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Activity of East African Medicinal Plants against Helicobacter pylori
(Pubmed, 1996-09)The activity of extracts from the East African medicinal plants Entada abyssinica (stem bark), Terminalia spinosa (young branches), Harrisonia abyssinica (roots), Ximenia caffra (roots), Azadirachta indica (leaves and stem ... -
Actors and networks in resource conflict resolution under climate change in rural Kenya
(Copernicus Publications, 2016)The change from consensual decision-making arrangements into centralized hierarchical chieftaincy schemes through colonization disrupted many rural conflict resolution mechanisms in Africa. In addition, climate change ... -
African Heritage in a Changing Climate
(Taylor & Francis, 2020)Climate change is a real and present threat to heritage across the world. In Europe and North America, research on the impacts of climate change on heritage, including how to mitigate against more frequent extreme weather ... -
Agrobacterium -mediated genetic transformation of selected tropical inbred and hybrid maize ( Zea mays L.) lines
(Plant Cell Tiss Organ Cult, 2012-10-25)The study was carried out to evaluate the amenability of tropical inbred and hybrid maize lines, using Agrobacterium mediated transformation technique. Agrobacterium tumefaciens strains EHA101 harbouring apTF102 binary ... -
Agrobacterium-Mediated Transformation of Selected Kenyan Maize (Zea mays L.) Genotypes by Introgression of Nicotiana Protein Kinase (npk1) to Enhance Drought Tolerance
(Scientific Research Publishing, 2014)Currently maize production in the East and Central Africa (ECA) region is at 1.3 tonnes per hectare compared to the potential of up to 7.0 tonnes per hectare because of biotic and abiotic constraints, and this has resulted ... -
Agrobiodiversity conservation enhances food security in subsistence‑based farming systems of Eastern Kenya
(BioMed Central, 2016)Background: Globally, there is great concern about expanding agricultural activities due to their impact in the conservation of agrobiodiversity. African continent is known for its richness in biodiversity. In Kenya, there ... -
Agronomic performance, genetic variation and heritability of yield and related traits in rice genotypes under upland conditions
(Kenyatta University, 2022-06)Although rice production potential under rain fed ecology doubles that of irrigated lowland in Kenya, there has been little advancement in identifying suitable varieties adapted to upland rice ecology. This study was carried ... -
Agronomic performance, genetic variation and heritability of yield and related traits in rice genotypes under upland conditions
(2022-06)Although rice production potential under rain fed ecology doubles that of irrigated lowland in Kenya, there has been little advancement in identifying suitable varieties adapted to upland rice ecology. This study was carried ... -
Analysis of Combining Ability for Early Maturity and Yield in Rice (Genus: Oryza) At the Kenyan Coast
(Hindawi Limited, 2020)(e main challenges facing rain-fed rice farming in Kilifi County at the Kenyan coast are inadequate and erratic rainfall, inadequate skills, and poorly developed infrastructure. Of great importance is erratic rainfall that ... -
Analysis of the cyanotoxins anatoxin-a and microcystins in Lesser Flamingo feathers
(Taylor & Francis, 2014-05-30)Feathers from carcasses of the Lesser Flamingo (Phoeniconaias minor), which had died after ingesting cyanobacterial toxins (cyanotoxins) contained between 0.02 and 30.0 µg microcystin-LR equivalents per gram of feather ... -
Analysis of the Effects of Di-Electric Heating on Common Food Bacterial Pathogens: Evaluation Based on Antibiotic Susceptibility and Infective Doses
(2013-08)In this study, various food samples (n=73) artificially infected by food borne disease pathogens ( Escherichia coli,Staphylococcus aureus, Shigella flexneri and Salmonellaenterica spp. paratyphi) were exposed to microwave ... -
Antagonistic Plants
(Taylor & Francis, 2013-05-29)Control of nematodes has been mainly through the use of chemicals and host resistance. However, the existence of physiological races in the pathogen's population has complicated efforts to breed for resistant cultivars. ... -
Anti-Mycobacterial and Toxicity Activities of Some Priority Medicinal Plants from Lake Victoria Basin, Tanzania
(SCIENCEDOMAIN international, 2012-02)Aims: This study has evaluated ethanol extracts from five medicinal plants selected through ethnobotanical study from Lake Victoria basin, Tanzania for their in vitro anti- mycobacterial activity against two Mycobacterium ... -
Antibacterial activity of Apis mellifera L. propolis collected in three regions of Kenya
(SCIELO Brasil, 2007-08)The present study aimed at investigating the susceptibility of the microorganisms Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Salmonella typhi, Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, and Bacillus subtilis to ethanolic extracts of propolis ... -
Antibacterial activity of East African medicinal plants
(Science Direct, 1998-02)In an ethnopharmacological survey, extracts of the six East African medicinal plants Entada abyssinica (stem bark), Terminalia spinosa (young branches), Harrisonia abyssinica (roots), Ximenia caffra (roots), Azadirachta ... -
Antibacterial Activity of Tabernaemontana Stapfiana Britten (Apocynaceae) Extracts
(PMC, 2009-03-07)Antibacterial and phytochemical screening of methanolic, sequential extracts (hexane, dichloromethane, ethyl acetate and methanol) and alkaloid rich fractions of Tabernaemontana stapfiana Britten was carried out. The ... -
Antibacterial activity of tabernaemontana stapfiana britten (apolynaceae) extracts
(African ethnomedicines, 2009)The resistance of bacteria and fungi to antimicrobial agents is a world-wide medical problem (WHO, 2004). Currently there are emerging multiple drug resistant (MDR) typhoid outbreaks, especially in developing countries. ... -
Antibacterial and Antifungal Activities of Essential Oils from Satureia Biflora D. Don, Benth, Speng (Chepsagitiet). Lippia Javanica Burm. F.(Labotuet) and Toddalia asiatica (L) Lam. Rutaceae (Chepindoruet)
(Global Journals Inc, 2014)Three plants, parts used, by the Ogiek community as medicines were collected from Marioshoni in the Mau Forest Complex in the Rift Valley of Kenya, idenfied at the National Museums in Nairobi; S. biflora Voucher ... -
Antibacterial Effect of Artemisia and Ginger Extracts in Controlling Agrobacterium Tumefaciens in Roses
(Update Publishing House, 2021)Rose is the world’s most traded cut flowers with 74 % being produced in Kenya. Pests like spider mites, caterpillar, aphids, thrips, nematodes and diseases such as crown gall, downy mildew, powdery mildew and botrytis ...
