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Effects of cropping systems and agricultural lime on soil properties and nutrient content of sugarcane on acidified soils of Kisumu County, Kenya
(American Journal of Agriculture and Forestry, 2016-07-23)
Acid soils cause soil fertility problems such as Al and Mn toxicity, Ca, Mg, N deficiency and P fixation. These are
constraints to high crop yields. Historically, liming is the common management practice used to neutralize ...
Ursane and tirucallane-type triterpenes of Boswellia rivae oleo-gum resin
(Taylor &Francis, 2016)
Two new ursane-type triterpenes characterized as 3-oxo-24-acetoxy11α-hydroxy-urs-12-ene (1) and methyl 3α-acetoxy-11α-methoxyurs-12-en-24-oate (2), together with known compounds 3–11,
were isolated from Boswellia rivae ...
Effects of regional climate variability on the prevalence of diseases and their economic impacts on households in the Lake Victoria basin of Western Kenya
(Inderscience Publishers (IEL), 2016)
Climate variability has a strong influence on disease prevalence and subsequently on
economic wellbeing of the affected households. In this study, six regions were selected and
clustered into three groups based on their ...
Genotype and environment interactions of yields and yield components of tea (Camellia sinensis) cultivars in Kenya
(Scientific Research Publishing, 2016)
The tea crop provides income and employment to rural populations in many
countries. In Kenya, tea, which is the leading export commodity crop, is grown in highlands
east and west of the Rift Valley at altitudes ranging ...
Variations in the Precursors of Plain Black Tea Quality Parameters Due to Location of Production and Nitrogen Fertilizer Rates in Eastern African Clonal Tea Leaves
(Cambridge University Press, 2016-04)
Summary Theaflavins contribute to astringency and brightness while thearubigins contribute
to colour and mouth feel of black tea. Green leaf flavan-3-ols influence levels and
distribution of theaflavins and thearubigins ...
Effect of crude and defatted Moringa oliefera seeds as natural coagulants in the removal of physical, chemical and bacteriological parameters from turbid river water
(Journal of Scientific and Innovative Research, 2016)
There is a great concern about commercial coagulants and their residues in treated water which leads to
Alzheimer disease in old people. For this reason, a lot of research is focused on plants with coagulating
properties. ...
Kinetic, sorption isotherms, pseudo-first-order model and pseudo-second-order model studies of Cu (II) and Pb (II) using defatted Moringa oleifera seed powder
(The Journal of Phytopharmacology, 2016)
In the recent decades, there has been a concern on heavy metals in waste water and high cost of conventional
methods of removing heavy metals, for this reason search on adsorbents of biological origin which is low cost
and ...
Comparative Studies of Alum, Maerua Subcordata Root Tuber Powder and Juice Extract as Coagulation/Flocculation Agents
(2016)
Turbidity is a great problem in water treatment. Comparative study was done on alum a
commercial coagulant; Maerua subcordata root powder and juice extract a locally available natural
coagulant to reduce turbidity and ...
Biodegradation activity of Aspergillus niger lipase isolates from a tropical country garage
(Journal of Scientific and Innovative Research, 2016)
Microbial biodegradation of oil pollutants and their derivations has become the most environmental-friendly
method in the developing world. Lipolytic enzyme; Aspergillus niger extracted from oil polluted soil has ...