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Antagonistic Potential Of Selected Fungal And Bacterial Isolates From Rhizosphere Of Sugarcane Variety Co 421 Against Sporisorium Scitamineum In Kibos, Kisumu County, Kenya
(2016)
Sugarcane smut disease caused by a fungus Sporisorium scitamineum is a limiting factor to cane production in Kenya. It is threatening the sugar industry due to its effect on cane quality and yields. Sugarcane (Saccharum ...
Maternal Vitamin D Status and Adverse Birth Outcomes in Children from Rural Western Kenya
(MDPI, 2016)
Maternal plasma 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) status and its association with pregnancy
outcomes in malaria holoendemic regions of sub-Saharan Africa is poorly defined. We examined
this association and any potential ...
Effect of crude and defatted Moringa oliefera seeds as natural coagulants in the removal of physical, chemical and bacteriological parameters from turbid river water
(Journal of Scientific and Innovative Research, 2016)
There is a great concern about commercial coagulants and their residues in treated water which leads to
Alzheimer disease in old people. For this reason, a lot of research is focused on plants with coagulating
properties. ...
Kinetic, sorption isotherms, pseudo-first-order model and pseudo-second-order model studies of Cu (II) and Pb (II) using defatted Moringa oleifera seed powder
(The Journal of Phytopharmacology, 2016)
In the recent decades, there has been a concern on heavy metals in waste water and high cost of conventional
methods of removing heavy metals, for this reason search on adsorbents of biological origin which is low cost
and ...
Comparative Studies of Alum, Maerua Subcordata Root Tuber Powder and Juice Extract as Coagulation/Flocculation Agents
(2016)
Turbidity is a great problem in water treatment. Comparative study was done on alum a
commercial coagulant; Maerua subcordata root powder and juice extract a locally available natural
coagulant to reduce turbidity and ...
Biodegradation activity of Aspergillus niger lipase isolates from a tropical country garage
(Journal of Scientific and Innovative Research, 2016)
Microbial biodegradation of oil pollutants and their derivations has become the most environmental-friendly
method in the developing world. Lipolytic enzyme; Aspergillus niger extracted from oil polluted soil has ...
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 ...