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δ13 values of the Centrospermeae species and their ecological implications in the semi arid conditions
(Asian Network for scientific infomation, 2008)
13C values of the Centrospermeae species are presented. 69.5, 28.45, 1.25 and 0.8% of the total species are C3, C4, C3-C4 and CAM photosynthetic species. The δ13C values are species dependent. δ13C values for the C3 range ...
Face attack and patients’ response strategies in a Kenyan hospital†
(Journal of social linguistics, 2010)
Social power can be exercised by face attack where power differentials are sufficiently great and significant retaliation or sanctions are unlikely. Such exercise of social power is common in military contexts. It is not ...
Influence of region of production on clonal black tea chemical characteristics
(Elsevier, 2008-05-01)
Production of black tea from the same vegetatively propagated (VP) cultivars, in Kenya and Malawi, shows variations in both chemical composition and quality. Whereas it is possible to produce black teas with similar total ...
Pedological perspective of gully erosion sites within Kendu escarpment-Sondu Miriu Region, West Kenya
(2011)
Gully erosion is a common feature in western Kenya, rendering large expanses of otherwise arable land uncultivable and uninhabitable. Gully erosion in the area was classified into two types: the Awach-type and the Sondu-type. ...
Morphological, biochemical and molecular characterization of Xanthomonas campestris pv. vesicatoria of African nightshades (Solanum scabrum Mill.)
(INNSPUB, 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 Kenya. ...
Water Hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) Management and Utilization in the Lake Victoria Region
(Department of Horticulture Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, JKUAT, 2002)
Water hyacinth has long been perceived as a problem for shipping and fishing industries and only more recently as a
threat to bio-diversity. It can undergo rapid proliferation, forming dense mats of plants that cover water ...
Interactive influence of rainfall manipulation and livestock grazing on species diversity of the herbaceous layer community in a humid savannah in Kenya
(Elsevier, 2019-06-01)
Changes in rainfall regime and grazing pressure affect vegetation composition and diversity with ecological implications for savannahs. The savannah in East Africa has experienced increased livestock grazing and rainfall ...
Responses of ecosystem carbon dioxide fluxes to soil moisture fluctuations in a moist Kenyan savanna
(Cambridge University Press, 2010-11-01)
act: Measurements were conducted within a fence-exclosure between February 2008 and July 2009 to
investigate the influence of soil moisture on ecosystem CO2 fluxes in a Themeda irifl/idra-dominated grassland of a humid
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Effects of sugarcane farming on diversity of vegetable crops in Mumias Division, Western Kenya
(Academic Journals, 2012-10-31)
Sugarcane farming is a commercial monocultural land use practice which often lead to reduction in agrobiodiversity. The study was carried out in Mumias Division of Western Kenya where 68% of the land is under commercial ...
A seedling inoculation test for screening Sesbania sesban for resistance to the seedling defoliator, Mesoplatys ochroptera
(Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2002-07-01)
The seedling beetle Mesoplatys chroptera is a serious pest of Sesbania sesban and other Sesbania spp.
that are important agroforestry species. Sesbania sesban was compared to Sesbania micrantha, Sesbania
goetzi and ...