Browsing Articles: Department of Biological Sciences by Subject "Maize"

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    • Drought Response in Selected Tropical Inbred Maize Lines and Relative Expression of PARP2 Gene under Limited Water Conditions 

      Muli, Joshua K.; Budambula, Nancy; Mweu, Cecilia; Anami, Sylvester E. (Science Publishing Group, 2018-04)
      Drought is the leading single factor that limits maize production thus inhibiting the crops genetic potential. In response to drought, maize and other plants synthesize Poly ADP-Ribose (PAR) protein. This process is ...

    • Genetic Improvement of African Maize towards Drought Tolerance: A Review 

      Budambula, Nancy; Muli, Jushua K.; Mweu, Cecilia; Imbo, Mary C.; Anami, Sylvester E. (IISTE, 2016)
      Africa supports a population of over 1 billion people with over half of them depending on maize for food and feed either directly or indirectly. Maize in Africa is affected by many stresses, both biotic and abiotic ...

    • Land use effects on termite assemblages in Kenya 

      Kanyi, Nahashon Chege; Karuri, Hannah W.; Nyasani, Johnson O.; Mwangi, Benson (Heliyon, 2021-12)
      Termites perform key ecological functions and they also cause crop damage. Land use change resulting from agricultural intensification can result in changes in termite species diversity and abundance. Termite species occurring ...