Faculty of Agriculture & Veterinary Medicine (FAg / FVM): Recent submissions
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Phenotypic variation in floral development and pyrethrin content in genetically different clones of pyrethrum chrysanthemum cinerariefolium vis
(Department of Plant Science and Crop Protection, University of Nairobi, 1987)Pyrethrum, Chrysanthemum cinerariae folium vis, is an important insecticide producing plant propagated vegetatively by splits and shoot cuttings. The objectives of the study were to determine the pattern of pyrethrins ... -
Maternal occupation and the nutritional status of mothers and children under the age of five years in Msambweni location, Kwale District -Kenya.
(Department of Food Science, Nutrition and Technology, University of Nairobi, 1996)This is a comparative study, which was carried out in Kwale District, Msambweni division from December 1994 to September 1995. This study focuses on the maternal occupation as it influences food consumption patterns, ... -
Hydraulic performance of small basin irrigation
(Department of Agricultural Engineering, University of Nairobi, 1990-08)Small basin irrigation as a method of applying water is widely used in many parts of Kenya and will likely remain important as energy shortage discourages the use of alternative energy-intensive methods. Demand f or- ... -
The comparative pathogenesis and pathology of Aspergillus fumigatus infection in domestic chicken in the wild bird Kori bustard
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Senecio Moorei and Adenia Volkensii toxicosis in animals
(Faculty of Agriculture, University of Nairobi, 1973)It is not possible to guess the annual loss of livestock caused by poisonous plants in East Africa but it is considerable. Investigation has also shown that some of these plants have been used for medicinal and homicidal ... -
Effect of increased intimacy between maize and beans in an intercrop system on growth and yield of maize under varying nitrogen levels.
(Department of Plant Science and Crop Protection, University of Nairobi, 1992)Field Nairobi's experiments Faculty of increasing were conducted at the University Agriculture farm to investigate of the merits plants of the proximity between maize and bean in an intercrop system and how ... -
Influence of soil parent materials on potassium availability to maize in western Kenya
(University of NairobiDepartment of Crop Science, 2006)Potassium (K) deficiency is an emerging problem in intensively cropped soils of Kenya; which contradicts a hitherto existing belief that Kenyan soils have adequate K to meet crop needs. The emerging K deficiency is ... -
Effect of mycorrhizae on phosphorus uptake and growth of onions (allim cepa l.) in Kenyan soils
(Department of Soil Science, 1988)This study aimed at determining the presence of mycorrhizal fungi in Kenyan soils. Using onion as a test crop, the interaction between mycorrhizal fungi and phosphorus was investigated in five different - phosphorus ... -
Effect of pre- and postpartum supplementation on performance of red Maasai sheep and small East African goat
(Department of animal production, 1981)Two experiments were conducted at Kitenge!a Station, Machakos District, of Kenya to examine the effect of pre- and postpartum supplementation on performance of Red Masai sheep and Small East African goats under range ... -
Study on drought resistance in pigeon peas (cajanus cajan l. Hillsp)
(Faculty of Agriculture, University of Nairobi, 1980)Two experiments were conducted over two seasons. The f'irst "'experiment (Experiment I) ran from October 1979 to March, 1980 while the second experiment (Experiment II), which was a repeat ot experiment I,'was conducted ... -
The effects of using antisepsis on the healing of dehorning wounds in cattle
(University of NairobiDepartment of Veterinary Medicine, 1987)Dehorning of cattle is a common procedure worldwide, and it has been reported that it is often carried out without any antiseptic preparation of the skin around - the horn prior to the operation. The aseptic technique ... -
Modified atmosphere packaging of freshwater fish
(Loughborough University of Technology, 1986)A preservation method that could extend the shelflife of fresh, freshwater fish would be of nutritional and economic importance to a nation like Kenya, where 90% of all the fish landed comes from the freshwater environment, ... -
Etiology of septoria leaf spot on cowpea (vigna unguiculata (l.) walp.). Its interaction with some genotypes of cowpea and other food legumes, and its chemical control
(University of NairobiDepartment of plant science and crop protection, 1992)The study was initiated to determine the etiology of Septaria leaf spot disease of cowpea that caused severe leaf defoliation in cowpea plots at National Dryland Farming Research Centre (N.D.F.R.C. )-Katumani (Machakos ... -
The effect of varieties, spacings and fertilizers on the performance of grounonuts (arachis hypogaea L.) in kakamega district, western province, Kenya
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Survey of viruses affecting East African major food crops
(Faculty of Agriculture, University of Nairobi, 1972) -
Reproductive traits and milk yield relationship of the Kenya sahiwal cattle
(University of NairobiDepartment of animal production, 1989)Records of the Kenya Sahiwal Stud were analysed with regard to factors affecting reproductive traits and milk yield in temales born in the period 1963 through 1983. Genetic parameters and the relationship among the ... -
The association between biological characteristics and thiabendazole resistance in haemonchus contortus
(University of NairobiINSTITUTE OF PARASITOLOGY, McGILL UNIVERSITY, MONTREAL QUEBEC, 1989) -
Stability, sensory and storage properties of whey-based beverages flavoured with juices from selected fruits available in Kenya
(Department of Food and Nutrition Technology, 1989) -
Evaluation of selected cowpea cultivars for resistance to c0wpea aphid, aphis craccivora koch (homoptera: Aphididae) in kenya
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Malakisi tobacco veinal necrosis, a strain of potato virus Y isolated from nicotiana tabacum L.cultivar speight G.28 in western Kenya
(University of NairobiDepartment of plant science and crop protection, 1985)A tobacco virus disease, causing mainly mottling, vein-clearing and necrosis on leaves and stem bias recently noticed throughout the tobacco growing areas in Western Kenya and seemed to have a serious effect on leaf losses, ...
