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Patterns of CO2 exchange and productivity of the herbaceous vegetation and trees in a humid savanna in western Kenya
(Springer Netherlands, 2015-10-01)
Factors governing the dynamics between woody and herbaceous vegetation in the savanna are of ecological interest since they determine ecosystem productivity and stability. Field measurements were conducted in a humid savanna ...
The rate of outcrossing in grain amaranths
(Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 1991-09-01)
Studies of intra specific and inter specific out crossing rates were carried out for grain amaranths using two populations of A. hypochondriacus (populations 1008 and 1024) and two populations of A. cruentus (populations ...
Spatial heterogeneity in ecosystem structure and productivity in a moist Kenyan savanna
(Springer Netherlands, 2011-05-01)
Topographic variations and disturbances are key sources of spatial heterogeneity in the ecosystem and may influence its functioning, productivity, and carbon (C) storage. In water controlled ecosystems, structural and ...
Annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Kakamega Forest, Western Province, Kenya
(Nature Kenya/East African Natural History Society, 2012-12)
An annotated checklist of the Kakamega Forest in Kakamega District is presented. The checklist includes the plants found mainly in Buyangu National Reserve, and the Nature Reserves of Isecheno and Yala. It also includes ...
The sustainability of new urban developments in Dubai
(Thomas Telford Ltd, 2013-04)
Dubai, the second largest city of the United Arab Emirates, is a fast-growing hub with increasing need for infrastructure, housing and public facilities. Dubai is trying to market itself as an attractive holiday destination, ...
Carbon dioxide compensation points of some dicots of the Centrospermeae species and their ecological implications for agroforestry.
(ANSInet, Asian Network for Scientific Information, 2009)
The present studies on carbon dioxide compensation point (Γ) considered species from tropical semi-arid, snowline and saline ecosystems. The aim of the study was to establish the ecological range of the CO2 compensation ...
The Kakamega Forest medicinal plant resources and their utilization by the adjacent Luhya community.
(Medwell Online, 2009)
Kakamega Forest in Kenya is a rich natural setting endowed with abundant flora and fauna used by the local communities who once lived within the forest and those who now border it. There has been scarcity of information ...
Effect of N-fertilization on yield components of nightshade
(International Symposium on Underutilized Plants for Food Security, Nutrition, Income and Sustainable Development, 2008-03-03)
Nightshades (Solanum L. section Solanum, e.g., S. scabrum, S. tarderomotum, S. villosum, S. americanum and S. grossidentatum) are widely cultivated in East and West Africa due to their potential nutritional and economic ...
Female gametophyte in two Kenyan species of Inversodicraea (Podostemaceae).
(Academic Journals, 2009)
The ontogeny and organization of the female gametophyte in I. bifurcata and Inversodicraea keniensis sp. nov. in Kenya were studied. The ontogeny of the female gametophyte was classified under the Apinagia type. The primary ...
Effect of planting density on yield components of nightshade
(International Symposium on Underutilized Plants for Food Security, Nutrition, Income and Sustainable Development 806, 2008-03-03)
Nightshade species (Solanum L. section Solanum, e.g., S. scabrum, S. tarderomotum, S. villosum, S. americanum and S. grossidentatum) are widely cultivated in East and West Africa due to their potential nutritional and ...