Browsing Faculty of Agriculture & Veterinary Medicine (FAg / FVM) by Title
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Land suitability evaluation for agriculture around Timau area - Heru District
(Department of soil science, University of Nairobi, 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 ... -
Land treatment effects on morphometric characters of Three grass species and economic returns from Reseeding in Kitui district, Kenya
(University of NairobiDepartment of Range Management, 2007)This study was conducted to determine the effects of tractor-ploughing and handclearing as land treatment methods on morphometric characters and aboveground biomass production of Eragrostis superba, Cenchrus ciliaris and ... -
Land use and land cover changes in the greater Amboseli ecosystem, Kajiado District, Kenya between 1988 and 1998.
(Department of Range Management, University of Nairobi, 2000)For millenia, Greater Amboseli ecosystem of Kenya has had a central role in subsistence pastoralism and wildlife conservation by providing vast biological resources for pastoralists and their livestock; and habitat for ... -
Land use change, water availability and adaptation strategies in changing and variable climate in Kajiado north, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Water is a fundamental natural resource for all life on the planet, as both social and economic activities depend heavily on water. In Kenya like many other countries in sub Saharan Africa, water resources are becoming ... -
Large-area soil physical degradation assessment using GIS, remote sensing and infrared spectroscopy in arid and semi-arid Kenya
(Department of Soil Science, University of Nairobi, 2006)Soil physical condition controls several important soil functions such as support for biomass production, water cycling, filtering pollutants, and land surface energy balance. However, physical degradation undermines ... -
Lateral flow immunoassay for whole blood progesterone detection as a tool for assessment of reproductive status in cattle.
(University of Nairobi, 2017)Reproductive inefficiency is one of major challenges affecting dairy farming in Kenya. This is partly caused by poor estrus detection, delayed determination of unsuccessful artificial insemination (AI) and sub-optimal ... -
Legionella and legiollosis: an overview and a preliminary study in Kenya.
(Public Health Pharmacology & Tox., 1987)Several Legionella species have been recognized as human pathogens for more than a decade. The manifestations of legionellosis vary from asymptomatic seroconversion or mild febrile illness to severe, fatal pneumonic ... -
Leucine Supplementation in the Management of Moderate Wasting in Children Aged 6 – 24 Months
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Wasting in children is a serious form of acute malnutrition that affects approximately 370,000 children under five years of age in Kenya. While guidelines for treatment of severe wasting are available, moderate wasting has ... -
The level and determinants of rural saving among small-scale farmers:the case of Mumias sugar-cane outgrowers
(University of NairobiDepartment of Agricultural Economics, 1981-03)This study aimed at estimating the saving residual capacities among the Mumias sugar-cane farmers. The study also focused on the possible determinants of the saving residual of these farmers. The possible determinants ... -
Levels of control of Chilo partellus stem borer in segregating tropical Bt maize populations in Kenya
(Department of Plant Science and Crop Protection, University of Nairobi, 2011-06)In Kenya, stem borers destroy an estimated 400,000 metric tons, or 13.5%, of farmers' annual maize harvest costing about US$80 millions. Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) maize controls stem borers without harming humans, ... -
Levels of organochlorine pesticide residues in breastmilk and cow milk in central division of Machakos district
(University of NairobiDepartment of Food and Nutrition Technology, 1994)The levels of organochlorine pesticide residues were determined by gas chromatography in 147· human milk and 21 pooled cow milk samples, collected from two different agroecological zones of central division of Machakos, ... -
Levels of Total Mercury in Farmed and Wild-caught Oreochromis Niloticus Niloticus (Nile Tilapia), Pond Sediments and Water in the Migori Gold Mining Belt, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 20/1/2020)Mercury is a well-known toxicant with a myriad of ill effects on human health. It occurs naturally in the environment at basal levels. Human activities, such as mercury use in artisanal and small scale gold mining is one ... -
Liability of an antigen-elisa in the diagnosis of bovine cysticercosis
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Light, water, and nitrogen use in low input maize-pigeonpea intercrop in subhumid Kenya
(University of NairobiDepartment of Soil Science, 2005)A field experiment was conducted to investigate light, water and nitrogen use in a low input maize-pigeonpea intercrop system in sub-humid conditions at the University of Nairobi, Kabete Field Station. Treatments were ... -
Lime Requirements Of Kenya A C I D Soils
(University of Nairobi, 1979)Four buffer methods were evaluated using Ca(OH)2~titration to pH 6.5 and CaC03~incubation to pH 6.0 and 5.5 as reference methods and using 26 soils representing major agricultural acid soils in Kenya. The buffer methods ... -
Line by Tester Analysis of Elite Tropical-temperate Maize Lines Under Water-stress and Non-stress Environments
(University Of Nairobi, 2016)Maize is the second most cultivated cereal crop in the world after wheat. In spite of its importance, the production challenges have continuously led to poor yields in sub-Saharan Africa. This has called for need to ... -
A Linear programming approach to the optima.L allocation of resources and combination of crop enterprises in the Perkerra irrigation scheme, Kenya
(University of NairobiDepartment of Agricultural Economics,, 1979)The need to study farming at the farm level and to try to improve the we lfare and security of the farmer and his family with structural changes effected via the adoption of improved farm plans cannot be Over emphasised ... -
Linkages between land-use, land degradation and poverty in semi-arid rangelands of Kenya: the case of Baringo District
(University of Nairobi, Department of agriculture, 2009-09)The study discusses land-degradation in pastoral communities and depicts land-use system and associated human and livestock population pressure as the major determinant of vegetation cover, surface run-off, soil erosion, ... -
Linking the social and the spatial in forest related conflicts:the case of Eastern Mau forest adjacent communities, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015-08-07)Conflicts over natural resources are increasing in number and severity. This problem has been compounded with the increasing population and scarcities of natural resources in developing countries. Whereas studies have ...