http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke/handle/11295/14101 Sun, 24 May 2026 03:57:47 GMT 2026-05-24T03:57:47Z http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke/handle/11295/95859 Factors that influence adoption of soil and water conservation technology at Kathekakai Location, Machakos Gachene, CKK; Baaru, MW; Gathaara, V; Onwonga, R; Mbuvi, JP Thu, 01 Jan 2015 00:00:00 GMT http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke/handle/11295/95859 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke/handle/11295/95855 Tillage and Cropping Effects on Soil Water Dynamics and Crop Yields in Mwala District, Kenya Karuma, Anne; Amuri, Nyambilila; Gachene, CK; Gicheru, P Soil water conservation through tillage is one of the appropriate ways of reducing soil moisture deficit in rain-fed agriculture. This study evaluated the effects of tillage practices, cropping systems on soil moisture conservation and crop yields in Machakos County in Eastern Kenya during the long rains and short rains of 2012 and 2013. Six tillage practices disc plough (DP) disc plough and harrowing (DPH), ox-ploughing (OX), subsoiling - ripping (SR), hand hoe and tied Ridges (HTR) and hand hoe only (H) and, three cropping systems namely, sole maize, sole bean and maize-bean intercrop, were investigated in a split-plot design with four replicates. Data on soil moisture content and crop growth parameters were monitored at different weeks after planting. Crop yields at end of each growing season were also measured. A three-season average showed that soil moisture content and crop yields were higher in conventional tillage practices compared to the conservation tillage practices. Long term tillage experiments are thus required at different locations, under various environmental and soil conditions to validate the study findings. Thu, 01 Jan 2015 00:00:00 GMT http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke/handle/11295/95855 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke/handle/11295/92439 Application of Pharmacological and Physiological Principles in Restraint of Wild Animals Harthoorn, AM Fri, 01 Jan 1965 00:00:00 GMT http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke/handle/11295/92439 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke/handle/11295/89402 The Kenya Highlands: land use and agricultural development. Odingo, RS The main purpose of this survey was to map, study and attempt to explain the distribution and the main characteristics associated with the major crops in the Kenya Highlands during the period of European farming, basing most of the work on 1960. An evolutionary approach has been developed as far as possible, since the Highlands were an area of relatively recent settlement and agricultural systems developed were likely to vary considerably even over short periods. The core of the work has concentrated on areas outside the plantations, because here (in the mixed farming areas) was the bulk of European settlers as opposed to tea planters and similar plantation owners. The study is brought up to date by examining the consequences to the 1960 British Order-in-Council which opened up European areas for farming by all races, and of the decision to settle or " re-settle " large portions of the Highlands with peasant farmers. M. B. Fri, 01 Jan 1971 00:00:00 GMT http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke/handle/11295/89402 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z