Browsing Journal Articles by Author "Musimba, N.K.R."
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The challenges of rehabilitating denuded patches of a semi-arid environment in Kenya
Nyariki, Dickson M.; Mganga, K.Z.; Nyangito, M.M.; Musimba, N.K.R.; Mwangombe, A.W.; Ekaya, W.N.; Muiru, W.M.; Daniele, C.; Francis, J.; von Kaufmann, R.; Verhagen, J. (2010)Land degradation is a major problem in the semi-arid environments of Sub-Saharan Africa. Fighting land degradation is essential to ensure the sustainable and long-term productivity of the habited semiarid lands. In Kenya, ... -
The Challenges Posed by Ipomoea kituensis and the Grass-Weed Interaction in a reseeded semi-arid environment in Kenya
Nyariki, Dickson M.; Mganga, K. Z.; Musimba, N.K.R.; Nyangito, M. M.; Mwang’ombe, A.W.; Ekaya, W. N.; Muiru, W. M. (2016)Rehabilitation of denuded patches using perennial grasses has been used extensively in semi-arid environments of Kenya. However, weeds continue to pose an enormous challenge to the success of many rehabilitation programmes. ... -
Constraints of rehabilitating degraded semi-arid lands of Kenya using indigenous perennial grasses
Nyariki, Dickson M.; Mganga, K.Z.; Musimba, N.K.R.; Nyangito, M.M.; Mwang’ombe, A.W.; Ekaya, W.N.; Muiru, W.M. (2010)Land degradation which among others include loss of vegetation is rampant in Kenya, destroying both the fragile arid and semiarid lands and the non-arid areas. Efforts to rehabilitate semiarid areas by re-vegetation has ... -
Feeding value of Acacia tortilis pods in goats
Nyariki, Dickson M.; Araya, M.R.; Ngugi, R.K.; Musimba, N.K.R. (2003)Fresh Acacia tortilis pods were mixed with low quality native grass hay to form 5 rations - T 1 (100% hay), T 2 (25% pods + 75% hay), T 3 (50% hay + 50% pods), T 4 (75% pods + 25% hay) and T 3 (100% pods). Male goat groups ... -
The performance of Husani dairy goats under water restriction in the arid western lowlands, Eritrea
Nyariki, Dickson M.; Kinuthia, N. R.; Kahsay, N. G.; Musimba, N.K.R. (Bulletin of Animal Health and Production in Africa, 1999)Eighteen adult Husani female goats of approximately equal age and body weight, and in their late pregnancy were purchased from Eritrean western lowlands. They were randomly assigned to three watering regimes (treatments): ...