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Reaction of Potato Cultivars to Natural Infestation of Late Blight Caused by Phytophthora infestans in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2008)
The late blight resistance and yield characteristics of 32 potato genotypes were studied at KARI-Tigoni between 2006 and 2007 under natural late blight inoculums pressure. Foliar late blight resistance was assessed on the ...
Loss of imprinting in colorectal cancer linked to hypomethylation of H19 and IGF2
(Univesity of Nairobi, 2002)
Epigenetic alterations in human cancers include global DNA hypomethylation,gene hypomethylation and promoter hypermethylation, and loss of imprinting (LOI) of the insulin-like growth factor-II gene (IGF2). A mechanism for ...
Babesia gibsoni: Identification of an immunodominant, interspersed repeat antigen
(2008)
In this report, an immunodominant antigen called BgIRA from Babesia gibsoni is identified and described. A highly repetitive antigen was screened from a cDNA library. The genomic BgIRA gene exists as single cope gene and ...
Life at the top: rank and stress in wild male baboons
(Univesity of Nairobi, 2011)
In social hierarchies, dominant individuals experience reproductive and health benefits, but the costs of social dominance remain a topic of debate. Prevailing hypotheses predict that higher-ranking males experience higher ...
HIV-1 Testing In Pregnancy: Acceptability And Correlates Of Return For Test Results
(University of Nairobi, 2000-07)
Forest-poverty Nexus: Exploring The Contribution Of Forests To Rural Livelihoods In Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2013)
Opportunities And Challenges Of China-africa Aid Relations
(University of Nairobi, 2009)
Rural Poverty, Property Rights and Environmental Resource Management: Some Insights From Kenya.
(University of Nairobi,, 2003)