Biology Books, Book Reviews and Book Chapters
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2024-03-28T11:59:00ZConfirmed alcohol use among female and male commercial sex workers visiting a drop in centre in Mombasa county, Kenya
http://repository.embuni.ac.ke/handle/embuni/4293
Confirmed alcohol use among female and male commercial sex workers visiting a drop in centre in Mombasa county, Kenya
Kemunto, Phyllys; Kissinger, George; Ngari, Moses; Budambula, Nancy L.M.; Budambula, Valentine
2023-10-25T00:00:00ZPolydrug use among student in a public Universities in coastal Kenya
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Polydrug use among student in a public Universities in coastal Kenya
Jelagat, Joan; Ngari, Moses; Bundambula L.M., Nancy; Budambula, Valentine
Book Abstract
2023-10-25T00:00:00ZImprovement of edible crotalaria spp through artificial pollination
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Improvement of edible crotalaria spp through artificial pollination
Wasonga, M.A; Arunga, E.E; Muli, J.K.; Budambula, N.L.M
Slender leaf (Crotalaria ochroleuca and Crotalaria brevidens) are indigenous leafy
vegetables commonly cultivated in Kenya with high nutritive value and medicinal benefits. Despite
the benefits of the vegetable it is grown and consumed only in some parts of the world and has been
neglected in terms of research. Artificial pollination of any crop forms the basis of improvement
however, there is limited information on the breeding of Crotalaria. The study aimed to cross two
distinct species of Crotalaria using artificial pollination. Two landraces from two counties in Kenya
were crossed in a completely randomized design set up within the greenhouse. A six-day-old flower
bud of C. ochroleuca of, the female parent was emasculated. A fully opened flower of C. brevidens
was used as a pollen source. The pollen was rubbed on the stigma of the female parent and inserted
back into the keel petal. Data were collected on the total number of mature pods and seeds then
subjected to analysis of variance. The artificial pollination cross of C. ochroleuca and C. brevidens
showed a success rate of 75%. The time of crossing did not have significant effect on the success rate,
pod and seed production. The rubbing method was the best method of artificial interspecific
pollination of Crotalaria. Successful interspecies pollination is a foundation for the improvement of
edible Crotalaria through hybridization
2023-11-23T00:00:00ZAssociation between land use change and exposure to zoonotic pathogens – Evidence from selected case studies in Africa.
http://repository.embuni.ac.ke/handle/123456789/2107
Association between land use change and exposure to zoonotic pathogens – Evidence from selected case studies in Africa.
Bett, B.; Ngwili, N.; Nthiwa, Daniel, M.; Alonso, S.
The demand for food and other ecosystem services have risen in the recent past in many parts of the world due to increasing human population. This has promoted agricultural intensification and increased extraction of natural resources particularly in the sub-Saharan Africa where people derive livelihoods from their local environments. These developments invariably influence transmission patterns (positively or negatively) for a wide range of infectious diseases. In this paper, three case studies from East and southern Africa are used to demonstrate linkages between land use change and risk of exposure to zoonotic diseases. They identify two common processes that influence disease risk including (i) modification of vector, pathogen and host niches, and (ii) changes in reservoir host population distribution. Potential ways of managing disease risks in each case are also discussed.
https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-08-100596-5.21573-4
2018-09-01T00:00:00Z