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Carotenoid content and vitamin a value of sweetpotato (Ipomoea hatatas (L.) Lam.) Cultivars as influenced by root age, farming site and cooking
(1999)
This study involved establishment of the main carotenoids in the storage roots of a
number of sweetpotato (Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam.) cultivars and determination of the
effect of root age, trial location and cooking on ...
Immunity to Schistosomiasis: Role of Eosinophils in parasite killing and in tissue injury
(University of Nairobi, 1999)
Eosinophilia is associated with helminth infections and or
allergic conditions. However, the precise role of this cell • has, until recently, been speculative. There is accumulating
evidence to suggest that eosinophils ...
Relative Contribution Of Rice Bran And Inorganic Fertilisers In Semi-intensive Tilapia (oreochromis Niloticus) And Catfish (clarias Gariepinus)polyculture In Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 1999-10-30)
Aquaculture development in Kenya has been hampered by lack of appropriate feeds. Available
chemical fertilisers can enhance natural food production and thus indirectly provide protein to
complement energy-rich rice bran. ...
Response of acacia tortilis and acacia xanthophloea seedlings to repeated soil drought stress
(1999)
In an attempt to understand how trees overcome drought stress and to
establish mechanisms of stress tolerance in tropical aridland species, seedlings of
Acacia tortilis (Forsk) Hyne and Acacia xanthophloea Benth. were ...
Photosynthesis And Growth Of Seedlings Of Two Tree Species: Polysciasfulva And Warburgia Ugandensis Under Different Light Regimes.
(University Of Nairobi, 1999)
Seedlings of two indigenous tree species, Warburgia ugandensis Spraque subsp.
Ugandensis (Canellaceae) and Polyscias fulva (Hiem) Harms (Araliaceae) were grown
for five months at four different light regimes. The light ...
Structural analysis of neotectonic joints at Lake Magadi area, and their relationship with regional faults using remote sensing imagery interpretation
(1999-05)
Lake Magadi area, located in the southern part of the Kenya Rift is a high seismic region
where rifting is still active. The quantitative analysis of the orientation and size
characteristics of the fracture and fault ...
Crustal Evolution Of The Neoproterozoic Mozambique Belt Rocks In Matuu-masinga Area, Central Kenya: An Implication To Their Tectonic Setting And Potential Mineralization
(University of Nairobi, 1999)
The Matuu-Masinga study area, located about 70 km north-east of Nairobi, lies at the
intersection of latitude 1010'S and longitude 37° 30E. The area is predominantly underlain by
rocks of the Mozambique Belt (MB) in ...
An Ethnobotanical and Phytochemical Study of the Medicinal Plants of Maku£ni District, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 1999)
Genetic variation in two populations of the brown ear tick, Rhipicephalus Appendicula tus, in Kenya
(1999)
Several studies have shown that Rhipicephalus appendiculatus from
geographically isolated areas differ in their susceptibilities to Theileria paIva, the
haemoprotozoan causative agent of East Coast Fever. In Kenya, R. ...
An ethnobotanical and phytochemical study of the herbal remedies of Migori district, Kenya
(1999-08)
Aspects of ethnobotany , ethnosystematics and ethnomedicine of the Luo , an
agropastoral community ofMigori district, Kenya are recorded based on a one year field and
laboratory research. The area covered was 2506 sq. ...