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Constructing and Using a Light Trap Harvester: Rural Technology for Mass Collection of Agoro Termites (" Macrotermes subhylanus")
(Maxwell Science Publishing, 2011)
Entomophagy is now a growing industry in many parts of the world especially in the developing countries. Entrepreneurs in several parts of the world are making edible insects both palatable and marketable for income ...
Introducing rearing crickets (gryllids) at household levels: adoption, processing and nutritional values
(Wageningen Academic Publishers, 2016)
Edible insects, particularly crickets, are becoming popular due to their nutritional value and efficiency in foodconversion. An increasing number of farmers in Kenya are seeking information on rearing crickets (Orthopter ...
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 ...
Determination Whether There Is Any Correlation Between the Levels of Strategic Planning On Marketing, Technological and Financial Performance of Bank of Baroda Kenya East Africa
(Research gate, 2015)
This study was undertaken with the primary purpose of determining whether there was any correlation between the level of strategic planning on marketing performance’ technological performance and financial performance of ...
The mechanism of 2-chlorobiphenyl oxidative degradation by nanoscale zero-valent iron in the presence of dissolved oxygen
(Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2017-11-08)
It has recently been demonstrated that the addition of nanoscale zero-valent iron (nZVI) to oxygen-containing water or soil aquifers results in the oxidation of organic compounds. However, there has been little insight ...
Function of Nitrate Ion and Tea Saponin Application Rates in Anerobic PAH Dissipation in Paddy Soil
(2016-06-01)
Abstract In the present study, KNO 3 and tea saponin (TS) were applied to investigate
systematically the potential impact of their concentrations on dissipation of anerobic
polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) in ...
Feasibility of an enhanced washing process to extract PBDEs/heavy metals/antibiotics from antibiotic resistance gene-affected soil with aqueous DNA followed by mi...
(2016-03-01)
Abstract Purpose Remediation of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs)/heavy
metals/antibiotics mixed contaminated soil with high abundance of antibiotic resistance
genes (ARGs) has being greatly challenging. Materials ...
Impact of bioaccessible pyrene on the abundance of antibiotic resistance genes during Sphingobium sp.-and sophorolipid-enhanced bioremediation in soil
(Elsevier, 2015-12-30)
Abstract Soils are exposed to various types of chemical contaminants due to anthropogenic
activities; however, research on persistent organic pollutants and the existence of antibiotic
resistance genes (ARGs) is limited. ...