Essential oils of some plants of the family capparidaceae. as repellents for the brown ear tick, rhipicephalus appendiculatus and the maize weevil, sitophilus zeamais.

dc.contributor.author	Ndakala, Albert J
dc.date.accessioned	2013-05-08T07:53:34Z
dc.date.available	2013-05-08T07:53:34Z
dc.date.issued	1995
dc.identifier.citation	M.Sc. Thesis	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/20106
dc.description	Master of Science Thesis	en
dc.description.abstract	This thesis describes a chemical and bioactivity study of the essential oils of five tropical plant species of the family capparidaceae, namely Boscia angustifolia A. Rich var. angustifolia, Boscia mossambicensis Klotzsch, Cadaba farinosa Forsk, Gynandropsis gynandra(L.) Brig., and Thylachium africanum Lour. The essential oils were isolated by hydrodistillation of the aerial parts using amodified clavenger apparatus. Oils of various colours and essences were obtained..................	en
dc.description.sponsorship	University of Nairobi	en
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.title	Essential oils of some plants of the family capparidaceae. as repellents for the brown ear tick, rhipicephalus appendiculatus and the maize weevil, sitophilus zeamais.	en
dc.type	Thesis	en
local.publisher	Depatment of Chemistry, University of Nairobi	en