Department of Applied Plant Science: Recent submissions
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Bacteriological and Physicochemical characterisation of AoraLoko Stream water,Maseno kenya
(AESS Publications, 2017)Safety and quality of drinking water is an important aspect in public health. Water pollution is one main cause of worldwide diseases and death. Human activities around water catchment areas contribute to some level ... -
Carpet Characteristics of Eichhornia Crassipes [Mart.] Solms (Water hyacinth) in the Winam Gulf (Lake Victoria, Kenya)
(Asian Economic and Social Society, 2017)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 ... -
Responses of slenderleaf rattlebox (Crotalaria ochroleuca) to water deficit
(2017)Water deficit affects plant growth and development thus affecting crop productivity. It is the major a biotic stress experienced in the vast semi arid and arid regions of Kenya and the world as a whole. Water deficit ... -
Phytochemical Screening and Antimicrobial Effects of Leaf and Root Extracts of Crotalaria Brevidens on Candida Albicans, Staphylococcus Aureus and Escherichia...
(2017)Crotalaria brevidens (slenderleaf) leaves and shoots are used as food and have medicinal properties when consumed by human beings. It also acts as an agent in promotion of suicidal germination of striga, a parasitic ... -
Morphological, biochemical and molecular characterization of Xanthomonas campestris pv. vesicatoria of African nightshades (Solanum scabrum Mill.)
(2016)African nightshade (Solanum scabrum Mill.) is one important vegetable in terms of food security and nutritional balance. The vegetable is usually medicinal and also a source of income to many small scale farmers in ... -
Chlorophyll fluorescence parameters and photosynthetic pigments of four Glycine max varieties under Aluminium chloride stress
(2015)Soy bean (Glycine max L.) is a commonly grown legume crop in Kenya. Soy bean grains are among the world's most important in terms of protein content of 35-40% and oil content of 15- 22%. Soy bean grains are also rich ... -
Ecology and Physiology of Plant growth in relation to soil salinity
(2015)This work is intended as a review of soil salinity as one common abiotic stress in ecological systems that adversely affect plant growth. In arid and semi arid areas, saline areas or areas irrigated with saline waters, ... -
Growth changes of seven Amaranthus (spp) during the vegetative and reproductive stages of development as influenced by variations in soil water deficit
(2015)Soil water deficit is a principal a biotic factor that limits plant growth and development in dry areas. Insufficient moisture contributes to soil water deficit and some negative effects on Amaranthus (spp) such as ... -
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 ... -
A situational analysis of agricultural production and marketing, and natural resources management systems in West Kenya
(ILRI, 2015-10-30)The Western and Nyanza provinces that make up the West Kenya Humidtropics action site form part of the 20% arable land in Kenya. The region is characterized by high agricultural potential coupled with high population ... -
Sowing the seeds of transformative practice to actualize women’s rights to respectful maternity care: reflections from Kenya using the consolidated framework for imp...
(BioMed Central, 2017-12)Despite years of growing concern about poor provider attitudes and women experiencing mistreatment during facility based childbirth, there are limited interventions that specifically focus on addressing these issues. ...
