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Measuring the role of seagrasses in regulating sediment surface elevation
(Scientific Reports, 2017-09)
Seagrass meadows provide numerous ecosystem services and their rapid global loss may reduce human
welfare as well as ecological integrity. In common with the other ‘blue carbon’ habitats (mangroves
and tidal marshes) ...
Thermotolerant bacteria of biotechnological potential from hot springs in Eritrea
(2018-06)
Thermophiles are excellent sources of enzymes that can withstand and carry out reactions efficiently
under high temperatures. This study isolated and characterised thermotolerant bacteria that produce
enzymes of potential ...
Infestation Levels and Molecular Identification Based on Mitochondrial COI Bar code Region of Five Invasive Gelechiidae Pest Species in Kenya
(oxford, 2018-10-26)
Invasive Gelechiidae pest species, namely Tuta absoluta, Phthorimaea operculella, Aproaerema simplixella,
Sitotroga cerealella, and Pectinophora gossypiella are among the major constraints hampering agricultural
economy ...
Infestation Levels and Molecular Identifcation Based on Mitochondrial COI Barcode Region of Five Invasive Gelechiidae Pest Species in Kenya
(Oxford University Press, 2018-06)
Invasive Gelechiidae pest species, namely Tuta absoluta, Phthorimaea operculella, Aproaerema simplixella,
Sitotroga cerealella, and Pectinophora gossypiella are among the major constraints hampering agricultural
economy ...
Screening for Water Deficit Tolerance, Relative Growth Analysis and Agrobacterium-Infectivity in Tropical Maize [Zea Mays L.] Inbred Lines in Nairobi, Kenya
(2014-12)
The gap between maize demand and regional supply is increasing as small-holder farmers grapple with many challenges, key among them drought. Research in identifying maize lines that are tolerant to water deficit and that ...
Biomass and productivity of seagrasses in Africa
(De Gruyter, 2016-05)
: There is growing interest in carbon stocks and
flows in seagrass ecosystems, but recent global reviews
suggest a paucity of studies from Africa. This paper reviews
work on seagrass productivity, biomass and sediment ...
Effects of Zeolite X on Dissipation of Hexazinone from Agricultural Waste Waters in Western Kenya
(2013-10)
Dissipation of hexazinone in Zeolite X treated
wastewater followed pseudo first-order kinetics giving
a calculated half-life of 41 days compared to a half-life
of 144 days in untreated wastewater. The herbicide
degraded ...
Characterization of Uromyces appendiculatus isolates collected from snap bean growing areas in Kenya
(2012-11-02)
Bean rust (Uromyces appendiculatus (Pers.:Pers.) Unger var. appendiculatus) is one of the most
devastating and variable pathogens of common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) worldwide that can cause
total crop loss. ...
Metabolic traits of an uncultured archaeal lineage -MSBL1- from brine pools of the Red Sea
(2016-01)
The candidate Division MSBL1 (Mediterranean Sea Brine Lakes 1) comprises a monophyletic group of uncultured archaea found in different hypersaline environments. Previous studies propose methanogenesis as the main metabolism. ...
Differential Induction of Proteins in Anopheles gambiae sensu stricto (Diptera: Cullicidae) Larvae in Response to Heavy Metal Selection
(National Institute of Health, 2010-07-21)
Investigations were conducted to establish the magnitude and pattern of differential expression of proteins due to generational selection of third instar An. gambiae s.s. larvae by cadmium, copper and lead heavy metals, ...