Faculty of Agriculture & Veterinary Medicine (FAg / FVM): Recent submissions
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Epidemiology of cassava mosaic disease in Coast province, Kenya
(Plant Science & Crop Protection, University of Nairobi, 1979)Studies on the epidemiology of cassava mosaic disease were conducted at the Coast Agricultural Research Station (CARS>, Mtwapa between the period 1976 to 1979. The results of the investigations indicated that the ... -
Prevalence and risk factors of conditions causing lameness in sheep under free range grazing system in Kajiado district, Kenya
(Department of Clinical Studies, University of Nairobi, 2011-10)Lameness can be a cause of negative economic output in sheep farming owing to its adverse effects on productivity, reproductive performance and poor growth performance in lambs. The extent of lameness in sheep and its ... -
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 ... -
Iron and nutritional status of children 12-59 months in Migwani division, Mwingi district, Kenya
(Department of Food Science, Nutrition & Technology, University of Nairobi, 2011-05)Poor nutritional status, anaemia, iron deficiency and iron deficiency anaemia among children in many parts of Kenya continues to be public health issues especially in arid and semi-arid lands which are generally food ... -
A comparative study of maturity indices and grain filling period in relation to yield in corn single crosses and their constituent inbreds
(Plant Science & Crop Protection, University of Nairobi, 1981)The conclusion from this study is that three criteria, moisture percentage, GDD and black layer formation, are not adequate to measure corn maturity, although they differ in suitability. The close association of ELF ... -
A study on morphology, floral biology and fertility of interspecific hybrids of coffea arabica l.and coffea canephora pierre ex froehner. including backcrosses of the hybrid to c. arabica
(Plant Science & Crop Protection, University of Nairobi, 1979)A breeding programme is in progress at the Coffee Research Station. Ruiru with a main objective being to develop Coffea arabica cultivars resistant to coffee berry disease caused by Colletotrichum coffeanum Noack and ... -
Genetic studies of earliness, yield and fiber length upland cotton ( gossypium hirsutum L.)
(Plant Science & Crop Protection, University of Nairobi, 1979)The Inheritance of yield, fibre length and airlines in Upland cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) w s studied using Pi. P2r F1' F2, B1' 82 populations in five Inter varietal crosses. The commercial variety., UKAS9/240. (Pi) ... -
The effects of plant density and weed competition on the growth, yield and yield. components of pigeon pea (cajanus cajan (l.) millsp.)
(Plant Science & Crop Protection, University of Nairobi, 1983)Two experiments were conducted at the National Horticultural Research Station, Thika, Kenya, at an altitude of 1550 m, latitude 1001'S and longitude 370 06'E. Tne experiments were .to determine the influence of spacing ... -
Studies of the biology of the legume bud thrips Megalurothrips sjostedti (trybom) (thysanoptera:thripidae) and its resistance by cowpea (vigna unguiculata (L) walp
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Goats and goat products markets in Western Kenya
(Plant Science & Crop Protection, University of Nairobi, 1987)This research was undertaken to contribute to the understanding of goats and goat products markets in Western Kenya . The survey was carried out in Kakamega district which is one of the areas where dual purpose goats ... -
The response of tobacco varieties to infection by maloidogyne species in relation to nematode occurrence and infestation in Busia and Bungoma districts of Kenya.
(Plant Science & Crop Protection, University of Nairobi, 1984)The occurrence and infestation of plant-parasitic nematodes on tobacco, Nicotiana tabacum L., in Busia and Bungoma districts of Kenya was investigated. during 1983. Samples of tobacco roots and soil from 238 different ... -
The effect of Nitrogen fertilization on maize (zea mays L. katumani composite by perfomance and nitrogen mineralization in kabete nitisols
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Studies on the mycoflora of coffee leaf surfaces
(Plant Science & Crop Protection, University of Nairobi, 1980)Several methods, including disk plating, leaf washing, leaf maceration, sporefall, and sellotape impression techniques were used in isolating coffee leaf surface mycoflora. Leaf surfacesof cultivars of Coffea arabica ... -
Relation between dietary diversity and nutritional status of children under five years in Kitui district, Kenya
(Department of Food Science, Nutrition & Technology, University of Nairobi, 2011)Dietary diversity has long been recognized by nutritionists as a key measure of the diet quality because nutrients essential for meeting nutritional requirements are not always found in sufficient amounts in a single ... -
Effects of moisture regime and weeding frequency on growth and yield of upland rice
(Plant Science & Crop Protection, University of Nairobi, 1982)Low Soil moisture and weed competition are often cited as factors which seriously Lf.mi t; the production of upland rice. A study was conducted to investigate the effect of moisture regime and weeding frequency on ,growth ... -
Ecological factors affecting the distribution of pseudomonas solanacearum in Kenya
(Plant Science & Crop Protection, University of Nairobi, 1982)One hundred and thirty-eight potato farms were examined for the presence of bacterial wilt in Central,Eastern and Rift Valley Provinces. The altitude of these areas ranged from 1390 m to 2790 m above the sea level and ... -
The influence of nitrogen and phosphate fertilizer levels on growth, development and yield of potatoes (solanum tuberosum L.)
(Plant Science & Crop Protection, University of Nairobi, 1983)This thesis is the subject of work conducted during 1980 short rains and 1981 long rains to investigate the influence of nitrogen and phosphate fertiliser rates and their interaction on growth, development and yield of ... -
Etiology, epidemiology and control of bean scab caused by elsinoe phase Jenkins sp vulgare in Kenya
(Plant Science & Crop Protection, University of Nairobi, 1975)The investigations done in this project on the pathogen Elsinoe phaseo Jenkins vulgare included etiology epidemiology and control. The pathogen attacks all parts of foliage. Symptoms on the stems are elongated raised ... -
Ecology and behaviour of the black rhinoceros diceros bicornis linn. 1758 in Masai Mara game reserve
(Plant Science & Crop Protection, University of Nairobi, 1973)The ecology and behaviour of maasai Mara Game Reserve rhinoceros was studied from May 1971 to August 1972. At the end of August 1972, the entire Mara rhino population consisted of 10 animals of which 73% were adults ... -
characterization of the ideal bean (phaseo1us vu1garis L.) genotype for intercropping
(Plant Science & Crop Protection, University of Nairobi, 1986)Some 73 hybrid populations of beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) were raised at Thika. Commencing at F2, P3 or BC1, the seed from each population was divided into two portions. In /subsequent segregating generations, eacll ...
