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Carpet Characteristics of Eichhornia Crassipes [Mart.] Solms (Water hyacinth) in the Winam Gulf (Lake Victoria, Kenya)
(Asian Economic and Social Society, 2017-07-01)
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 ...
NaCl salinity affects germination, growth, physiology, and biochemistry of bambara groundnut
(Sociedade Brasileira de Fisiologia Vegetal, 2012-09)
The effects of NaCl salinity on seed germination, growth, physiology, and biochemistry of two bambara groundnut landraces (Vigna subterranea (L.) Verdc), Kakamega (white seed coat) and Mumias (red seed coat), were investigated ...
Allelopathic effects of mexican sunflower [tithonia diversifolia (hemsl) a. Gray] on germination and growth of cowpea seedlings (vigna sinensis)
(2014)
Allelopathy is a common among plants. Allelopathic substances affect seed
germination, plant growth and development or even affect chlorophyll
synthesis by the plant leaves. Tithonia diversifolia contains allelochemicals
...
Allelopathic Effect of Bidens Pilosa on Seed Germination and Growth of Amaranthus Dubius
(Asian Economic and Social Society, 2018)
Allelopathy is the inhibitory effect of one plant on another by releasing chemicals through leaching, root exudation and residue decomposition. Allelopathic inhibition involves the interaction of different classes of ...
Isolation and Characterisation of Ralstonia Solanacearum Strains of Tomato Wilt Disease from Maseno, Kenya
(Asian Economic and Social Society, 2017)
Ralstonia solanacearum (E.F. Smith) Yabuuchi, is the cause of bacterial wilt of tomato and one of the most severe pathogens of solanaceous crops with a very wide host range. There is little information on R. solanacearum ...
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, ...
Chemical Response Of Some Forest Water Sources Vs. The Quality Effects To Plants And Animals
(International Journal of Biological Sciences and Research, 2018-04)
The Taita Hills were once covered with extensive montane cloud forests. Ngangao is the second largest forest in
the Taita Hills. There is a wide gap in knowledge concerning chemical concentration in the water under study. ...
Molecular Diversity of a Seemingly Altitude Restricted Ustilago kamerunensis Isolates in Kenya: A Pathogen of Napier Grass
(American Journal of Molecular Biology, 2018-04-27)
The Central region of Kenya which is the second largest market oriented dairy
zone, faces a threat in milk production. The challenge is a disease known as
the napier head smut caused by Ustilago kamerunensis. This fungal ...