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Ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants used by Sabaots of Mt. Elgon Kenya.
(africanethnomedicines, 2010)
Though the majority of people in Kenya and at Kopsiro Division in species to manage human ailments, the indigenous knowledge largely remains undocumented. Therefore, an ethnobotanical study was conducted on medicinal plant ...
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 ...
Isolation of a new β-carboline alkaloid from aerial parts of Triclisia sacleuxii and its antibacterial and cytotoxicity effects
(Natural Product Research, 2017-01-01)
A new β-carboline alkaloid named sacleuximine A (1) together
with known compounds palmatine (2), isotetrandrine (3), trans-Nferuloyltyramine (4), trans-N-caffeoyltyramine (5), yangambin (6),
syringaresinol (7), sesamin ...
Molecular Diversity of a Seemingly Altitude Restricted Ustilago kamerunensis Isolates in Kenya: A Pathogen of Napier Grass
(American Journal of Molecular Biology, 2018-04-27)
The Central region of Kenya which is the second largest market oriented dairy
zone, faces a threat in milk production. The challenge is a disease known as
the napier head smut caused by Ustilago kamerunensis. This fungal ...
Non-volatile Chemical Composition and Botanical Extracts from Lippia javanica (Burm. F) Spreng. In Control of Cowpea Aphids
(Asian Network for Scientific Information, 2019)
Inventory, reward value and diversity of Apis mellifera nectariferous and polleniferous forage in Eastern Mau forest, Kenya
(2019)
The study was conducted in Eastern Mau is one of the East Mau forest is an important watershed within the Mau Forest
Complex, feeding major rivers and streams that make up the hydrological systems of Lake Victoria and ...
Analysis of the impact of domestication of Warburgia ugandensis (Sprague) on its genetic diversity based on amplified fragment length polymorphism
(African Journal of Biotechnology, 2016)
Warburgia ugandensis Sprague (Canellaceae) occurs in East and Central Africa and is an important multipurpose tree species. Over-exploitation of natural forests for medicinal purposes and clearance for farming threaten the ...
Genetic diversity analysis reveals genetic differentiation and strong population structure in Calotropis plants
(Nature Publishing Group, 2018)
The genus Calotropis (Asclepiadaceae) is comprised of two species, C. gigantea and C. procera, which both show significant economic potential for use of their seed fibers in the textile industry, and of their bioactive ...
Calotropis procera: a new investment for African drylands
(World Agroforestry centre, 2017)
The genus Calotropis (Asclepiadaceae) is comprised of two species, C. gigantea and C. procera, which
both show signifcant economic potential for use of their seed fbers in the textile industry, and
of their bioactive ...
Molecular Characterization of Global Finger Millet (Eleusine coracana, L. Gaertn) germplasm Reaction to Striga in Kenya
(Maseno University, 2018)
Finger millet (Eleusine coracana, L. Gaertn) is an important food crop in Africa and Asia. The
parasitic weed Striga hermonthica (Del.) Benth limits finger millet production through reduced yield
in agro-ecologies where ...