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Reaction of some Kenyan wheat cultivars to head blight after inoculation with Fusarium graminearum
(2007)
Eight cultivars of wheat that are commonly grown in Nakuru and Nyandarua districts of Kenya were tested for their susceptibility to Fusarium head blight (scab) under green house conditions. The cultivars were inoculated ...
Potent Antimalarial Activity of the Alkaloid Nitidine, Isolated from a Kenyan Herbal Remedy
(1995)
Bioassay-guided fractionation of extracts of Toddalia asiatica, a plant used by the Pokot tribe of Kenya to
treat fevers, has yielded the alkaloid nitidine as the major antimalarial component. Fractions containing
nitidine ...
Climate information in decisionmaking in the Greater Horn of Africa: lessons and experiences
(2009)
The Intergovernmental Authority
on Development (IGAD) Climate
Prediction and Applications Centre
(ICPAC) is a specialized regional
centre charged with the responsibility
of climate monitoring, prediction,
early ...
Thermal and compositional defects in chemical spray pyrolysed indium selenide (In2Se3) thin films: Effects on film properties
(2011)
Polycrystalline In2Se3 semiconducting thin films were synthesized by chemical spray pyrolysis and their properties
investigated. Strong dependence of structural and opto-electronic properties on film composition was ...
Mathematical Models And Numerical Simulationsfor The P 53-mdm2 Network
(University of Nairobi, 2000)
Guardian of the genome, p53 gene, and its partners that form the complex network involved in apoptosis and cell cycle arrest, is put under investigation. Some relevant mathematical models are described and each of them ...
Solid-phase peptide synthesis of isotocin with amide of asparagine protected with 1-tetralinyl. Rifluoromethanesulphonic acid (tfmsa) deprotection, cleavage and air oxidation of mercapto groups to disulphide
(2001)
Isotocin, a nonapept ide amide, was synthesised on a benzhydryl-resin using the Bocst
rat egy. Benzyl group was used in the pr otect ion of the side-ch ains of tyrosine, ser ine and cyst eine.
Tetr alinyl group was used ...
Two Stage Interest Rate Pass Through In Kenya
(2013)
Interest rate volatility is a major concern for emerging economies due to its crippling effects on the economy.
There is wide ranging disconsensus on the effectiveness and speed of various tools. This paper proposes ...
Westwards moving disturbances in the Southwest Indian Ocean
(1989)
The First Garp Global Experiment data collected during 1979 at sea level and 850 mb level have been used to examine the origin and characteristics of the westwards moving disturbances in the western Indian Ocean.
From the ...
Antifungal Activity of Crude Extracts of Gladiolus Dalenii van Geel (Iridaceae)
(2010)
Bulb extracts of Gladiolus dalenii reportedly used in the treatment of fungal infections in HIV/AIDS patients in the Lake Victoria region were tested for antifungal activity using the disc diffusion assay technique. ...