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Sorghum and salinity: I. Response of growth, water relations, and ion accumulation to NaCl salinity
(Crop Science Society of America, 2004)
Crops grown in salt affected soils may suffer from drought stress, ion toxicity, and mineral deficiency leading to reduced growth and productivity. The present study was conducted to determine how salinity affects growth, ...
Comparison of S2 and S2 X test cross evaluation for the selection in maize
(KARI, 2004)
S2 and S2 1testcross hybrid evaluation for one cycle of selection for resistance to the spotted stem borer, (Chilo partellus Swinhoe) and grain yield were made in an open-pollinated maize (Zea mays L) population (ICZ3) One ...
Sorghum and Salinity II. Gas Exchange and Chlorophyll Fluorescence of Sorghum under Salt Stress
(Wiley.com, 2004)
Photosynthetic activity decreases when plants are grown under saline conditions leading to reduced growth and productivity. Leaf growth, gas exchange, and chlorophyll fluorescence of two sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench] ...
Political influence on music performance in Kenya between 1963-2002
(Council for Research in Music Education, School of Music, University of Illinois, 2004)
This historical study attempts to relate how politics has influenced music performance education in Kenya between 1963 - 2002. The study is based on the historical period studied, Educational Syllabuses, Commission Reports, ...
Alcohol abuse among patients with and without HIV infection attending public clinics in western Kenya
(East African medical journal, 2004)
To evaluate the prevalence of hazardous drinking among persons with and without HIV/AIDS attending both urban/hospital-based and rural clinics in western Kenya.
Farm management practices and-their effects on yield, disease incidence and pest density of·banana and groundnut in western Kenya: planting density, intercropping and banana weevil Cosmopolites sordidus Germar (Gleoptera: Curculionidae) trapping
(East African Journal of Life Sciences, 2004-11-01)
Studies on the effects of pseudostem trapping, plant density and intercropping on the banana
weevil Cosmopolites sordidus Germar. populations and crop yields were conducted in
western Kenya from 1994 to 1997. The objective ...
Lake Victoria: The water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes [MART.] SOLMS), its socio-economic effects, control measures and resurgence in the Winam gulf
(Urban & Fischer, 2004-05-01)
The aquatic weed Eichhornia crassipes [Mart.]Solms was introduced in Lake Victoria from Rwanda via the Kagera River by the activities of man. After originally infesting Lake Victoria (Uganda), it eventually spread into the ...
Change and continuity in kin-based support systems for widows and orphans among the Luo in Western Kenya
(2004-12-01)
This paper discusses change and continuity in the kin-based support for widows and orphans among the Luo in western Kenya, It shows how the involvement of external actors such as church and donor-sponsored institutions ...
Participatory approaches to rural development. A case study of Muhoroni sugar company, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2004)
The primary objective of most of the organizations that are geared towards profit realization is productivity, efficiency and competitiveness. Achieving these objectives necessitates adaptability and responsiveness to ...
Participatory approaches to rural development. A case study of Muhoroni sugar company, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi., 2004)
I he primary objective of most of the organizations that are geared towards profit realization is
productivity, efficiency and competitiveness. Achieving these objectives necessitates adaptability
and responsiveness to ...