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    Low foristic richness of afro‐alpine vegetation of Mount Kenya is related to its small area 

    Nyaga, Justine M.; Onipchenko, Vladimir G.; Kopylova, Natalia A.; Kipkeev, Alii M.; Elumeeva, Tatiana G.; Azovsky, Andrei; Dudov, Sergei V. (Springer, 2019-10-29)
    Diversity patterns of tropical alpine vegetation is poorly studied. We estimated vascular plant floristic richness for two typical afro-alpine communities in Mount Kenya using a series of nested plots sized from 25 to 100 ...
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    Precision agriculture research in sub‑Saharan Africa countries a systematic map 

    Nyaga, Justine M.; Onyango, Cecilia M.; Wetterlind, Johanna; Söderström, Mats (Springer, 2021-01-15)
    Precision agriculture (PA) has a huge potential for growth in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), but it faces a number of social-economic and technological challenges. This study sought to map existing PA research and application ...
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    Response of Selected Kenyan Rice Cultivars to Infection by Root Knot Nematode (Meloidogyne incognita) 

    Nyaga, Justine M.; Namu, John; Alakonya, Amos; Karuri, Hannah; Masanga, Joel; Njeri, Editah (Springer, 2019-03-22)
    Meloidogyne incognita causes huge yield losses in rice which is the third most important cereal crop in Kenya. The aim of this study was to identify M. incognita-resistant rice cultivars from Kenya and relate the responses ...
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    In vitro anti-cancer efficacy and phyto-chemical screening of solvent extracts of Kigelia africana (Lam.) Benth 

    Nyaga, Justine M.; Mukavi, Justus Wambua; Mayeku, Philip Wafula; Kituyi, Sarah Naulikha (Cell press, 2021-01-25)
    Background and objectives: Kigelia africana is a medicinal plant growing naturally in many parts of Africa. In Kenya, a water concoction of the plant is used to treat breast and prostate cancers. Laboratory data on its ...
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    Precision Agriculture for Resource Use Efficiency in Smallholder Farming Systems in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Systematic Review 

    Nyaga, Justine M.; Onyango, Cecilia M.; Wetterlind, Johanna; Söderström, Mats; Piikki, Kristin (MDPI, 2021-01-21)
    Opportunities exist for adoption of precision agriculture technologies in all parts of the world. The form of precision agriculture may vary from region to region depending on technologies available, knowledge levels and ...
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    Anti-inflammatory norhopanes from the root bark of Fagaropsis angolensis (Engl.) H.M.Gardner 

    Nyaga, Justine M.; Mukavia, Justus; Omosa, Leonidah Kerubo; Ngnitedemb, Vaderament Nchiozem; Omoled, Ruth; Bitchagnoc, Gabin Thierry M.; Spitellere, Michael (Elsevier, 2020-06-17)
    Two new norhopane derivatives namely 3β,6β,22-trihydroxy-7β,11α-di[(4-hydroxybenzoyl)oxy]-21αH-24- norhopa-4(23)-ene (1) and 3β,6β,22-trihydroxy-7β-[(4-hydroxybenzoyl)oxy]-21αH-24-norhopa-4(23)-ene (2) together with two ...
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    International Journal of Environment and Climate Change 

    Nyaga, Justine M.; Nyaga, Samuel K.; Gathungu, Geofrey K.; Njeru, Jafford R. (2020-12-21)
    Africa is under pressure from climate stresses and is highly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. In Kenya, agriculture is the backbone of the economy making it an important contributor to food security of rural ...
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    Is leaf pubescence of Cape Proteaceae a xeromorphic or radiation-protective trait? 

    Skelton, R. P.; Midgley, J. J.; Nyaga, Justine M.; Johnson, S. D.; Cramer, M. D. (CSIRO Publishing, 2012-03)
    Although pubescence has traditionally been considered to be related to the water economy of plants, the results are ambivalent and vary between different species. We tested two contrasting hypotheses for the functional ...
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    The Contribution of Occult Precipitation to Nutrient Deposition on the West Coast of South Africa 

    Nyaga, Justine M.; Neff, Jason C.; Cramer, Michael D. (2015-05)
    The Strandveld mediterranean-ecosystem of the west coast of South Africa supports floristically diverse vegetation growing on mostly nutrient-poor aeolian sands and extending from the Atlantic Ocean tens of kilometers ...
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    Influence of drought on interactions between Rhopalosiphum padi and ground dwelling predators – A mesocosm study 

    Njue, Martin; Muturi, Phyllis W.; Nyaga, Justine M.; Jonsson, Mattias (Wiley, 2021-05)
    Climate change will lead to extreme droughts, but it is difficult to predict how this will affect crop pests. In particular, it is unclear how interactions between natural en- emies and pests will be influenced. In the ...
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