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Phytochemical analysis of some selected plants and families in the university botanic garden Of Maseno, Kenya
(IOSR journal of pharmacy and biological sciences, 2017)
There has scarcely been any attempt to carry out phytochemical analysis on various insitu and ex situ plants conserved at the University Botanic Garden and no research has been done to document the educational and economic ...
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 ...
Molecular diversity, geographic distribution and host range of monocot-infecting mastreviruses in Africa and surrounding islands
(Elsevier, 2017)
Maize streak virus (MSV), an important pathogen of maize in Africa, is the most extensively studied member of the Mastrevirus genus in the family Geminiviridae. Comparatively little is known about other monocot-infecting ...
Influence of Climatic Factors on the Δ13c Values of the C3, C4 And CAM Dicot Species (Vegetation) of the Centrospermeaealong Altitudinal Gradient in western Region of Kenya
(Research Gate, 2017)
Species of the Centrospermeae occurring at different altitudes were analyzed for δ13C values and assigned for graphical representation. The aridity of the study area was evident as defined using the Klimadiagramm. Climatic ...
Ecological implications of the ẟ13C values of plant species growing in natural environment, greenhouse and plant respired carbon dioxide (captured as carbonate).
(Research Gate, 2017)
ẟ13C values have been used to differentiate the C3 plant species from the C4 species. Light isotope (12C) is favoured against the heavier isotope (13C) during the carbon fractionation in plant species. The ẟ13C valuesof ...
Carpet characteristics of eichhornia crassipes [mart.] solms (water hyacinth) in the Winam gulf (lake victoria, Kenya)
(Journal of Asian Scientific Research, 2017)
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 priority. ...
Responses of slenderleaf rattlebox (Crotalaria ochroleuca) to water deficit
(2017)
Water deficit affects plant growth and development thus affecting crop productivity. It is the major a biotic stress
experienced in the vast semi arid and arid regions of Kenya and the world as a whole. Water deficit ...
Antimicrobial activities of crude leaf extract of Solanum Nigrumon Fusarium Oxysporum and Pseudomonas Syringae cultures in Maseno (Kenya)
(Journal of Asian Scientific Research, 2017)
Solanum nigrum (black nightshade) is a common short lived perennial plant found in the Kenyan highlands and worldwide in distribution. It is a small highly branched plant that rarely adopt a habit of more than a foot in ...
Environmental Management Practices amongst Tobacco Farmers in Migori County, Kenya
(SCIENCEDOMAIN International, 2017-04-17)
Aim: To assess environmental management practices carried out by both tobacco farmers and companies. Methodology: Purposive sampling was employed for data collection where by tobacco farmers were randomly selected from the ...
Carpet characteristics of eichhornia crassipes [mart.] solms (water hyacinth) in the Winam gulf (lake victoria, Kenya)
(Journal of Asian Scientific Research, 2017)
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 priority. ...