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BASE GROWTH TEMPERATURE AND PHYLLOCHRON FOR KIKUYU GRASS (Cenchrus clandestinus; Poaceae)

Acta Biológica Colombiana, 2021
In order to estimate the base temperature (Bt) of growth through the appearance of leaves and calculate the phyllochron for kikuyu grass, three plots were established on three farms in the Provincia of Ubaté (Cundinamarca, Colombia) located at different ...
Ruth Amanda Acero Camelo, Manuel Ricardo Esteban Molina, Alfonso Parra Coronado, Gerhard Fischer, Juan Evangelista Carulla Fornaguera   +4 more
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Avena sativa AV25-T (Altoandina) Supplementation as Alternative for Colombia's High-Altitude Dairy Systems: An Economic Analysis

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 2021
In the Colombian high-altitude tropics (2,200–3,000 m.a.s.l.), Kikuyu grass (Cenchrus clandestinus) is the main feed source for the dairy system. This grass species has good characteristics regarding adaptability and productivity, but is affected by ...
Karen Enciso, Javier Castillo, Luis Orlando Albarracín, Luis Fernando Campuzano, Mauricio Sotelo, Stefan Burkart   +5 more
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A machine learning approach to integrating genetic and ecological data in tsetse flies (Glossina pallidipes) for spatially explicit vector control planning

Evolutionary Applications, 2021
Vector control is an effective strategy for reducing vector‐borne disease transmission, but requires knowledge of vector habitat use and dispersal patterns.
Anusha P. Bishop, Giuseppe Amatulli, Chaz Hyseni, Evlyn Pless, Rosemary Bateta, Winnie A. Okeyo, Paul O. Mireji, Sylvance Okoth, Imna Malele, Grace Murilla, Serap Aksoy, Adalgisa Caccone, Norah P. Saarman   +12 more
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Physiological and proteomic profiles of Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense parasite isolated from suramin responsive and non-responsive HAT patients in Busoga, Uganda

International Journal for Parasitology: Drugs and Drug Resistance, 2021
Human African Trypanosomiasis (HAT) is a disease of major economic importance in Sub-Saharan Africa. The HAT is caused by Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense (Tbr) parasite in eastern and southern Africa, with suramin as drug of choice for treatment of early ...
Catherine N. Mutuku, Rosemary Bateta, Martin K. Rono, James M. Njunge, Erick O. Awuoche, Kariuki Ndung'u, Clarence M. Mang'era, Modesta O. Akoth, Vincent O. Adung'a, Bartholomew N. Ondigo, Paul O. Mireji   +10 more
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Digestion of dry matter, crude protein and amino acids of the diet dairy cows

Agronomía Mesoamericana, 2017
The aim of this study was to determine the digestion of dry matter (MS), crude protein (PC) and amino acids (AA) in dairy cows. Two cannulated cows were used for the determination of passage rate (Kp), in situ ruminal degradability (DR) and intestinal ...
Monica Duque Quintero, Ricardo Rosero Noguera, Marta Olivera Ángel   +2 more
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Perspectives on Odor-Based Control of Tsetse Flies in Africa

Frontiers in Physiology, 2022
Tsetse-transmitted trypanosomiases are among the most neglected tropical diseases in sub-Sahara Africa. Although all tsetse species are susceptible to trypanosome infections, their differential attraction/feeding preferences for different wildlife ...
Paul O. Mireji, Clarence M. Mang’era, Billiah K. Bwana, Billiah K. Bwana, Ahmed Hassanali   +4 more
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Kikuyu Grass [PDF]

Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information (Royal Gardens, Kew), 1921
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openaire   +2 more sources

Comparison of Ground-Based, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles and Satellite Remote Sensing Technologies for Monitoring Pasture Biomass on Dairy Farms

Remote Sensing, 2023
Systematic measurement of pasture biomass (kg DM/ha) is crucial for optimising pasture utilisation and increasing dairy farm profitability. On-farm pasture monitoring can be conducted using various sensors, but calibrations are necessary to convert the ...
Juan I. Gargiulo, Nicolas A. Lyons, Fernando Masia, Peter Beale, Juan R. Insua, Martin Correa-Luna, Sergio C. Garcia   +6 more
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Gender inequality in urban British Africa: Evidence from Anglican marriage registers

The Economic History Review, EarlyView.
Abstract We examine the colonial origins and evolution of gender inequality in mission schooling and formal labour force participation across six cities in British colonial Africa, using marriage register data for some 30,000 Anglican brides and grooms well‐positioned to benefit from colonial educational and employment opportunities.
Felix Meier zu Selhausen, Jacob Weisdorf
wiley   +1 more source

La ville dans la chanson kikuyu contemporaine

, 2008
La chanson en langue kikuyu perçoit majoritairement Nairobi à travers une perception angoissée des relations homme / femme, où la femme citadine serait une menace grave pour l'unité kikuyu car elle empêche l'homme de se réaliser comme adulte fondateur ...
Maupeu, Hervé
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