Faculty of Agriculture & Veterinary Medicine (FAg / FVM): Recent submissions
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Response of field beans to phosphorus on an andosol in Kenya
(Dept of Environmental Science, Kenyatta UniversityDept of Environmental Science, Kenyatta University, 1998)The agronomic effectiveness of minjingu rock phosphate O,trtp) was compared with that of highly soluble phosphate triple superphosphate (TSp), in pot studies with field bean (p. t,ulgaris L.) in a greenhouse at the field ... -
Maize yield reduction due to erosion in a high potential area of Central Kenya highlands
(Department of Soil Science, University of NairobiDepartment of Soil Sciences, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, 1998)The effect of cumulative soil loss on maize (Zea mays L.) growth and yield were investigated on a humicnitisol in Kenya during the 1993 long-rains (LR) and short-rains (SR). The runoff plots had been subjected to different ... -
Resource-based conflicts in drought-prone Northwestern Kenya: The drivers and mitigation mechanisms
(Department of Land Resource Management and Agricultural Technology, 2012-12)The theory of “resource scarcity” dominates the debate on “ecoviolence” in pastoral areas, where conflicts among communities have traditionally been linked to competition over scarce resources and invariably drought ... -
Climate forecast information: the status, needs and expectations among smallholder agro-pastoralists in Machakos district, Kenya
(Department of Land Resource Management and Agricultural Technology, 2011)The potential use of seasonal climate forecasts in farm and resource management has been studied in a number of cultural contexts around the world. Many of these studies reveal difficulties that smallholders encounter ... -
Soil Erosion Effects on Soil Properties in a Highland Area of Central Kenya
(Department of Soil Science, College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, University of NairobiDepartment of Soil Science, Swedish Univ. of Agricuitural Sciences,, 1997)One of the most important features that is neglected in many soil erosion studies in Africa is the monitoring of changes to the soil during the progress of the experiment. Objectives of this study were therefore to monitor ... -
Precursors of methotrexate target dihydrofolate reductase-thymidylate synthase of Babesia gibsoni
(Department of Public Health Pharmacology and Toxicology, 2010)It is not known whether precursors of methotrexate, such as 2, 4-diamino-6-hydroxymethyl-pteridine (DAP) and 2, 4-diamino-N10-methyl-pteroic acid (DAMPA), could target the dihydrofolate reductase-thymidylate synthase ... -
Community Opinions on Wildlife, Resource Use and Livelihood Competition in Kimana Group Ranch Near Amboseli, Kenya
(Department of Animal Physiology, 2011)Kimana Group Ranch (KGR) is a critical wildlife dispersal area for Amboseli National Park in Kenya. But irrigated agriculture in the group ranch is leading to increased conflicts and competition for land and other ... -
Cloning, characterization and validation of inosine 5′-monophosphate
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Evaluation of crop cover and residue management C factors for cropping systems and management techniquesin the semi-arid region of Kenya
(Kenya Agricultural Research InstituteDepartment Of Land Resource Management and Agricultural Technology, University of Nairobi, 1989)The mean crop cover and residue management C factor for maize with conventional tillage, maize with minimum tillage, maize intercropped with beans on alternate rows, beans alone, and maize with 3 t ha -1 of maize residue ... -
The canopy effects of prosopis juliflora (dc.) and acacia tortilis (hayne) trees on herbaceous plants species and soil physico-chemical properties in Njemps flats, Kenya
(Department of Land Resource Management and Agricultural Technology,, 2009)The canopy effects of an exotic and indigenous tree species on soil properties and understorey herbaceous plant species were investigated on the Njemps Flats, Baringo district, Kenya. Samples of soil and herbaceous plant ... -
Investigation of the risk of consuming marketed milk with antimicrobial residues in Kenya
(Department of Public Health, Pharmacology and Toxicology, 2005)The risk of consuming marketed milk containing antimicrobial residues was investigated by testing 854 unpasteurized and 110 pasteurized milk samples collected from contrasting locations, market outlets and consumer households ... -
The effects of crop cover and residue management on runoff and soil loss
(National Agricultural Research Centre MugugaDepartment Of Land Resource Management and Agricultural Technology, University of Nairobi, 1988)The amount ofplant cover needed to protect a soil depends on the soil characteristics and the intensity of erosive forces at that time and place. Loose soil on steep slopes needs permanent vegetation to intercept raindrops ... -
Influence of tree shade on plant water status, gas exchange, and water use efficiency of Panicum maximum Jacq. and Themeda triandya Forsk. in a Kenya savanna
(Department of Botany, University of Nairobi,Department of Range Science, Colorado State Llniyersity, Fort Collins, Colorado 80523, USADepartment of Range Management, lJniversity of Nairobi, 1995)A study of net co. assimilation rate and water vapour exchange of panicum maximum that grows predominantly beneath savanna tree canopies, and Themeda triandra that grows primarily in adjacent open grassland sites, ... -
Effect of Nitrogen Source, Crop Maturity Stage and Storage Conditions on Phenolics and Oxalate Contents in Vegetable Amaranth (Amaranthus hypochondriacus
(Canadian Center of Science and EducationDepartment of Plant Science and Crop ProtectionDepartment of Food Science, Nutrition and TechnologyDepartment of land Resource management and Agricultural Technology, 2012)This study was designed to assess the effect of Diammonium Phosphate (DAP) fertilizer and cattle manure on the accumulation of total phenolics, quercetin and oxalates during growth and storage of vegetable amaranth ... -
Acid strength at clay mineral surfaces
(Department of Soil Science, University of Nairobi, 1986)The interactions of ,{1 3+ -montmorillonite, Na+ - montmorillonite and Na+ -kaolinite with selected Hammett indicators have been reinvestigated. The use of a series of indicators with different acid strengths, Ho, to ... -
Babesia gibsoni: Serodiagnosis of infection in dogs by an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay with recombinant BgTRAP
(Department of Public Health Pharmacology and Toxicology, 2008)The thrombospondin-related adhesive protein of Babesia gibsoni (BgTRAPJ is known as an immunodominant antigen and is, there¬fore, considered as a candidate for the developmentof a diagnostic reagent for canine babesiosis. ... -
changes in soil chemical Properties due to Nitrogen Fertilizer Application and Maize-bean Cropping Systems in a Semi-arid Region of Eastern Kenya
(Dept of Soil Science, University of Nairobi, 2000)OBJECTIVE: To determine the accuracy and sensitivity of diagnostic peritoneal lavage in the assessment of intra-abdominal injury using the dipstick method. DESIGN: Prospective study, involving the performance of diagnostic ... -
Indigenous techniques for assessing and monitoring range resources in East Africa
(University of NairobiDepartment of Range Management, University of Nairobi, 2005)Local knowledge, which refers to a social activity that has been set up primarily as a result of local initiative, or techniques that are endogenously generated, enforced and maintained has not been mainstreamed in ... -
Nutritional Value of Berchemia discolor: A Potential to Food and Nutrition Security of Households
(Asian Network for Scientific InformationDepartment of Land Resource Management and Agricultural Technology,, 2012)Drylands have a multitude of livelihood problems where food insecurity is one of the serious impediments. Both transhumance and settled farmers make their living in the semiarid parts of east Shewa, Ethiopia. They adapt ... -
Agronomic response estimates of acidulated and uncidulated phosphorus sources for tea (camellia spp l.) growing in Kenya
(Dep.of Environmental science Kenyatta University'Department of Soil Science, University of Nairobi,, 1999)Studies were conducted on two tea fields, one with tea bushes planted in 1957 and another with tea bushes planted n LgTg in Kaaga, Kenya to determine the response of green tea leaf production to acidulated (Tripleiuper ...
