Browsing RP-Department of Plant and Microbial Sciences by Subject "Kenya"
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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 ... -
Antifungal Effects of Ocimum Kilimandscharicum Oil on Aspergillus Flavus Infecting Maize after Harvest
(Maximum Academic Press, 2023)Maize is consumed throughout the year in Kenya. Storage facilities of Maize vary with the economic status of the producers. Poor resource producers are likely to have unsuitable storage facilities whose conditions may ... -
Biomass accumulation in the various plant organs of /Coffea arabica/ L., cultivar Ruiru 11, under drip irrigation in Kenya.
(1997)In a field drip irrigation trial, Coffea arabicaL. cultivar Ruiru 11 was used. Irrigation was applied when a soil moisture deficit of 100 mm was recorded to offset the deficit by 0, 25, 50, 75 and 100%. Subsequent irrigation ... -
Cyanobacterial toxins in Lake Baringo, Kenya
(Elsevier, 2003-04)This paper presents data on the first identification, characterization and quantification of hepatotoxic microcystins and neurotoxic anatoxin-a in water samples of Lake Baringo,Kenya. The shallow turbid Lake Baringo was ... -
Density and fertilizer requirements of the compact and disease resistant arabica coffee.
(1990)Sixteen NPK fertilizer combinations and 6 coffee planting densities were tried in Kenya between 1981 and 1988 using the compact and disease resistant Catimor. Yield differences due to fertilizer treatments were not ... -
Diversity of Ralstonia solanacerum Strains in Solanaceous Crops Production Regions of Central Kenya
(Sciencedomain International, 2017)Aims: Bacterial wilt disease is a very serious yield limiting problem in crops in the solanaceae family grown in regions of Kenya. The very much encouraged field sanitation and use of clean planting materials have been ... -
DNA Analysis of Ralstonia solanacearum Based on 270-bp PCR-amplified Fragment from the Lowlands and Highlands of Kenya
(Biotechnology Journal International, 2018)Aims: Bacterial wilt, caused by Ralstonia solanacearum, is a devastating disease resulting in tremendous losses of economic crops such as plants in the Solanaceae. Studies have shown that R. solanacearum is spreading from ... -
Effects of ergostim biostimulant on the growth, yield and quality of Arabica coffee
(1991)The effect of Ergostim (folic acid plus L-cysteine) A bioestimulante on growth, yield and quality Arabica coffee, was studied in a field trial in Kenya. Ergostim was sprayed at rates of 0, 250, 500, 750 and 1000 ml per ... -
Effects of neem plant (Azadirachta indica Juss, Meliaceae) products on maize grain consumption by three common rodent pests in Kenya
(1997-10)We investigated the effect of neem plant (Azadirachta indica) products on maize grain consumption and body weights of Lemniscomys striatus, Mastomys natalensis and Arvicanthis niloticus live trapped in a Kenyan sub-humid ... -
Ethnobotanical survey and documentation of medicinal plants used by abagusii traditional healers in the treatment of diarrhoea and other common ailments in Kenya
(International Journal of Applied Research, 2020)Medicinal plants form the backbone of herbal medicine and their value is not only limited to their direct use as therapeutic agents but also as primary resources for the manufacture of drugs. It is significant to ... -
Ethnomedicinal survey of plants used by Abagusii traditional healers of South West Kenya in the treatment of sexually transmitted diseases
(International Journal of Applied Research, 2020)Globally, herbal medicine contribute immensely in the healthcare system of local communities as the primary source of medicinal drugs. The emergence of single and multiple antibiotic resistant strains call for the search ... -
Factors that influence yield in close-spaced coffee. 2. Yield components
(1985)Yield components (number of nodes, fruits per node, and fruits per primary branch) were compared in five densities with and without irrigation; using / Coffea arabica / var. SL-28. Measurements were taken at 3 levels of ... -
The influence of drip irrigation on the yield and quality of the /Coffea arabica/ L. hybrid in Kenya
(1999)For this research, a field trial in which the Ruiru 11 Arabica coffee variety is drip irrigated at five levels (0, 25, 50, 75 and 100 mm) and three intervals (21, 28 and 42 days) was performed . For a period of three years ... -
Introgressing Genes for Maize Lethal Necrosis Disease Tolerance to Maize Inbred Lines and Awareness Evaluation in Selected Counties in Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2023)Maize lethal necrotic disease remain a major biotic challenge facing maize production in Kenya and the entire Sub-Saharan region. The disease is caused by the synergistic co-infections of any member of potyviridae family ... -
A new population of the Critically Endangered Aders’ duiker Cephalophus adersi confirmed from northern coastal Kenya
(Cambridge University Press, 2011-07)Aders’ duiker Cephalophus adersi is a small antelope endemic to the coastal forests of east Africa. Threatened by habitat loss and hunting, the species is categorized as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Until ... -
Nutrient-phytoplankton relationships in a tropical meromictic soda lake
(Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1988)Seasonal variation through one year in total nitrogen (TN), total phosphorus (TP), phytoplankton biomass, phytoplankton species composition and other environmental factors were examined in Lake Sonachi, a tropical meromictic ... -
Plant Parasitic Nematodes Associated with Cabbages in Kenya
(El-Minia, Egypt, 2007)A survey was conducted in 22 farms in Kiambu and Kajiado districts to study the nematode associated with cabbage. Roots were rated for galls using a scale of 0 – 10. Roots were stained in Phyloxine B and in NaOCl-acid - ... -
Plants used by abagusii traditional healers in the treatment of cancer and other inflammatory conditions
(Journal of Medicinal Plants Studies, 2020)An ethnomedical survey of plants used by Abagusii traditional healers of South West Kenya in the treatment of cancer and other inflammatory conditions was carried out. A number of traditional healers were interviewed about ... -
Population Levels of Indigenous Bradyrhizobia Nodulating Promiscuous Soybean in two Kenyan Soils of the Semi-arid and Semi-humid Agroecological Zones
(2006)Soybeans grown in Africa have been selected to nodulate effectively with indigenous Bradyrhizobium spp. populations since Bradyrhizobium japonicum populations are considered absent or in very low numbers in African soils. ... -
Prevalence and Detection of Drug Resistant Mutations in Mycobacterium Tuberculosis among Drug Naïve Patients in Nairobi, Kenya
(BioMed Central, 2019)Background: Tuberculosis (TB), an ancient scourge of humanity known for several thousands of years, is still a significant public health challenge in many countries today even though some progress has been made in ...
