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Reaction of Selected Kenyan Bean Cultivars to Phaeoisariopsis griseola
(African Journals Online, 2002)
Pathogenic variation of Phaeoisariopsis griseola in Kenya was investigated. Nineteen isolates from different regions in the country were studied on a set of 10 Kenyan bean cultivars and also on 9 differential cultivars ...
Metal pollutants distribution within lake Victoria basin and their influence on the native and transient microbial flora
(Asian Research Publishing Network, 2014-04)
Heavy metal concentrations in water and sediments in the rivers draining into the Lake Victoria were determined
in this study. The metal levels were compared to the bacterial plate counts and bacterial resistance to ...
Prevalence of Tinea capitis in school going children from Mathare, informal settlement in Nairobi, Kenya
(BioMed Central, 2015)
Background: Tinea capitis is a common infection especially in poor resource settings. This study was aimed at determining
the prevalence Tinea capitis in children from selected schools from an urban slum in Nairobi city ...
Antimicrobial evaluation of crude methanolic leaf extracts from selected medicinal plants against escherichia coli
(OMICS International, 2016-01)
This study was aimed at determining the antibacterial effects of the selected plant leaf extracts of Tagetes minuta,
Aloe secundiflora, Vernonia lasiopus and Bulbine frutescens against clinical isolate of Escherichia coli. ...
Characterization of microRNAs identified in a table grapevine cultivar with validation of computationally predicted grapevine miRNAs by miR-RACE.
(PLoS ONE, 2011-01)
Alignment analysis of the Vv-miRNAs identified from various grapevine cultivars indicates that over 30% orthologous Vv-miRNAs exhibit a 1-3 nucleotide discrepancy only at their ends, suggesting that this sequence discrepancy ...
Efficacy of aqueous plant extract in disinfecting water of different physicochemical properties
(IWA Publishing, 2015)
This study explored the possibility of disinfecting water using aqueous extract of medicinal plants. Seven medicinal plants used by Samburu herbalists for the treatment of stomach illnesses were investigated for water ...
Profiling of antimicrobial properties of Rubus keniensis Standl. Crude methanol root bark extracts against selected human pathogenic bacteria
(AkiNik Publications, 2014)
Rubus keniensis is a rare plant species and is used by the Ogiek community who dwell in the Mau Forest Complex in Kenya. Fruits of the plant are eaten by human when ripe while the roots are chewed against stomach ailments. ...
Control of the potato tuber moth (Phthorimaea operculella) (zell) in storage using dust formulated insecticides.
(Ministry of Agriculture, 1980-01)
Tubers of potato variety Roslin Gucha were dusted with the followign insecticides:- Pirimiphosmethyl (1 percent, permethrin (1 percent) cypermethrin (0.5 percent), Fenvalarate (1 percent) and etrimfos. The adult moths were ...
The Monotypic Genus Bulborrhizina Belongs to Bulbothrix Sensu Lato (Parmeliaceae, Ascomycota)
(The American Bryological and Lichenological Society, 2015-06-09)
The phylogenetic position of the monotypic genus Bulborrhizina is studied using molecular data from three loci (mtSSU, nuLSU and ITS) aligned with sequences from 95 other samples of parmelioid lichens. Bulborrhizina africana ...
Economics of using different nitrogen sources and mulching materials for producing fresh market greenhouse cucumbers in Kenya.
(Agricultura Tropica, 2006-01)
There is increasing need for environmentally safe and economically profitable farming systems. Greenhouse trials for the production of cucumber was carried out in Kenya at Egerton University, Department of Horticulture in ...