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| Improving and Sustaining
the National Soil and Water Resource Base to Meet
the Challenge of Poverty Alleviation and Food
Security: Proceedings of the land and Water Management Conference SESSION 1 - OPENING |
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| Opening Presentation –
Commercialisation and sustainable financing for
natural research resources research services. C G Ndiritu and R M Kiome, KARI HQ, Nairobi, Kenya |
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| Key note Address – Natural
Resources Management Research: Soil Fertility
Replenishment in Kenya. Pedro Sanchez, ICRAF, Nairobi, Kenya |
ix | |
| SESSION IIA - SOIL FERTILITY AND PLANT NUTRITION | ||
| Nitrogen and carbon mineralisation of some
manure produced under different management
systems in central Kenya. S K Kimani, N Mangale, J Wamuongo, M Gichuru and C A Palm |
1 | |
| SESSION IIB - SOIL FERTILITY AND PLANT NUTRITION | ||
| Bean canopy response to irrigation, nitrogen
fertiliser application and planting
density under temperate and tropical weather
conditions. M W K Mburu, L P Simmonds and C J Pilbeam |
7 | |
| Bean growth and yield response to irrigation,
nitrogen fertiliser and planting density under
temperate and tropical weather conditions. L P Simmonds, M W K Mburu and C J Pilbeam |
21 | |
| Effects of phosphorus recapitalisation and
agroforestry on soil, water and nutrient
conservation in phosphorus-deficient soils of
western Kenya. M R Rao, G Mwasumbu, M N Muthuva, A AH Khan and P C Smithson |
37 | |
| SESSION III – IRRIGATION DRAINAGE AND WATER HARVESTING |
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| Water application methods and water use
efficiency for tomatoes production in the
semi-arid areas of eastern Kenya. S N Nguluu, J K Itabari, B M Ikombo, J M Wambua and E M Gichangi |
51 | |
| Rainwater management for dry spell mitigation
in semi-arid Kenya. J Barron, J Rockstrom and F Gichuki |
57 | |
| Characterisation of the flow regime of the
Ewaso Ngiro North River. F Gichuki, P Gichuki and R K Muni |
71 | |
| The effects of grass strips on the terrace
development and crop yield. F K Kinoti, C K K Gachene and N N Gitonga |
79 | |
| SESSION IV – SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION | ||
| Trapping water, producing wood and improving
yields through rotational woodlots on degraded
parts of bench terraces in Uganda. T Raussen, D Siriri, and C Ong |
85 | |
| Soil productivity under differnet soil
conservation measures in the Harerge highlands of
Ethiopia. B W Bobe and C K K Gacheme |
95 | |
| Conservation tillage systems for dryland
farming: On-farm extension and research
experiences. J Rockstrom and L O Jonsson |
101 | |
| Hydraulic properties of Andasols following
deforestation in the northern slopes of Mount
Kenya. G kironchi, J P Mbuvi and F N Gichuki |
115 | |
| Effects of land management on runoff, erosion
and crop production in a semi-arid area of Kenya.
G E Okach and C S Simiyu |
125 | |
| Evaluation of long-term effects of management
on land productivity in a semi-arid area of
Kenya. G E Okach and C S Simiyu |
143 | |
| Use of Landsat thematic mapper and aerial
photographs in soil erosion assessment. T O Mboya, P Mtakwa and P Rnick |
157 | |
| SESSION V: INTEGRATED
APPROACHES IN LAND AND WATER MANAGEMENT RESEARCH/LAND AND WATER MANAGEMENT ECONOMICS AND POLICY |
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| Socioeconomic implications of improved forage
species on smallholder farms in Kenya. F Nmuyekho, D T Cheruiyoti and G Kapkusum |
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