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Inheritance of resistance to the spotted stem borer, chilo partellus, in a maize population.
(Kenya Agricultural Research Institute, Nairobi (Kenya), 2006)
The spotted stem borer, Chilo partellus is an important insect pest of maize. It damages maize by feeding on the leaves and within the plant. Maize yield loss due to Chilo spp. Stem borer damage is estimated at 44 percent ...
Comparison of S2 and S2 X test cross evaluation for the selection in maize
(KARI, 2004)
S2 and S2 1testcross hybrid evaluation for one cycle of selection for resistance to the spotted stem borer, (Chilo partellus Swinhoe) and grain yield were made in an open-pollinated maize (Zea mays L) population (ICZ3) One ...
Sorghum and Salinity II. Gas Exchange and Chlorophyll Fluorescence of Sorghum under Salt Stress
(Wiley.com, 2004)
Photosynthetic activity decreases when plants are grown under saline conditions leading to reduced growth and productivity. Leaf growth, gas exchange, and chlorophyll fluorescence of two sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench] ...
Association of Fcγ receptor IIA (CD32) polymorphism with malarial anemia and high-density parasitemia in infants and young children
(The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2006)
Protective immunity against Plasmodium falciparum is partially mediated through binding of malaria-specific IgG antibodies to Fcγ receptors. Polymorphic variability in Fcγ RIIa (H/R-131) is associated with differential ...
High concentrations of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons found in water and sediments of car wash and kisat areas of Winam Gulf, Lake Victoria-Kenya
(Springer-Verlag, 2009-01-09)
Mean concentrations of selected USEPA priority polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
(PAHs) in surface sediments and water samples from Car Wash and Kisat areas of Winam
Gulf, Lake Victoria in Kenya have been determined ...
Assessment of Constraints in Technology Transfer System and Policies which Limit the Realisation of High Green Leaf Production in the Smallholder Tea Sector of the Kenya Tea …
(African Technology Policy Studies Network (ATPS), 2005-01-01)
Technological recommendations for maximizing green leaf production have been made available to
smallholder farmers by the Tea Research Foundation of Kenya (TRFK) through various publications.
Indeed TRFK has released ...
Occurrence of Trypanosoma in Nile tilapia in Lake Victoria, Kenya
(Sokoine university of agriculture, 2008)
Oreochromis niloticus (Nile tilapia) and Lates niloticus (Nile perch) are the most abundant species and economically important fish in Lake Victoria. The former are omnivores and the latter are carnivorous. The carrier ...
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 ...
Effects of fertilisers on tea yields and quality: A review with special reference to Africa and Sri Lanka.
(Tea Research Foundation of Kenya, 2001)
Introduction the increase in world demand, consequently tea Camellia sinensis L. 0 . Kuntze plants are commercially grown under different climatic conditions with latitudes ranging from 49' N (Outer Carpathians) to 33' S ...
Química Inorgânica 1
(African Virtual University U i i Vi ll Af i i, 2001-02-07)
O módulo começa com um olhar crítico à Tabela Periódica de elementos e a razão para a respectiva forma de classificação. A tabela torna mais fácil a compreensão e mais rápido, dos conceitos e factos da química dos elementos. ...