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Interactions of Fusarium species during prepenetration development
(ª 2012 The British Mycological Society. Published by Elsevier Ltd, 2012-05)
Interspecies interactions between Fusarium avenaceum, Fusarium culmorum, Fusarium graminearum,
Fusarium poae, and Fusarium tricinctum were studied during early growth stages of
isolates on model surfaces. Additionally, ...
Soil ingestion, nutrition and the seasonality of anthrax in herbivores of Etosha National Park
(2013-01)
Anthrax, caused by the bacterium Bacillus anthracis, is a seasonally occurring infectious disease
affecting primarily herbivorous wildlife and livestock. The seasonality of anthrax outbreaks varies among
locations, making ...
Composition of stem borer communities in selected vegetation mosaics in Kenya
(Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2012, 2011-07)
Busseola fusca (Fuller), Sesamia calamistis
Hampson, Chilo partellus (Swinhoe) and Chilo orichalcociliellus
(Strand) are important stem borer pests of maize
and sorghum in East Africa. Persistence of these pests in
crop ...
Prevalence of livestock diseases and their impact on livelihoods in Central Equatoria State, southern Sudan
(© 2011 Elsevier B.V., 2012)
A participatory epidemiological (PE) study was conducted in Kajo Keji and Yei Counties, Central
Equatoria State, southern Sudan to assess the impact of livestock diseases on livelihoods.
A serological survey of tick-borne ...
Management of thrips (Thrips tabaci) in bulb onion by use of vegetable intercrops
(© International Academic Journals, 2012-05)
Field experiments were conducted between July 2008 and May 2009 to evaluate the effectiveness of intercropping carrot (Daucus carota), spider plant (Cleome gynandra) and French bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) with onion in the ...
Assessment of soil seed bank from six different vegetation types in Kakamega forest, Western Kenya
(© 2011 Academic Journals, 2011-10)
Kakamega forest, the only rainforest in Kenya, has faced extensive fragmentation and degradation over
the last decades. Slow recovery of degraded areas is due to slow or no natural regeneration. An
assessment was conducted ...
Rainfall runoff modeling in Yala River basin of Western Kenya
(2011)
When rainfall is received on a watershed, depending on the ini al soil moisture content some of the water seeps underground while the excess forms surface water response. The nature of the runoff and its effects in the ...
The performance of plant species in removing nutrients from stormwater in biofiltration systems in Cape Town
(2012)
In 2009, the City of Cape Town (CoCT) adopted a stormwater policy which mandates that new and existing developments
should reduce the concentration of phosphorus and suspended solids in stormwater runoff by 45% and 80%, ...
Electron transfer properties of 2-acetylferrocenyl2-thiophenecarboxylsemicarbazone and its copper (ii) complex
(2011)
This work is aimed at obtaining the electrochemical properties of 2-acetylferrocenyl-2thiophenecarboxylsemicarbazone
(LH) and Copper (II) complex of 2-acetylferrocenyl-2thiophenecarboxylsemicarbazone
(CuL2), which were ...
E-readiness status and academic performance in technical training institutions in Kenya: case of Diploma in Information Technology
(University of Nairobi, 2010)
Many technical training institutions are currently investing in information and
communication technology so that they can improve ICT infrastructure and indirectly, the
e-readiness status. By attaining high levels of ...