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On the agroforestry system and in situ conservation of medicinal plant germplasm in transnzoia district, Kenya
(2005)
In sub-Saharan Africa about 80% of the ever increasing population depends on ethnomedicine for their healthcare since modern medicine is mostly expensive or unavailable in rural homesteads. However, ethnomedicine is the ...
Gray en la solubilidad de rocas fosfóricas: experimento de incubación de laboratorio
(University of Nairobi,, 2004)
A 16-week laboratory incubation experiment was
conducted to evalua
te the effect of
Tithonia
diversifolia
leaves on the dissolution of Minjingu
(MPR) and Busumbu (BRP) rock phosphates in a
Kenyan Oxisol. Triple ...
Effect of mineral supplementation on milk yield and calf growth of camels in Marsabit District of Kenya
(2004-12)
A study was conducted in Ngurunit and Kargi locations of Marsabit district in Kenya to determine
the effect of mineral supplementation on milk yield and calf growth of settlement based camels. Two
mineral supplements ...
The effects of non-genetic factors and estimation of genetic and phenotypic parameters and trends for milk yield in Ayrshire cattle in Kenya
(2007)
Dairy cattle production in Kenya has been growing into an important agricultural sector, but it still faces numerous difficulties in environmental constraints. The purpose of this study was to identify significant non-genetic ...
Nuclear ribosomal DNA diversity of a cotton pest (Rotylenchulus reniformis) in the United States
(2008)
The reniform nematode (Rotylenchulus reniformis) has emerged as a major cotton pest in the United
States. A recent analysis of over 20 amphimictic populations of this pest from the US and three other
countries has shown ...
A novel 57-kDa merozoite protein of Babesia gibsoni is a prospective antigen for diagnosis and serosurvey of canine babesiosis by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay
(2007)
We isolated a novel single copy gene encoding a 57-kDa merozoite protein of Babesia gibsoni (BgP57). The nucleotide sequence of the cDNA was 2387 bp with an open reading frame (ORP) of 1644 bp encoding a 57-kDa predicted ...
Survey of pigeonpea production systems, utilization and marketing in semi-arid lands of Kenya
(2001)
In order to assess the status of pigconpca (Cajanus cajon (L.) Millsp.) production in KenY;1, two surveys were carried out in Mac~lIeni and Mhecre Districts in arcus representative or the main agro-ccological pigcoupca ...
Cloning, Expression, and Characterization of Babesia gibsoni Dihydrofolate Reductase-Thymidylate Synthase: Inhibitory Effect of Antifolates on Its Catalytic Activity and Parasite Proliferation
(2008)
Dihydrofolate reductase-thymidylate synthase (DHFR-TS) is a well-validated antifolate drug target in certain pathogenic apicomplexans, but not in the genus Babesia, including Babesia gibsoni. Therefore, we isolated, cloned, ...
A salt lake extremophile, Paracoccus bogoriensis sp.nov., efficiently produces xanthophyll carotenoids
(2009)
A Gram-negative obligate alkaliphilic bacterium (BOG6T) that secretes carotenoids was isolated from the outflow of Lake Bogoria hot spring located in the Kenyan Rift Valley. The bacterium is motile by means of a polar ...
In vitro study of the effects of khat (Catha edulis Forsk) extract on isolated mouse interstitial cells
(2007)
Isolated mouse interstitial cells were incubated with different concentrations of khat (Catha edulis) extract (0.06 mg/ml, 0.6 mg/ml, 6 mg/ml, 30 mg/ml and 60 mg/ml) and cell viability as well as testosterone concentration ...