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Host plant diversity of Sesamia calamistis : cytochrome b gene sequences reveal local genetic differentiation
(© 2008 The Netherlands Entomological Society, 2008)
Sesamia calamistis
Hampson (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) is one of the indigenous stem borer pests
associated with maize (
Zea mays
L.) and sorghum [
Sorghum bicolor
(L.) Moench] (both Poaceae) in
Africa. Its pest status ...
Bird species richness and abundance in different forest types at Kakamega Forest, western Kenya
(© NISC Pty Ltd, 2008)
The avifauna of differently disturbed forest types of Kakamega Afrotropical forest were compared from December 2004 to
May 2005. A total of 11 220 individual birds comprising of 129 bird species were recorded. Significant ...
The interaction of Trypanosoma congolense and Haemonchus contortus infections in 2 breeds of goat: 2. Haematology
(University of Nairobi, 2004)
The red cell destruction rate was measured with [51Cr] isotope and the erythropoietic response in the femoral bone marrow was examined in 2 breeds of goat infected with T. congolense and H. contortus and compared with ...
The sexual scripts of Kenyan young people and HIV prevention.
(2005)
The scripting of sexual encounters among young people in Kenyan is described using results of 28 focus group discussions conducted with young people attending primary school standard 7, from four different ethnic groups ...
Antimicrobial activity of pentacyclic triterpenes isolated from Acacia mellifera
(2008)
Acacia mellifera has been used widely in traditional African medicines against various diseases. Among the Kipsigis community of Kenya, water extracts from the plant is used for the treatment of skin diseases, coughs and ...
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 ...
Lupane triterpenoids from Acacia mellifera with cytotoxic activity.
(2007)
Three new pentacyclic triterpenoids: (20R)-3-oxolupan-30-al (1), (20S)-3-oxolupan-30-al (2) and (20R)-28-hydroxylupen-30-al-3-one (3), along with (20S)-3beta-hydroxylupan-30-al (4), the latter previously described as a ...
Heavy Metals in sediments from Makupa and Port-Reitz creek systems: Kenyan Coast ,
(2003-01)
Copper, zinc, lead and cadmium heavy metals were determined in sediments from the Kenyan Coast. Sediment samples were obtained from Makupa and Port Reitz Creek systems. The samples were digested using concentrated hydrochloric ...
Flavonoids and Isoflavonoids with Antiplasmodial Activities from the Root Bark of Erythrina abyssinica
(University of Nairobi, 2003-07)
From the root bark of Erythrina abyssinica a new pterocarpene [3-hydroxy-9-methoxy-10-(3,3-dimethylallyl)pterocarpene] and a new isoflav-3-ene [7,4′-dihydroxy-2′,5′-dimethoxyisoflav-3-ene] were isolated. In addition, the ...
African lake management initiatives: The global connection
(2006)
There is a global dimension to lake management in Africa and elsewhere that will require a concerted action not only from
individual riparian states, but also from regional, continental and global communities. The current ...