Journal Articles: Recent submissions
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NaCl salinity affects germination, growth, physiology, and biochemistry of bambara groundnut
(Sociedade Brasileira de Fisiologia Vegetal, 2012-09)The effects of NaCl salinity on seed germination, growth, physiology, and biochemistry of two bambara groundnut landraces (Vigna subterranea (L.) Verdc), Kakamega (white seed coat) and Mumias (red seed coat), were investigated ... -
The role of wetlands in the changing ecophysiology and distribution of plant species: a comprehensive review
(2011)Wetlands are important ecosystems globally. Changes in plant species physiology, species composition, species distribution and phenology have occurred with changes and modifications of wetland ecosystems. This paper ... -
Salinity and temperature effects on CO2 assimilation in leaves of avocados.
(Academic Journals, 2010)Young avocado plants were cultured in a glasshouse and subjected to salt stress or were well watered at Maseno University between September 2003 and September 2004. Three-month-old avocado seedlings were grown in 4.5 L ... -
Morphological, biochemical and molecular characterization of Xanthomonas campestris pv. vesicatoria of African nightshades (Solanum scabrum Mill.)
(INNSPUB, 2016)African nightshade (Solanum scabrum Mill.) is one important vegetable in terms of food security and nutritional balance. The vegetable is usually medicinal and also a source of income to many small scale farmers in Kenya. ... -
Isolation and Characterisation of Ralstonia Solanacearum Strains of Tomato Wilt Disease from Maseno, Kenya
(Asian Economic and Social Society, 2017)Ralstonia solanacearum (E.F. Smith) Yabuuchi, is the cause of bacterial wilt of tomato and one of the most severe pathogens of solanaceous crops with a very wide host range. There is little information on R. solanacearum ... -
Carpet Characteristics of Eichhornia Crassipes [Mart.] Solms (Water hyacinth) in the Winam Gulf (Lake Victoria, Kenya)
(Asian Economic and Social Society, 2017-07-01)The occurrence and spread of the water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes [Mart.] Solms), in the Winam gulf has created numerous attributes to the human population that live around the lake, thereby making its control a ... -
Allelopathic Effect of Bidens Pilosa on Seed Germination and Growth of Amaranthus Dubius
(Asian Economic and Social Society, 2018)Allelopathy is the inhibitory effect of one plant on another by releasing chemicals through leaching, root exudation and residue decomposition. Allelopathic inhibition involves the interaction of different classes of ... -
Enumeration and Identification of Rhizospheric Microorganisms of Sugarcane Variety CO 421 in Kibos, Kisumu County, Kenya
(Asian Economic and Social Society, 2018)Sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum L.) is known to have microbial organisms associated with its rhizosphere which have potential antagonistic activity against other microorganisms. However numerous studies on rhizosphere ... -
Sacred groves (kibaga) of Mfangano Island, Lake Victoria, Kenya
(2004)A questionnaire method was used to obtain information about the sacred groves and identity of other protected and sacred plants ofMfangano Island. Some 36 sacred groves, locally known in the Suba language as Kibaga, ... -
Coming of age: steroid hormones of wild immature baboons, Papio cynocephalus.
(2005)Large gaps exist in our knowledge about common patterns and variability in the endocrinology of immature nonhuman primates, and even normal hormonal profiles during that life stage are lacking for wild populations. In the ... -
Persistence of maternal effects in baboons: Mother's dominance rank at son's conception predicts stress hormone levels in subadult males
(Academic Press, 2008-07-01)Dominance status and reproductive experience are maternal characteristics that affect offspring traits in diverse taxa, including some cercopithecine primates. Maternal effects of this sort are widespread and are sources ... -
Life history context of reproductive aging in a wild primate model
(Blackwell Publishing Inc, 2010-08-01)The pace of reproductive aging has been of considerable interest, especially in regard to the long postreproductive period in modern women. Here we use data for both sexes from a 37‐year longitudinal study of a wild baboon ... -
Balance of investment between parental care and mating effort in male baboons
(2011)Non-monogamous males that provide care to their offspring face a potential conflict in investment between paternal care and mating effort. This conflict arises either because of resource or temporal constraints. I ... -
Testosterone positively associated with both male mating effort and paternal behavior in savanna baboons (Papio cynocephalus)
(Academic Press, 2013-03-31)Testosterone (T) is often positively associated with male sexual behavior and negatively associated with paternal care. These associations have primarily been demonstrated in species where investment in paternal care begins ... -
Puberty and dispersal in a wild primate population
(Academic Press, 2013-07-01)This article is part of a Special Issue “Puberty and Adolescence”. The onset of reproduction is preceded by a host of organismal adjustments and transformations, involving morphological, physiological, and behavioral ... -
Demography of a population with a long history of poaching and the utility of the individual identification technique as a tool for monitoring intermittently studied elephant populations
(2016-09-01)In many elephant populations in Africa, adverse effects of poaching including altered age and sex structure and long calving intervals continue to negatively impact the rate of recovery. The study reported here characterized ... -
Hormonal correlates of natal dispersal and rank attainment in wild male baboons
(Academic Press, 2017-08-01)In many mammals, maturational milestones such as dispersal and the attainment of adult dominance rank mark stages in the onset of reproductive activity and depend on a coordinated set of hormonal and socio-behavioral ... -
A numerical thermal growth model for prediction of microalgae production in photobioreactors
(AIP Publishing, 2016-03)A thermal growth model for microalgae that are not heavier than water with the consideration of heat transfer and growth-temperature dependence in photobioreactor (PBR) is developed. The microalgae growth performance is ... -
HYDRODYNAMIC ANALYSIS OF A FIXED INCLINE SLIDER BEARING
(2016-05-23)In the present day technological scenario, machines rotating at high speeds and carrying heavy rotor loads are used. As a result, fixed incline slider bearings are used. They are designed for high axial loads. When a bearing ... -
Effect of working capital management practices on financial performance: A study of small scale enterprises in Kisii South District, Kenya
(Academic Journals, 2012-05-09)Small-scale enterprises (SSEs) are acknowledged in Kenya as significant contributors to economic growth. Despite this, it is estimated that up to 40% of the start-ups fail by year 2 and at least 60% close their doors by ...
