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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 ...
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 ...
Development of a multiplex PCR technique for simultaneous detection of Sweet potato feathery mottle virus and Sweet potato chlorotic stunt virus
(An International Journal of the Italian Phytopathological Society, 2010-07-01)
Virus diseases, especially those caused by mixed infections, are among the economically most devastating diseases of sweet potato. Sweet potato virus disease (SPVD), which is caused by mixed infection of Sweet potato ...
Changes in soil chemical properties and leaf nutrients content in tea due to nitrogen fertilizer rates and application intervals.
(Tea Research Foundation of Kenya, 2010)
Tea (Camellia sinensis (L.) O. Kuntze) plant, requires much more nitrogen than most of the other nutrients for its growth, development and sustainability of harvestable crop. Soil as a resource of plant nutrients, cannot ...
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, ...
Effects of copper exchange levels on complexation of ammonia in Cu (II)-exchanged X zeolite
(Sabinet, 2010-01-01)
Copper (II)-exchanged faujasite-X zeolites at various loadings of copper per unit cell of zeolites were prepared and then exposed to ammonia. The copper ammine complexes of the various copper levels per unit cell were ...
Effects of copper exchange levels on complexation of ammonia in Cu (II)-exchanged X zeolite
(Sabinet, 2010-01-01)
Copper (II)-exchanged faujasite-X zeolites at various loadings of copper per unit cell of zeolites were prepared and then exposed to ammonia. The copper ammine complexes of the various copper levels per unit cell were ...
Prevalence Of Porcine Cysticercosis And Risk Factors For Taenia Solium Cysticercosis/taeniosis In Three Divisions Of Homa Bay District, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2010)
A cross sectional study was undertaken to determine the prevalence of Cysticercus cellolulosae in three
divisions of Homa Bay District. Pig farming in the district is mainly by free-range, with most farmers
keeping ...
Face attack and patients’ response strategies in a Kenyan hospital†
(Journal of social linguistics, 2010)
Social power can be exercised by face attack where power differentials are sufficiently great and significant retaliation or sanctions are unlikely. Such exercise of social power is common in military contexts. It is not ...