Faculty of Agriculture & Veterinary Medicine (FAg / FVM): Recent submissions
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The influence of phosphorus fertilizers, population density and variety on growth, yield and root quality of carrot (daucuse arota Linn.)
(Department of Plant Science and Crop Protection, University of Nairobi, 1974)The effects of phosphorus fertilizers (0, 92 and 184 kg P205/ha) and population density (666,666, 444,444 and 333,333 plants/ha) on the growth yield and root qu~litj of Nantes and Chantenay carrots were evaluated on ... -
Evaluation of advanced R-gene free potato genotypes for late blight resistance, yield, cooking and processing qualities
(University of NairobiDepartment of plant science and crop protection, 2008)Late blight (Phytophthora infestans) is a major constraint to potato production in the tropical highlands of Kenya causing significant yield losses of 30 - 75% in highland tropics of Kenya. Farmers rely on fungicide ... -
An analysis of factors affecting production and marketing of sorghum in Mwingi district, Kenya
(University of NairobiDepartment of Land Resource Management and Agricultural Technologies,University of Nairobi, 2009)The study was conducted to identify factors constraining sorghum production and the imperfections in the marketing system for the grain; as well as, to investigate factors constraining the commercial use of the grain in ... -
An agronomic evaluation of potato/maize and potato/beans intercrops
(Department of Crop Science, University of Nairobi, 1987)The yields of a potato/maize and potato/bean intercrops, in which the maize and bean planting patterns were modified, were evaluated in the short and long rainy seasons of 1984-85 respectively. The study included two potato ... -
Study of combining ability tests in pyrethrum (chrysanthemum cinerariaefolium vis)
(University of NairobiFACULTY OF AGRICULTURE, 1979)Pyrethrins yield is the most important aspect of pyrethrum breeding, which is mainiy dependent on two major components, flower yield and pyrethrins content. Other important characters are flower size, dry matter cpntent ... -
Influence of storage conditions on the physico-chemical and sensory characteristics of sun-dried sweetpotato chips
(Department of food technology and nutrition, 2004)This study was designed to establish the stability of the dried sweetpotato chips on storage under different conditions of temperature and relative humidity. Roots from an orange fleshed variety of sweetpotato, SPK-004, ... -
Genetics of yield and yield components in cowpea, vigna unguiculata (1.) walp,and inheritance of resistance to cowpea aphid, aphis craccivora koch.
(Department of Crop Science, University of Nairobi, 1985)Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp) is grown in Kenya as a grain legume and a vegetable crop. The local cultivation is mainly of landraces with minimal genetic improvement on yield and its components. Cowpea research in ... -
Analysis of 'staygreen' characteristics associated with drought tolerance in cassava (manihot esculenta crantz) under greenhouse conditions
(Department of plant science and crop protection, 2009)Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) ranks as the fourth most important staple food cultivated and consumed mainly in the tropics and other developing countries. The crop yields well in areas with uncertain rainfall patterns ... -
Evaluation of varietal resistance and pesticides as management strategies for thrips (megalurothrips sjostedti trybom and frankliniella occidentalis pergande) on french beans (phaseolus vulgaris l.)
(Department of Crop Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, 2004)Evaluation of pesticides and varieties was undertaken in Kabete Campus Field Station during the period October 2001 to September 2002. Evaluation and screening of commercial French bean varieties and breeding lines was ... -
The Importance and Performance of Food Grain Legumes among the Smallholder Farmers in Machakos District
(Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2007)A study was conducted in Machakos district to determine the importance and performance of different grain legumes in the smallholder farms. A random survey was carried out in different agro-ecological zones to determine ... -
Selection and evaluation of pigeonpea (cajanu5 cajan (l) millsp.) genotypes for resistance to fusariuh wilt pathogen (fusariuh oxysporuh f.sp. udum) and other agronomic traits.
(Department of Plant Science and Crop Protection, University of Nairobi, 1991)Fusarium wilt caused by Fusarium udum Butler has been identified as an important factor in YIeld reduction of pigeonpea in maJor growing areas of Kenya. Studies to develop varieties resistant to the Fusarium wilt were ... -
Evaluation of high forage quality annual african clovers (trifolium quartinianum cv. mealton 5 and t. steudnerii) grown with sudan grass (sorghum sudanensei) and finger millet (eleusine coracana) at Ka-bete, Kenya.
(Department of Plant Science and Crop Protection, University of Nairobi, 2004)The study was conducted at Kabete in KiambuDistrict. This is one of the high potential areas in the central highlands of Kenya where population pressure on land is encountered. Smallholder mixed farming systems typically ... -
Interspecific gene transfer in lolium
(Department of Plant Science and Crop Protection, University of Nairobi, 1987-06)Nearly two thousand diploid hybrid plants originating from crosses between triploids (with two sets of Italian ryegrass chromosomes and one set of perennial ryegrass chromosomes) and diploid Italian ryegrass were clonally ... -
Quantitative analysis of dry matter production and partitioning in relation to economic yield at different watering in beans (phaseolus vulgaris)
(Department of Plant Science and Crop Protection, University of Nairobi, 1985)This study was carried out to investigate dry matter production and partitioning in beans (phaseolus vulgaris . L) and to relate to various plant parameters to economic yield . Two cultivars , “small Rosecoco (NB1122) and ... -
Effect of balanites glabra canopy cover on soil organic matter, soil moisture and selected grass species production in Isinya, Kajiado, Kenya
(Department of Range Management, 2001)This study was conducted to determine the scasoual effects or Balanites glabra (Mildbr. & Schlecht.) canopy cover on soil organic matter, soil moisture content and selected grass species production in Isinya, Kajiado, ... -
Influence of acacia tortilis trees on the distribution of panicum maximum and digitaria macroblephara in South Central Kenya
(Department of Agricultural economics, 1984)Water relations of Panicum maximum under Acacia tortilis and Digitaria macroblephara in the open, were studied under field conditions at the National Range Research Station, Kiboko Kenya and under controlled environmental ... -
The effect of weeds on growth and yield of beans (phaseolus vulgaris)
(Department of Plant Science and Crop Protection, University of Nairobi, 1981)Field studies were conducted in 1979 and 1980 at the Field Station, University of Nairobi, to evaluate dry bean (Phaseolus vulgaris, L) varieties Canadian Wonder, Mwezi Moja and Rose Coco growth and yield as influenced ... -
Assessment of filtermud as a carrier for legume seed inoculants
(Department of Botany, University of Nairobi, 1984-03)Peat is the most commonly used carrier for Rhizobiun. Although it is the best carrier identified to date, it has some disadvantages: its suitability varies depending on -the source and it is not readily available in ... -
Influence of frequency and intensity of clipping on forage yield, cradle protein content and digestibility of six Kenyan range grasses.
(1984)Influence of Frequency and Intensity of Clipping on Forage Yield, Crude Protein Content and Digestibility of Six Kenyan Range Grasses. (December 1984) Benson Mulwa Woie, B.S., Texas A&M University; M.S., New Mexico State ...
