Faculty of Agriculture & Veterinary Medicine (FAg / FVM): Recent submissions
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Managing Dryland Resources: An Extension Manual For Eastern And Southern Africa.
(University of NairobiDepartment Of Land Resource Management And Agricultural Technology, 2002) -
Training Manual For Community Animal Health Workers/paravets In Ethiopia, Kenya, Sudan And Uganda.
(University of NairobiDepartment Of Land Resource Management And Agricultural Technology, 2004) -
Integrated natural resource management
(Department of Land Resource Management and Agricultural Technology, University of Nairobi, 2010) -
Controlling field pests. In “ Managing Dryland resources: an extension manual for Eastern and Southern Africa
(University of Nairobi,college of agriculture and veterinary sciences, 2001) -
Determination of the effect of nutrient sources on enhancement in western kenya
(University of Nairobi,college of agriculture and veterinary sciences,, 1998) -
Influence of dwarf shrubland vegetation communities on soil loss, organic matter and soil texture: a northern Kenya experience.
(University of Nairobi,college of agriculture and veterinary sciences,, 2000)The effect of wind erosion in areas subjected to continuous pastoral use compared with the effects of rangeland rehabilitation in areas subjected to natural recovery were studied at four sites in eco-climate zone VI in the ... -
Intake sedimentation: a case study of JKUAT intake
(University of Nairobi,college of agriculture and veterinary sciences,, 2000)A model of the Ndarugu riverbank intake, Kenya, was used to test various possibilities of weir construction. It was found that by narrowing the river near the intake to increase velocity, sedimentation was drastically ... -
Effect of micro-catchment size on survival and growth of two semiarid tree species.
(University of Nairobi,college of agriculture and veterinary sciences,, 2000)The effects of three different micro-catchment sizes on survival and growth of plant species was assessed and success in establishment and growth of Croton megalocarpus and Cassia spectabilis was compared in a semi-arid ... -
Detailed Soil Survey of the Voo Research Sub-Station (Kitui District)
(University of Nairobi,college of agriculture and veterinary sciences,, 1986)Three folded maps inserted. Includes bibliographical references (p. 25-26). -
Soil and water management in semi-arid Kenya: an overview.
(University of Nairobi,college of agriculture and veterinary sciences,, 2000)This paper presents results of a study aimed at quantifying soil and water management practices and identifying major constraints and implications for future adoption of appropriate technologies. The study was conducted ... -
Effects of phosphorus supply on the growth and nodulation of cowpeas.
(University of Nairobi,college of agriculture and veterinary sciences,, 2000)The effects of P supply (0, 20, 40, 80, 160 and 320 kg/ha) on growth and nodulation of cowpeas (Vigna unguiculata) cv. Vita 4 and Ife Brown grown in a podzolic soil (Haplustult) was studied in a greenhouse trial. The seeds ... -
New ways of water development for pastoral areas: experiences from southern Marsabit district.
(University of Nairobi,college of agriculture and veterinary sciences,, 2000)During the last 40 years, water development in the southern Marsabit District of Kenya concentrated mainly on drilling boreholes and constructing large dams and pans which are difficult to maintain without financial aid. ... -
Biological and water-harvesting measures for gully control
(University of Nairobi,college of agriculture and veterinary sciences,, 2000)The Arpolo gullying control project in the West Pokot Region of Kenya is described. This is an example of conservation work done to protect the Arpolo dispensary which cost >KES350,000 to put up and serves about 3,000 ... -
A participatory route towards conservation farming for better land husbandry.
(University of Nairobi,college of agriculture and veterinary sciences,, 2000)Information drawn from the reports of the World Bank, United Nations and other major agencies provides a potent yet dismal summary of the impact of development precedents in Africa. Poverty, disease, drought, environmental ... -
Systematic gully evaluation as a precondition for control.
(University of Nairobi,college of agriculture and veterinary sciences,, 2000)This paper examines some of the reasons for the low success rate in gully control and argues that a more careful examination of each situation and a greater understanding of the processes at work could lead to more successful ... -
The effect of varying rates of compost and diammonium phosphate on soil physical properties and crop performance.
(University of Nairobi,college of agriculture and veterinary sciences,, 2000)Long-term use of compost (4, 8, 12 or 125 kg/ha for maize and 10, 20, 30 or 200 kg/ha for beans) on improving crop yields and soil physical characteristics was studied at the steep-land research site, Kabete campus, Kenya. ... -
Factors affecting land use and crop production in Botswana.
(University of Nairobi,college of agriculture and veterinary sciences,, 2000)This paper looks at factors which influence land allocation and crop production patterns in Botswana, across traditional and commercial farmers. It found that, among smallholder traditional farmers, less land is used (on ... -
Some" near-farmer" research on land and water management for crop production in semi-arid Kenya.
(University of Nairobi,college of agriculture and veterinary sciences,, 2000)This paper describes a "near-farmer" applied research project working on 10 field stations scattered through the arid and semi-arid lands of Embu, Meru and Isiolo Districts of Esatern Province, Kenya. The objective of the ... -
Implication for in situ conservation of indigenous species with special reference to wild Coffea arabica L. population in mount Marsabit forest, Kenya
(University of Nairobi,college of agriculture and veterinary sciences,, 2011)Mt. Marsabit forest is the only forest in Kenya where Coffea arabica L. (Rubiaceae) occurs naturally in wild populations. This forest however is highly fragmented and decreasing at a rapid rate due to anthropogenic activities. ...