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Influence of Organic and Inorganic Sources of Fertilizer on Growth and Leaf Yield of Kale (Brassica oleraceae Var. Acephala DC)
(AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY INFORMATION, 2005)
Brassica oleraceae var. Acephala D.C. (kale, sukuma wiki) is the most important vegetable in Kenya but its production is hampered by low soil fertility particularly Nitrogen and Phosphorus. Most small holder farmers do not ...
Selection, design and implementation of economic instruments in the solid waste management sector in Kenya: The case of plastic bags
(University of Nairobi., 2005)
The generation of solid waste has become an increasing environmental and public health problem everywhere in the world, but particularly in developing countries. The fast expansion of urban, agricultural and industrial ...
Efficacy of synergized and non-synergized Tagetes minuta methanol extract in controlling Periplaneta americana within households
(Malhotra Publishing House, 2015)
In this study, comparative analysis of Sesamum indicum L. oil synergized and non-synergized methanol extract of the T. minuta were assayed against P. americana collected from households within Maseno Division, Kenya. The ...
Microbial assessment of selected earthen fish ponds in western Kenya
(Elsevier, 2013-01-01)
Water-borne infections are among the most recent emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases throughout the world. WHO estimates that 80% of all illnesses in the world are caused by water-borne disease pathogens that ...
Antimicrobial susceptibility patterns of Enterobacteriaceae isolated from domesticated animals and the environment in Lake Victoria, Kenya
(Elsevier, 2013-01-01)
Faecal coliform levels in Lake Victoria waters progressively reduced away (0–150 m) from the lake shores. Enterobacter, Escherichia coli, Klebseilla, Proteus and Citrobacter were recovered at high frequencies from water ...
Effect of Diplostomum species on length-weight relationship of farmed nile tilapia in Kibos area, Kisumu City, Kenya
(HATASO Enterprises, LLC, 2013-01-01)
Diplostomum species metacercariae are parasitic trematodes that pose significant economic threat to fish farming worldwide. Nile tilapia ranks the most commercialized fish in Kenya besides being a cheap source of highly ...
Review of current state of knowledge of microcystin and its impacts on fish in Lake Victoria
(Lakes and reserviors,science,policy and management for sustainable use, 2020-07-03)
Microcystins are part of algal toxins produced intracellularly within algal cells, being in the family of hepatotoxic cyclic peptides from various species of blue‐green algae. Blue‐green algae are widely abundant in many ...
Antibiotic Resistance of Escherichia coli from Humans and Black Rhinoceroses in Kenya
(Springer US, 2019-12-07)
Upsurge of antibiotic resistance in wildlife poses unprecedented threat to wildlife conservation. Surveillance of antibiotic resistance at the human–wildlife interface is therefore needed. We evaluated differences in ...
Ruwenine and ruzorine: Pyrrolizidine alkaloids of Senecio ruwenzoriensis
(Pergamon, 1992-09-01)
A reinvestigation of Kenyan Senecio ruwenzoriensis reported to contain two alkaloids of unknown structures, ruwenine and ruzorine, resulted in the isolation of the pyrrolizidine alkaloid isoline, accompanied by what appeared ...
Errata. Pyrrolizidine Alkaloids from Senecio hadiensis
(American Chemical Society, 1991-09)
17-Oxosparteine (1 mg), -isolupanine (3 mg), and N-methylcytisine (2 mg) were iden- tified by ms and tic comparisons with authentic samples (6,8). Catalytic reduction (2 mg) of 5,6-dehydrolu- panine (4 mg), oil, ms (9) ...