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PCR detection and distribution of Huanglongbing disease and psyllid vectors on citrus varieties with changes in elevation in Kenya.
(University of Nairobi,, 2009)
The current decline in citrus production in Kenya is attributed to a great extent to Huanglongbing (HLB) (greening) disease, caused by Candidatus Liberibacter africanus. The control or eradication of the disease has been ...
Agent-based Scheduler for Unrelated Parallel Machines using a load balancing heuristic
(2009)
The problem of finding an optimal schedule for n independent jobs on m non-identical machines is considered.
Several solutions to this problem have been proposed but most of them do not scale well due to the large ...
Effect of trichoderma harzianum and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi on growth in tomato (lycopersicum esculentum mill) seedlings, napier (pennisetum purpureum l) and tea (camellia sinensisl) cuttings
(2009)
A green-house study was conducted to investigate the ability of an isolate of Trichoderma harzianum (P52) and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) in enhancing growth in tomato seedlings, tea and napier grass cuttings. The ...
Survey of predacious phytoseiid mites (Acari: Phytoseiidae) inhibiting coffee trees in Kenya with descriptions of some new species
(2009)
During a comprehensive survey of predacious mites in the different coffee zones of Kenya 33 species of phytoseiid mites were reported from 122 coffee farms: eight species of Euseius Wainstein, three Ueckermannseius Chant ...
Trace metals in Lates niloticus and Rastrineobola argentea samples for human consumption at Winam Gulf of Lake Victoria
(University of Nairobi, 2009)
Trace metals were determined in the two most abundant fish species in the Winam Gulf of Lake Victoria (Lates niloticus and Rastrineobola argentea). The results show that the concentratios of the metals have no significant ...
Antimicrobial activity of Acacia mellifera extracts and lupane triterpenes.
(2009)
ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE:
Acacia mellifera (Vahl) Benth (Leguminosae) is a subtropical medicinal plant that is widely used in traditional African medicines against various diseases such as pneumonia and malaria.
AIM ...
Distribution of the predacious mites ( Acari: Phytoseiidae ) in the different geographical zonez of Kenya: species diversity and abundance of mites
(University of Nairobi, 2009)
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On the identification of a taxa collected from Egypt in the species sub- group andersoni: Morphological relationships with related species and molecular analysis of inter- and intra- specific variations ( Acari: Phytoseiidae)
(University of Nairobi, 2009)
Morphological studies of the diagnostic characters of Amblyseius swirskii Athias-Henriot (original description) and A. enab El Badry (several new collections including the type locality) indicated close affinity between ...
Antifeedant Activities of the Erythrinaline Alkaloids from Erythrina latissima against Spodoptera littoralis (Lepidoptera noctuidae)
(2009)
The antifeedant activities of the Erythrina alkaloids from the seeds, seed pods and flowers of
Erythrina latissima were investigated in laboratory dual- choice bioassays using third-instar Spodoptera littoralis
(Boisduval) ...
The Nairobi river basin programme; assessment of the Nairobi rivers
(2009)
Nairobi Rivers have deteriorated over time due to rapid population growth,
urbanization, industrialization coupled with poor urban planning. The water is
currently considered unfit for human use thaugh it continues to ...