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Ethnopharcological survey of Samburu District, Kenya
(University of Nairobi,, 2008-05-25)
Background
Ethnobotanical pharmacopoeia is confidently used in disease intervention and there is need for documentation and preservation of traditional medical knowledge to bolster the discovery of novel drugs. The objective ...
Antibacterial and cytotoxic activity of Kenyan medicinal plants
(2008)
Seven medicinal plant extracts traditionally used in Kenya, mainly for management of infectious conditions, were
chosen and screened for their antibacterial activity against Gram-negative (Pseudomonas aeruginosa and ...
Fish diseases in Kenya
(University of Nairobi,, 2008)
Use of Lactobacillus strains to start cassava fermentations for Gari production
(2008-09)
Two Lactobacillus strains, Lactobacillus plantarum BFE 6710 and Lactobacillus fermentum BFE 6620, were used to start cassava fermentations in a pilot study under field production conditions in Kenya, to determine their ...
Effects of low rates of nitrogen and phosphorus fertilisers on productivity of an annual African clover, Trifolium quartinianum cultivar Mealton 5, for zero grazing in Kenyan highland smallholdings
(2008-04)
Zero grazing is the cornerstone of dairying in intensively cultivated smallholdings in Kenya. The cut and carry method of forage harvesting increasingly is leading to soil mining, especially of phosphorus (P) and nitrogen ...
Effects of field conditions, low nitrogen and drought on genetic parameters of protein and tryptophan concentrations in grain of quality protein maize
(2008)
Quality Protein Maize (QPM) has about twice the amount of lysine and tryptophan of normal
maize and hence represents an important tool of correcting its deficiency in protein quality. However,
the effects of low nitrogen ...
Management of aphids and aphid-transmitted viruses in stored seed potatoes in Kenya
(2008)
This study was carried out in two storage seasons viz. May to August 2002 and November 2002 to February
2003 to determine effectiveness of insecticides (bifenthrin, dimethoate, mineral oil, pirimiphos-methyl plus
permethrin) ...
Effect of soil ph on postharvest pathological deterioration of sweet potato storage roots
(2008)
Sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam.) is the world's seventh most
important food crop but its potential to contribute to food security and
income generation is limited in tropical developing countries by its ...