and space. Objective. To assess the relative performance of sweet ... -
Growth and yield response of selected species of African leafy vegetables infested with root knot nematodes (meloidogyne incognita)
(2014)African indigenous leafy vegetables (AILVs) are an important commodity in the diet of many African communities. Most of the vegetables are grown by low-income small holder farmers and thus, play a crucial role in food ... -
Growth performance and reproductive function impairment of glyphosate-based herbicide in male guinea pig (Cavia porcellus)
(University of Nairobi, 2021-05)Glyphosate formulations, widely applied non-selective systemic herbicides, are progressively becoming the most controversial pesticides on the market due the adverse effects they pose to humans and environment. The information ... -
Growth performance, feed conversion efficiency and blood characteristics of growing pigs fed on different levels of Moringa oleifera leaf meal
(University of Nairobi, 2017)To determine the effects of inclusion, at different levels of Moringa oleifera leaf meal (MOLM) in growing pig diets on pig's daily feed intakes (DFI), growth performance, feed conversion efficiency (FCE), haematology and ... -
Growth performance, feed conversion efficiency and blood characteristics of growing pigs fed on different levels of Moringa oleifera leaf meal
(University of Nairobi, 2017)To determine the effects of inclusion, at different levels of Moringa oleifera leaf meal (MOLM) in growing pig diets on pig’s daily feed intakes (DFI), growth performance, feed conversion efficiency (FCE), haematology ... -
Growth response of Grevillea robusta A. Cunn. seedlings to phosphorus fertilization in acid soils from Kenya
(University of Nairobi,college of agriculture and veterinary sciences,, 1999)Three experiments were conducted to assess the response of G. robusta to phosphorus fertilization using acid soils showing low P levels from Eastern (Gituamba-Andosols) and W estern (Kakamega-Acrisols) Kenya. In the ... -
Growth, longevity, and the frequency of feeding of Glossina pallidipes Austen
(University of Nairobi, 1968-11)Glossina pallidipes Austen have been successfully reared in the adult stage in the laboratory. The flies fed readily on the belly of guinea-pigs, and the latter did not seem to be worried by the attentions of the ... -
Guidelines for emergency livestock off-take handbook
(Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2005)Kenya’s agricultural sector accounts for 20–30% of the gross domestic product (GDP). Of this, the livestock sector alone makes a contribution of about 50%. Thus, livestock contributes heavily to the GDP and food security ... -
Gumboro Disease Outbreaks Cause High Mortality Rates in Indigenous Chickens in Kenya
(University Of Nairobi, 2014)Infectious bursal disease is a disease of economic importance which affects all types of chickens and causes variable mortality. To establish the importance of this disease in the indigenous chickens in Kenya a comparative ... -
Gupta, V.k And D. Thimba, 1992. Grain Amaranth: A Crop With High Potential For Marginal Areas Of Kenya. Food Reviews International, S(1), 51-69.
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Gut microbiome heritability is nearly universal but environmentally contingent
(University of Nairobi, 2021-07)Relatives have more similar gut microbiomes than nonrelatives, but the degree to which this similarity results from shared genotypes versus shared environments has been controversial. Here, we leveraged 16,234 gut microbiome ... -
Gut Morphology And Morphometry In The Epauletted Wahlberg™ S Fruit Bat (Epomophorus Wahlbergi, Sundevall, 1846)
(Univesity of NairobiDepartment of Vetinary Anatomy and physiology, 2005-07)The morphological adaptations of the fruit bat small intestine to which the high functional efficiency could be related and the possible landmarks delineating the various parts of the gut were examined. The stomach was the ... -
Gynandropsis gynandra (L.) Briq. - a tropical leafy vegetable. Its cultivation and utilization.
(University of Nairobi, 1991)G. gynandra [Cleome gynandra] belongs to the family Capparidaceae. It grows as a weed in most tropical countries, but in some areas is semi-cultivated as a leafy vegetable, and is sometimes intercropped with other annual ...