University of Nairobi Institutional Repository: Recent submissions
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A cross-inoculation study on indigenous rhizobia and selected tree legumes
(University of Nairobi,college of agriculture and veterinary sciences,, 1989)A cross-innoculation study with idigenous rhizobia was carried out on seven host legume species from where they were originally isolated. The legumes included Acacia albida, Acacia mearnsii, Calliandra calothyrsus, Leucena ... -
Mechanisms of Sorghum resistance to the spotted stalkborer, Chilo partellus (Swinhoe) (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae)
(University of Nairobi,School of Biological Sciences, 1985)The spotted stalkborer Chilo partellus is one of the most notorious pests in Kenya of cereal crops especially maize and sorghum particularly in semi-arid areas. These studies showed that ovipositing maize stalkborers have ... -
Temperature insensitive O2 in blood of the tree frogChiromantis petersi
(Springer-VerlagDepartment of Zoophysiology, University of Aarhus, DK-8000, Aarhus C., DenmarkComparative Animal Physiology Research Unit, University of Nairobi,, 1980)Respiratory gas exchange and blood respiratory properties have been studied in the East-African tree frogChiromantis petersi. This frog is unusually xerophilous, occupies dry habitats and prefers body temperatures near ... -
Insect pests of Cowpeas Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp. and studies on Cowpea yield assessment under different chemical spray regimes and minimum use of insecticides against the dominant insect pest species at Katumani Dryland Research Station, Kenya
(University of Nairobi,School of Biological Sciences, 1984)Studies to identify major insect pests attacking cowpea, Vigna unguiculata (L) Walp., in the field and to assess cowpea yields under different chemical control regimes were conducted at Katumani, Kenya during the short and ... -
Why the early promise for rapid increases in maize productivity in Kenya was not sustained: lessons for sustainable investment in agriculture
(2005)The influence of climatic, policy and institutional-related (infrastructure, technology, institutional support) factors on the decline in maize output and yields and the subsequent deepening and broadening of food poverty ... -
Determination of ion populations and solvent content as functions of redox state and pH in polyaniline
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A Philosophical analysis of the concepts of undertanding in mathematics education with specificic references to logism.
(School of Education, 2012-05-14)This study undertakes to establish a coherent conception of understanding in mathematics education. The study is clarificatory in that the fundamental concern is to elucidate the concept of understandings, and to analyze ... -
Effects Of Development Of Resistance To Levamisole And Benzimidazole Anthelmintics On The Pathogenicity And Survival Of H. Contortus.
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Comparative physiology of desert animals
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Studies on Population densities and some aspects of Control of the common Maize Stalkborer Chilo partellus Swinhoe, C. Orichalcocililla Strand. and Sesamia calamistis Hmps
(University of Nairobi,School of Biological Sciences, 1981)The population densities of the three coastal maize stalkborers, Chilo partellus Swin. C. orichalcoiliella Strand. and Sesamia calamistis Hmps. were estimated during the long rains of 1979, 1980 and 1981, showed the ... -
A comparative study on development of the bean beetle Acanthoscelides obtectus (Say) in bean, cowpea, and pigeon pea seed diets
(University of Nairobi,School of Biological Sciences, 1980)Results indicated that the differences in the numbers of beetles developing in beans, pigeon peas, and cowpeas were statistically significant at the third generation level. The average life cycle in a generation was shorter ... -
Horticulture in urban eco-systems: some socio-economic and environmental lessons from studies in three developing regions
(University of Nairobi,college of agriculture and veterinary sciences,, 2006)In the light of the documented prevalence of peri-urban horticulture in developing countries, the paper highlights the need to identify and resolve health risks associated with the urban location of these systems. Contamination ... -
Pest Management of Grain Legume Crops in Multiple Cropping Systems
(University of Nairobi,School of Biological Sciences, 1979) -
Effect Of Feeding Urea- Molasses Blocks On Gastrointestinal Nematode Infection And Weight Gain Of Grazing Weaner Calves.
(University of NairobiVeterinary Panthology and Microbiology, 2001) -
Mammalian herbivores
(Academic PressDepartment of Animal Physiology, University of Nairobi, 1979) -
Effects on blood pressure of reduced dietary sodium and the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet
(University of Nairobi,college of agriculture and veterinary sciences,, 2001)Hypertension affects almost 50 million people in the United States and places them at higher risk for cardiovascular diseases.1,2 Furthermore, this risk increases with progressive elevations in blood pressure, beginning ... -
Progress in analytic methods — more sophistication or back to basics
(University of NairobiDepartment of Public Health, Pharmacology and Toxicology, 1995)n recent years, there has been a rapid expansion in the use of quantitative methods in veterinary epidemiology. These developments have been in response to both more ambitious analytical objectives and the opportunities ... -
The implications of collaborative industrial attachments for kenya vision 2030 development programmes
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Use Of Medicated Urea-molasses Blocks In Heifers Exposed To Natural Subclinical Infection With Gastrointestinal Nematodes.
(University of NairobiVeterinary Panthology and Microbiology, 2001)
