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Research in the quality of service delivery in public hospitals, Kenya
(Journal of Pharmacy and Biological sciences, 2015)
The study reported in this paper purposed to establish the quality of service delivery in public hospitals in Kenya. The study assessed the quality of service delivery to malaria patients in wards for malaria patients in ...
Morphological Characterisation of Global Finger Millet (Eleusine coracana, L. Gaertn) Germplasm Reaction to Striga in Kenya
(journaajbgmb, 2018)
Finger millet (Eleusine coracana, L. Gaertn) is an important food crop in Africa and Asia. Its grain is richer in protein, fat and minerals than other major cereals. The parasitic weed Striga hermonthica (Del.) Benth ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Allelopathic effects of mexican sunflower [tithonia diversifolia (hemsl) a. Gray] on germination and growth of cowpea seedlings (vigna sinensis)
(2014)
Allelopathy is a common among plants. Allelopathic substances affect seed
germination, plant growth and development or even affect chlorophyll
synthesis by the plant leaves. Tithonia diversifolia contains allelochemicals
...
Performance of some quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa Willd.) genotypes in Kenya
(Taylor & Francis, 2010-01-01)
Quinoa (Chenopdium quinoa Willd.) has been cultivated for thousands of years in South America for its nutritious grain and leaves. Demand for the crop has risen in the recent past. In order to satisfy the demand, there is ...
Biofortified sorghum in Africa: using problem formulation to inform risk assessment
(Nat. Biotechnol., 2010)
Most of the genetically modified (GM) crops approved to date (eg, corn, cotton and soybean improved for insect resistance or herbicide tolerance) do not have compatible wild relatives near their intended area of cultivation, ...
Influence of rainfall amount and livestock grazing on soil respiration in a moist Kenyan savannah
(African Journal of Ecology, 2019)
The influence of livestock grazing and changing rainfall patterns on soil respiration (Rs) in the tropical savannah in Lambwe is unclear. Measurements of Rs using chambers were conducted between June and November 2012 in ...