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Enhancement of fruit quality in Capsicum annum through pollination by Hypotrigona gribodoi in Kakamega, Western Kenya
(University of Nairobi,, 2014)
A study was carried out in Kakamega forest, in the western region of Kenya, to evaluate the effectiveness of
the stingless bee Hypotrigona gribodoi (Magretti, 1884) on the pollination of green pepper. Three treatments
were ...
Impacts of pesticides on human health and environment in the River Nyando catchment, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014-03)
River relies on rain fed agriculture. Important crops grown include cereals, cash crops fruits and vegetables.
Farming is one of the contributors’ of pollution to Lake Victoria. Organophosphates and other banned ...
In-vitro anthelmintic bioactivity study of eclipta prostrata l. (whole plant) using adult haemonchus contortus worms: a case study of Migori County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014-12)
The aim of this study was to investigate the anthelmintic activity of Eclipta prostrata (Asteraceae)
which is used by traditional medicine practitioners in Migori County using adult Haemonchus contortus worm
as a model.50gm ...
The silver cyprinid Rastrineobola argentea as the main diet source for rearing Anopheles arabiensis mosquitoes
(University of Nairobi, 2014)
Background & objectives: All organisms that are cultured for laboratory bioassays need food for sustenance and amplification of the colony to such numbers that would not compromise the progress of the research at hand. For ...
Antioxidant activities in extracts of selected indigenous vegetables from Kenya and Malawi
(University of Nairobi, 2014-03)
Antioxidant activities and phytochemical compounds of ethanol and hot water extracts of 7 selected indigenous vegetable species from Malawi and Kenya were Spectophotometrically determined and evaluated. Their effectiveness ...
Costs Of Reproduction In A Long-lived Female Primate: Injury Risk And Wound Healing.
(University of Nairobi, 2014-07)
Reproduction is a notoriously costly phase of life, exposing individuals to injury, infectious disease, and energetic tradeoffs. The strength of these costs should be influenced by life history strategies, and in long-lived ...