Faculty of Agriculture & Veterinary Medicine (FAg / FVM): Recent submissions
Now showing items 1861-1880 of 1902
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Can Rosemary Spice (ROSMARINUS OFFICINALIS) Stabilize‚-a- Carotene in a Protene -a- Carotene -Rich Soybean-Based Product?
(Kenya Coalition for Action in NutritionApplied Nutrition Programme (ANP) Department of Food Technology and Nutrition, Universityof Nairobi, Kenya, 2006)Background: Addition of ‚-a-carotene-rich foods can be a feasible way to augment vitamin A content in products deficient in vitamin A. However, -a-carotene is highly prone to oxidation and sterioiseomerization that leads ... -
Solar dehydration of cassava for production of flour for local foods in Kenya
(Department of Food Science, Nutrition and Technology, University of Nairobi, 1992)Kenyans subsist for the most part on maize and wheat-based foods. The rapid population increase, however, has not been paralleled by a corresponding increase in maize production and has increased the need for wheat imports. ... -
Consumption pattern and characteristics of potato crisps in Nairobi city, Kenya
(Department of Food Science, Nutrition and Technology, University of Nairobi, 2010)Objective: To determine the consumption pattern and characteristics of potato crisps in Nairobi City, Kenya. Methodology and results: Potato crisps consumption pattern was studied using studied structured questionnaires ... -
The factors that affect the numbers and population of large African mammals: is man the culprit?
(Department of Veterinary Pathology, Microbiology and Parasitology, 1993) -
The Biology of Large African Mammals in their Environment
(Department of Veterinary Pathology, Microbiology and Parasitology, 1989) -
Moving cheaply: energetics of walking in the African elephant.Journal of Experimental Biology 198, 629-632
(Department of Veterinary Pathology, Microbiology and Parasitology, 1995) -
Makueni District profile: soil fertility management
(Department of Land Resource Management and Agricultural Technology, University of Nairobi, 2000)Drylands Research Working Papers present, in preliminary form, research results of studies carried out in association with collaborating researchers and institutions. This working paper is part of a study which aims to ... -
"Property Investment In Kenya". Proceedings Of AFRES/SAPIX Conference 16-17 September, Johannesburg, South Africa.
(Real Estate and Construction Management, University of Nairobi, 1998) -
Legume cover crops for soil fertility improvement in the highlands of eastern Africa region. Report of an AHI workshop
(Department of soil science, University of Nairobi, 2000)This report reviews work on legume cover crops in eastern Africa and provides a summary of recommendations of the appropriate germplasm, management and posible niches for these plants in farming systems. It briefly identifies ... -
Soil erosion effects on productivity of a humic nitisol
(Department of soil science, University of Nairobi, 2000)This study was carried out with the aim of assessing the effect of accelerated erosion on soil productivity of a humic nitisol at Kabete, Kenya. Twenty runoff plots which had been subjected to varying levels of ero¬sion ... -
Crop response to soil water content under fertilized and non-fertilized conditions
(Department of soil science, University of Nairobi, 2000)Observations on crop response to soil water content were made over a 2-year period from 1991 to 1992 on 3m by 10m plots at Kabete, Kel1ya. The total anmial rainfall was 948 and 1125mm in 1991 aind 1992 respectively with ... -
The role of plant residues in soil productivity: farmers'knowledge and practices in Embu District, Kenya
(Soil Science Society of East Africa, Nairobi (Kenya)Department of soil science, University of Nairobi, 2003)Plant residues from trees, crops or weeds play an important role in determining the soil fertility status in smallholder farmers of the central highlands of Kenya region. A study was conducted in Embu district of Kenya, ... -
Temporal variability of crust strength and thickness as influenced by tillage methods and soil management practices in semi arid areas of Kenya, p. 59-76
(Department of soil science, University of Nairobi, 2003)Studies were conducted in a semi arid area of Kenya to determine the effects of tillage methods and soil management practices on crust strength and thickness during the 1998/1999 cropping seasons. Conventional and minimum ... -
Assessment of erosion damage in Ndome and Ghazi, Taita Taveta, Kenya: Towards an integrated erosion management approach
(Department of soil science, University of Nairobi, 2002-03)Aerial photograph interpretation on erosion trends from 1961 to 1998 showed that by 1998, approximately 17 and 50% of agricultural land in Ndome and Ghazi respectively had been permanently lost due to the combined effect ... -
Land and water management in Kenya: towards sustainable land use.
(Department of soil science, University of Nairobi, 2000)Preliminary findings on the effects of land use in the Masinga Dam catchment, Kenya, on the storage capacity of the reservoir are presented. Remote sensing and GIS techniques, supplemented with ground reports, were used ... -
Nutrient losses in eroded soil material from some Kenyan soils
(Department of soil science, University of Nairobi, 1989)Nutrient loss is one of the factors which causes productivity decline in soils when erosion occurs. This paper gives preliminary results on nutrient losses in eroded soil material in relation to original soil material of ... -
Participatory Evaluation of Residue Management Effects of Green Manure Legumes on Maize Yield in the Central Kenya Highlands
(Department of soil science, University of Nairobi, 2005)An on-farm study to evaluate three methods of applying legume residues in maize-based cropping systems in the central Kenya highlands was initiated in 1997 and conducted for three years. The legumes involved in the study ... -
The effect of introduced forage legumes on improvement of soil fertility in natural pastures of semi-arid rangelands of Kajiado District, Kenya
(Department of Range Management, University of Nairobi, 2011)A two phase study was carried out from 2002 to 2005 in the semi-arid rangelands of Kajiado District, Kenya to determine the effect of introduced forage legumes on soil fertility improvement of natural pastures. During ... -
Six month-duration Tephrosia vogelii Hook.f. and Tithonia diversifolia (Hemsl.) A.Gray planted-fallows for improving maize production in Kenya
(Department of Land Resource Management and Agricultural Technology, University of Nairobi, 2008)An experiment including planted Tephrosia vogelii and Tithonia diversifolia fallow species and natural fallow was conducted at Maseno, Kenya, for assessing whether these fallows grown on a nutrient depleted land could ... -
Grain maize yield improvement using Tephrosia vogelii and Tithonia diversifolia biomass at Maseno, Kenya
(Department of soil science, University of Nairobi, 2003)This study aimed at assessing the response of maize crop to application of Tephrosia vogelii and Tithonia diversifolia biomass obtained six month-old fallows. The biomass were chopped into 5-cm long pieces and incorporated ...
