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Phenotypic Variation of Four Populations of Osyris lanceolata Hochst. & Steud. (African Sandalwood) in Kenya
(Africa Environmental Review, 2022)
African sandalwood (Osyris lanceolata) is a dioecious and semi-parasitic tree at risk of
extinction due to overexploitation for its essential oil, a product used in the perfumery and
pharmaceutical industries. This study ...
Efficient protocol of complete inventory for tree regeneration and recruitment studies over one hectare in selected tropical natural forests, Kenya
(TROPICAL PLANT RESEARCH, 2019)
This study sought to establish an efficient inventory protocol to estimate regeneration
stock and dynamics in natural forests. Field and computer outputs were integrated to develop
complete inventory protocol for ...
Chronic Toxicity of Detoxified Kraft Pulp and Paper Mill Wastewater using Photocatalytic with Cu-TiO2 Foils/Sunlight on Xenopus levies (daudin) Tadpoles
(AER Journal, 2019)
Wastewater from pulp and paper mills contain refractory toxic substances with deleterious
effects to aquatic organisms when discharged before proper treatment. Most of the effluent
treatment technologies used by the ...
Influence of Distance in Forest Utilization and Its Interaction with Neighbouring Communities of South West Mau, Kenya, Konoin Sub-County
(African Journal of Education, Science and Technology, 2020)
Intensity of use of forest and interaction of neighbouring communities with the forest is not
uniform. This study looked at how individual’s distance from forest edge influences their
access to forest resources and ...
Growth and Yield Models for Plantation-Grown Cupressus lusitanicafor Central Kenya
(African Journal of Education, Science and Technology, 2019)
The demand for timber in Kenya is increasing. However, forest managers do not have an effective tool for estimating the growth and yield of the resource against the demand to enable sustainable management. ...
Effects of Varying Storage Conditions on the Vigour of Fresh Seeds of Ekebergia capensis
(AER Journal, 2019)
Ekebergia capensis is a popular indigenous tree valued for its medicinal uses. However, it is
an endangered tree species because of overexploitation and its slow regeneration rate in
nature. Production of this tree is ...
Properties of potential wood carving species in Kenya
(Advances in Plants & Agriculture Research, 2019)
This study compared the wood properties of five species as potential wood carving
materials with those of five commonly used species. Five small logs each of potential and
conventional wood carving species were randomly ...
Adoption of Tree Nursery Practices as Strategic Enterprise at Millenium Villages Project, Siaya County, Kenya
(Africa Environmetal Review Journal, 2019-02)
he Millenium Villages Project (MVP) in Siaya County (Kenya) was part of a cluster of villages in 10 countries in sub-Saharan Africa established to catalyse the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals ...
Genetic diversity of endangered sandalwood (Osyrislanceolata) populations in Kenya using ISSR molecularmarkers
(EAST AFRICAN AGRICULTURAL AND FORESTRY JOURNAL, 2018)
Osyris lanceolatais an evergreen, drought tolerant tropical Africantree species belonging to the family Santalaceae. It is endangered,owing to overexploitation for its essential oil used in cosmetics andpharmaceutical ...
Ecological Knowledge of indigenous plants among the Marakwet Community (Embobut Basin), Elgeyo Marakwet County (Kenya)
(Hindawi; Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative MedicineVolume 2020,, 2020-05)
TraditionalplantknowledgeandusesofmedicinalwildplantswereinvestigatedamongtheMarakwetcommunityinKenya.Datawere collected through interviews with seven traditional healers and 157 questionnaires for local community members. ...