Faculty of Agriculture & Veterinary Medicine (FAg / FVM): Recent submissions
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Field transmission efficiency of Alternaria sesami in sesame from infected seed
(University of NairobiDepartment of Crop Science, 2003-11)Four sesame accessions with varying levels of susceptibility to Alternaria sesami were selected from an advanced germplasm collection of the Sesame Improvement Project to determine transmission efficiency of A. sesami from ... -
The use of soil compaction levels in the selection of field-safe sugarcane transport vehicles
(University of Nairobi† Department of Agricultural Engineering, 1997-03)Data was collected for single bundle and nucleus estate trailers aimed at selecting the trailer units that could safely travel in the sugarcane fields without causing detrimental soil compaction. The proportion of trailers ... -
Potential use of rhizobial bacteria as promoters of plant growth for increased yield in landraces of African cereal crops
(Faculty of Agriculture, University of Nairobi, 2004)Rhizobia form root nodules that fix nitrogen (N2) in symbiotic legumes. Extending the ability of these bacteria to fix N2 in non-legumes such as cereals would be a useful technology for increased crop yields among resource-poor ... -
Influence of recombinant bovine growth hormone on growth and feed intake in juvenile Nile crocodiles (Crocodylus niloticus)
(University of NairobiDepartment of Animal Physiology, 1993-10)1. Slow-growing juvenile Nile crocodiles were injected with recombinant bovine growth hormone (rbGH) once a week for 6 weeks and then re-treated after 4 weeks. 2. The feed intake of the treated crocodiles was 26 ... -
Plentiful forests, happy people? The EU's FLEGT approach and its impact on human rights and private forestry sustainability schemes
(University of Nairobi.Wangari Maathai Institute for Peace and Environmental Studies, 2012) -
Cowpea research in Kenya
(Department of Land Resource Management and Agricultural Technology (LARMAT), 1980) -
The Importance of Local Knowledge and Interdisciplinary Research
(University of Nairobi.Wangari Maathai Institute for Peace and Environmental Studies, 2007)For this special issue of TES we have selected four articles on constraints and options for managing trees in Africa. The articles have been produced within a larger multidisciplinary research programme on People, Trees ... -
Constraints and Options in Local Forest Management in Cambodia: Is Decentralization a Solution?
(University of Nairobi.Wangari Maathai Institute for Peace and Environmental Studies, 2012)In Cambodia there is an urgent need to ensure the livelihood of the forest-dependent rural poor while at the same time sustaining valuable forest resources. As past centralized forest management regimes have failed, ... -
Why combine private and communal tree management? A case-study based in Majawanga (Gairo, Tanzania)
(University of Nairobi.Wangari Maathai Institute for Peace and Environmental Studies, 2007)Despite the focus on the importance of trees in Africa and the many projects that try to improve their management, there is very little research and few development projects which address tree related problems in a holistic ... -
Methyl Bromide Phase-out and Floriculture. DVD Video (35 min).
(University of Nairobi, 2010)No abstract available -
Independent risk of mechanical ventilation for AIDS-related Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia associated with bronchoalveolar lavage neutrophilia
(University of Nairobi,Institute of peace and environmental studies, 2001)The use of mechanical ventilation (MV) for AIDS-related Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP) has varied over time. The introduction of adjunctive corticosteroid therapy has changed the patophysiology of PCP. In the present ... -
Interactions between hormonal and developmental signalling in in rose (Rosa hybrida L.).
(University of Nairobi, 2012)This study investigated the effects of auxin sprays on the development of side-shoots in rose (Rosa hybrida L.). The rationale was to prevent or to minimise side-shoot development in a commercially acceptable rose cultivar. ... -
Exploring the Potentials of Community-Based Natural Resource Management for Benefiting Local Communities: Policies and Practice in Four Communities in Andhra Pradesh, India
(University of Nairobi.Wangari Maathai Institute for Peace and Environmental Studies, 2011)This article contributes to the debate about the potentials of community-based natural resource management (CBNRM) for benefiting local communities. It is based on a case study of the implementation of joint forest management ... -
Technically, Economically and Commercially (TEC) Feasible Methyl Bromide Alternatives: The Role of Value-chain Approach in Sustainability
(University of Nairobi, 2013)No abstract available -
The history and present conditions of Suserup Skov - a nemoral, deciduous forest reserve in a cultural landscape
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Accountability of experts in the Danish national park process
(University of Nairobi.Wangari Maathai Institute for Peace and Environmental Studies, 2009)In 2002 the Danish Minister of Environment initiated a process to investigate the possibilities of establishing national parks in Denmark. For this purpose experts were mobilised to investigate the status and potentials ... -
Tackling the Tangle of Environmental Conflict: Complexity, Controversy, and Collaborative Learning
(University of Nairobi,Institute of peace and environmental studies, 2009)Environmental conflict situations are typically messy; a tangle of complexity, controversy, and uncertainty. As a means for addressing environmental conflict and decision situations and making progress on matters of ... -
Rooting of purple passion fruit(Passiflora Edulis Forma edulis Sims)stem cuttings. 11-Influence of Indolebutyric acid (IBA) E.Afr.Agri.For.J.48(1) 5-9
(University of Nairobi, 1982)No abstract available
