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Elucidating the causes of low phosphorus levels in ferralsols of Siaya County, Western Kenya
(Academic Journals, 2015-09-01)
Low available soil phosphorus (P) is one of the factors limiting crop production in western Kenya.
Availability of soil P depends on amount of apatite, addition of P fertilizers, P fixing potential of a soil,
soil water ...
Chlorophyll fluorescence parameters and photosynthetic pigments of four Glycine max varieties under Aluminium chloride stress
(PSCI Publications, 2015)
Soil acidity limits agricultural production globally. Different kinds of
stresses, mainly Al stress, generated from acid soils affect plant growth and
result in food shortage and production. General effects of Al ...
Role of bismuth and substrate temperature on the optical properties of some flash evaporated se100-x bix glassy system
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2015)
Chalcogenide glasses are very important in the modern technology especially selenium-based. These
glasses are sensitive to electromagnetic radiation useful in the infrared optics. The study investigated the effect of ...
Comparative analysis of phenotypic characterization of Kenya and Pacific Islands tarogen germplasm collections Colocasia esculenta L.(Schott)
(PSCI Publisher, 2015)
Fifty accessions of taro germplasm collections Colocasia esculenta L. (Schott) were collected from Kenya and Pacific Islands tarogen germplasm collections. Twenty five accessions of Kenyan taro germplasm were collected ...
Allelopathic potential of mexican sunflower [tithonia diversifolia (hemsl) a. Gray] on germination and growth of cowpea seedlings (vigna sinensis l.
(2015)
Invasive plant species when introduced into new environments may result into a number of
ecological problems (Howard et al., 2000). They may influence other species through
pathways such as allelopathy or phytotoxicity ...
An investigative study of dwarf mango (Boribo Muyini) seed kernel extract against inflammatory agent Staphylococcus aureus
(Journal of Scientific and Innovative Research, 2015)
Alternative herbal medicine has been used to treat various infections from centuries. Natural plants contain
Phyto constituents having similar chemical properties as of synthetic antibiotics. Boribo Muyini a typical
Tanzanian ...
Anticancer activity of Eugenia jambolana seeds against Hep2 cell lines
(ResearchGate, 2015)
Cancer is a life-threatening disease and leads to high rates of mortality worldwide, after cardiovascular disease,
is the second leading cause of death. Investigations for finding new plant based anticancer compounds ...
Evaluation of malaria spread in relation to poor environmental conditions at Kibaha district (Tanzania)
(Open Access Science Research Publisher, 2015)
Communicable diseases cause a lot of out- patient attendance resulting to huge allocation of funds by both
Governmental and Non – governmental organizations in combating them. A cross section study was conducted
at Maili ...
Biosorption for lead (II) ions from aqueous solutions by the biomass of Spyridia filamentosa algal species found in Indian Ocean
(Journal of Scientific and Innovative Research, 2015)
Biosorption of heavy metals is an efficient cost effective method for removal of heavy metal ions from
industrial wastewater. Studies have shown that algal species biomasses have high uptake of heavy metal ions.
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