Faculty of Agriculture & Veterinary Medicine (FAg / FVM): Recent submissions
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The effect of fertilizers and plant density on productivity of pyrethrum clonal nurseries
(University of NairobiDepartment of Agriculture, 1979)Two experiments one on plant population, the of her on NPK fertilizers were carried out to determine the influence of plant density and fertilizers on the vegetative growth and propagation of pyrethrum. Clone 0/64/219 ... -
Characterization And Interpretation Of The Soils Of The Kano Plains For Irrigation Agriculture
(University of NairobiDepartment of Agriculture, 1973)The-Kano Plain is an infilled •Pleistocene' valley, lying immediately east of Lako Victoria in Kenya. The soil invostigation embraces and area of about 72,000 ha with a high rural population. The area suffers frc/m ... -
Epidemiology of Equine Influenza: Risk by Age, Breed and Sex
(University of NairobiSchool of Veterinary Medicine, 1975)When 360 cases of diagnosed equine influenza reported to VMDP were tested for the independent effects of breed, age and sex, relative to a reference clinic-hospital population of 84,562 equine patients, the quarter horse ... -
The Effect of surface stone Cover On soil loss and runoff
(University of NairobiDepartment of Agriculture, 1989)The study was carried out on 12 natural runoff plot sea c h -Being 2 wide and 11. 6m Ionging s t a I led at Kabete Field Station to assess the effect ... -
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 ... -
An Analysls Of Human And Environmental Factors In The Agricutural Development Of East Pokot Nginyang Division Baringo District Kenya A Case Study:Volume Ii
(University of NairobiDepartment of Argiculural Economics, 1985)The analysis of the results i-5 presented und:erthe main headings of c;--oproduction, livestock analysis and composition" .and an analyis of the human population. A chapter on the soil erosion trials carried out ... -
The influence of spacing and phosphorus fertilization on growth, fruiting and nutrient accumulation in sweet peppers (Capsicum annuum L.)
(Plant Science & Crop Protection, University of Nairobi, 1987)The effects of six spacings (90 by 90, 90 by 60, 90 by 30, 60 by 60, 60 by 30 and 30 by 30 cm) and four levels of phosphorus (0, 44, 88 and 132 kg P/ha) on growth, fruiting and nutrient accumulation in sweet peppers ... -
Multiple typing of salmonella livingstone by biotyping, antimicrobial susceptibility testing and plasmid profile analysis
(University of NairobiDepartment of Microbiology, 1987-09)Seventy one isolates of Salmonella livingstone were analysed for homogenuity using biotyping, antimicrobial susceptibility testing and plasmid profile analysis. Biotyping distinguished Salmonella livingstone isolates ... -
Effect of leucaena leucocephala, cassia siamea and terminalia brownii leaf mulch on maize performance and soil nutrients under the semi-arid conditionsin Machakos, Kenya.
(Plant Science & Crop Protection, University of Nairobi, 1989)The influence of three leaf mulches from three tree species on soil nutrients, maize performance and yield and N concentration of maize at various growth stag£~ was studied for two. very contrasting seasons (ven dry ... -
Posthainest diseases of fruits in Nairobi markets and their control
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An analysis of smallholder credit programmes in Bungoma District with special reference to Kavujai Division
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Correlated responses to reciprocal recurrent selection and modified ear to row selection in yield components and other character of maize (zea mays L)
(Plant Science & Crop Protection, University of Nairobi, 1980)Maize breeding work started at Kitale in 1955. A large collection of maize germplasm was introduced in 1959 from Central and South America. One of the varieties, Ec 573 performed well in a top cross yield trial with KSII. ... -
Determination of mechanization levels with respect to land size and labour in semi-arid areas of Kenya: findings from lower Kirinyaga
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Epidemiology and Control of Cowpea Rust Uromyces phaseoli var Vignae in Kenya
(University of NairobiDepartment of Agriculture, 1979)Cowpea rust caused by Urornyces phaseoli var Vignae is a major factor limiting cowpea production in Kenya. Epidemiology and control measure studies were carried out on this disease. Investigations included studies on ... -
Identification of crop-growing seasons of semi-arid Kenya by analyses of the soil moisture patterns
(Agriculture Technology, University of Nairobi, 1984)Eight stations wit~ over 30 years of rainfall record were selected in the dry region of Kenya, east of 37°E longitude, to study the nature of the crop growing seasons during the short and the long rains (October through ... -
Effect of temperature on uptake and upward translocation of phosphorus in wheat
(Department of Biology, 1971)Know ledge gained from this study of h ow temperature affects phosphorus uptake and trans-location should guide one in introducing such plants in a new ecological habitat. From the present study, o 0 it Has learned ... -
A study of the drainage problems in some part of The Mwea Irrigation Scheme, Kenya
(University of NairobiDepartment of Soil Science, 1981)The red soils occupy some parts of Mwea Irrigation Scheme. In particular, the Tebere Section of the Scheme has these. soils occurring at higher elevations than the black cotton soils which occur in the depressions. ... -
Pathogenesis and pathology of east coast fever in cattle
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A study of the inheritance of resistance to angular leaf spot, phaeoisariopsis griseola (saac.) ferr. in beans (phaseolus vulgaris L.) in Uganda
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Maternal Acceptance Of The Foetal Allograft:Role Of Placental Gonadotrophins
(University of NairobiFaculty of Sciences, 1980)Treatment of rats with anti-PMSG and anti-hCG for 5 days from days 6, 11 or 16 of pregnancy caused variable necrosis of foetal tissue, the extent of which increased from the chorionic cells to the inner trophoblastic layers ...
