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Monitoring of Aphid Fauna in Passionfruit Orchards in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2013)
Passionfruit woodiness disease viral pathogens limit passionfruit
production and are non-persistently transmitted by aphid vectors. The
study was conducted to identify aphid species and assess the population
dynamics ...
High throughput real-time RT-PCR assays for specific detection of cassava brown streak disease causal viruses, and their application to testing of planting material
(2013)
Cassava brown streak disease (CBSD) caused by Cassava brown streak virus (CBSV) and Ugandan cassava brown streak virus (UCBSV) is causing severe losses in cassava production in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda. Two real-time ...
Loop-mediated isothermal amplification for rapid detection of the causal agents of cassava brown streak disease
(2013)
The causal agents of cassava brown streak disease have recently been identified as Cassava brown streak virus (CBSV) and Ugandan cassava brown streak virus (UCBSV). Primers have been developed for rapid detection of these ...
Comparative Seasonal Botanical Composition of Grant
(2013-07-03)
No abstract available
Population attributable fractions of farm vector tick (Rhipicephalus appendiculatus) presence on Theileria parva infection seroprevalence under endemic instability
(Elsevier, 2013)
The primary objective of this study was to assess the impact of Rhipicephalus appendiculatus tick presence (exposure variable) on Theileria parva infection seroprevalence (outcome variable) in a group of cattle belonging ...
Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS) Scavenging in Hot Air Preconditioning Mediated Alleviation of Chilling Injury in Banana Fruits
(2013)
Banana fruits (Musa sp., AAA group, Cavendish subgroup cv. ‘Williams’) were exposed to two hot air treatment
regimes namely 50℃ for 10 minutes (HAT A) and 40℃ for 60 minutes (HAT B). The fruits were then stored at
chilling ...
Medium-term impact of tillage and residue management on soil aggregate stability, soil carbon and crop productivity
(2013)
Conservation agriculture is widely promoted for soil conservation and crop productivity increase, although rigorous empirical evidence from sub-Saharan Africa is still limited. This study aimed to quantify the medium-term ...
Acute and sub-chronic effects of purified cathinone from khat (Catha edulis) on behavioural profiles in vervet monkeys (Chlorocebus aethiops).
(University of Nairobi, 2013-10)
We investigated the cumulative effects of cathinone on behavioural alterations in single-caged vervet monkeys. Fourteen adult vervets were divided into tests (12 animals) and controls (2 animals), and exposed to escalating ...