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Biodiversity characteristics of small high-altitude tropical man-made reservoirs in the Eastern Rift Valley, Kenya
(University Of Nairobi, 2002)The biodiversity characteristics in eight small (0.065–0.249 km2) public man-made reservoirs in the central part of the Eastern Rift Valley, Kenya, were studied between 1995 and 1998. A total of 71 phytoplankton species ... -
Bioethanol Production from Waste Crops and Crop Residues
(University of Nairobi, 2014-07)Abstract: Rice straws and Husks were converted to reducing sugars by hydrolysis using concentrated sulphuric acid followed by fermentation using bakers yeast. After fractional distillation and purification, 52 ml (87 %) ... -
Biofuel Production versus Food Security in Kenya
(AJPS, 2023-08)Biofuels are essential to fulfilling the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, which place a strong emphasis on ensuring global food and energy security. Itis critical to comprehend how ... -
Biogeochemical proxies of climate change and land use patterns in the Central Kenya highlands
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Biological aspects and feeding behavior of the soil mite, Nenteria hypotrichus ( Uropodina: Uropodidae).
(University of NairobiSchool of Biological and Physical Sciences, 1997)Abstract Not Available -
Biological Nitrogen Fixation: An overview. University of Nairobi Publication, Science News Vol. 2.6:100-102.
(School of Biological Sciences, 1990) -
Biological studies of the predacious miteTyphlodromus pelargonicus a predator of the two spotted spider miteTetranychus urticae on cucumber plants [Acari: Phytoseiidae; Tetranychidae]
(University of NairobiSchool of Biological and Physical Sciences, 1991)The predacious miteTyphlodromus pelargonicus El-Badry preyed on the different developmental stages of the two spotted spider miteTetranychus urticae Koch. The development was quickest and the number of prey consumed was ... -
Biological studies on some predacious mites. MSc. Ain Shams Univ., Cairo, 94 pp
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The biology and control of the greater wax moth, galleria mellonella
(UoN, 2017)The greater wax moth, Galleria mellonella Linnaeus, is a ubiquitous pest of the honeybee, Apis mellifera Linnaeus, and Apis cerana Fabricius. The greater wax moth larvae burrow into the edge of unsealed cells with pollen, ... -
The biology and epidemiology of HIV-2.
(University Of Nairobi, 1995)HIV-1 was identified before HIV-2. Much of the virologic characterization of both types of HIV is therefore based upon research on HIV-1. HIV-1 and HIV-2 are closely related human lentiviruses, with much of the virus-cell ... -
Biology and predatory efficiency of two phytoseiid mites as affected by long-term pollen feeding
(University of NairobiSchool of Biological and Physical Sciences, 1975)The predatory mites,Amblyseius gossypi Elbadry andPhytoseius plumifer (Canestrini & Fanzago) successfully went through three generations on a diet of castor-oil pollen and were able to return to their natural prey,Tetranychus ... -
Biology for Secondary Schools. Longman Publishers 300 pp.
(University of NairobiCollege of biological and physical science, 1990) -
Biology of the coconut bug Pseudotheraptus wayi on French Beans
(School of Biological Sciences, 1999)The coconut bug, Pseudotheraptus wayi Brown (Heteroptera: Coreidae), is a major pest of a wide range of economically important crops in Eastern and Southern Africa. The suitability of French beans, Phaseolus vulgaris L. ... -
The Biology of the Kenya Reef Fish of the genus Siganus
(University of NairobiCollege of biological and physical science, 1986) -
Biology of the predacious mite Amblyseius brazilli (Phytoseiidae: Mesostigmata) under different photoperiod, light intensity and temperature regimes
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Biomass
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Biomass burning in Africa: role in atmospheric change and opportunities for emission mitigation
(University of Nairobi, College of Biological and Physical Sciences, 2006) -
Biomass Dynamics Of Grassland Vegetation In Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 1988-06)Seasonal changes in plant biomass in the herb layer were measured at Nairobi National Park and Masai Mara Game Reserve in Kenya from January 1980 to February 1981. Plant biomass fluctuated in response to seasonal rainfall, ... -
Biomass fuel from chamomile waste flowers
(Department of Chemistry, College of Biological and Physical Sciences, University of Nairobi, 2005)The waste chamomile flowers from solvent extraction of fresh chamomile flowers. were compacted into cylindrical shapes with and without added binder (Calcium Sulphate), then carbonised using an electric oven to avoid ...