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PHYSIOLOGY OF SEEDS OF Ekebergia capensis (Sparmm) DRIED TO VARIED MOISTURE CONTENTS AND STORED AT SELECTED TEMPERATURE REGIMES
(University of Eldoret, 2019)
Ekebergia capensis is a popular indigenous multipurpose tree species valued for alternative medicine, furniture, light construction, poles and tool handles. Production of seedlings of this tree is through seeds. There are ...
ANTIMICROBIAL PROPERTIES, PHYTOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION AND CYTOTOXICITY OF Launaea cornuta, Maesa lanceolata and Bidens pilosa
(University of Eldoret, 2018)
Drug resistant pathogenic microorganisms have become an emerging clinical and public health challenge globally. Medicinal plants contain natural products of therapeutic value to human health due to their antimicrobial ...
GENETIC VARIATION IN GROUNDNUT (Arachis hypogaea L) NODULATING RHIZOBIA NATIVE TO PHOSPHORUS DEFICIENT SOILS OF WESTERN KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2017)
Soils in Western Kenya are characterized by high acidity with phosphorus (P) deficiency, affecting nodulation and nitrogen fixation of groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.). The objectives of the study were to determine (1) the ...
OPTIMISING A RESTING BOX TO ENHANCE ADULT GRAVID FEMALE MOSQUITOE AUTO-DISSEMINATE LARVICIDE IN A SEMI FIELD
(University of Eldoret, 2018)
Malaria control strategies that target adult mosquitoes are challenged by the emergence of
insecticide resistance and behavioral changes of vectors. The conventional approach of
applying larvicides is limited by high ...
Multiple drug resistance of Campylobacter jejuni and Shigella isolated from diarrhoeic children at Kapsabet County referral hospital, Kenya
(BMC Infectious Diseases, 2021)
Background: Diarrhoea is a common cause of mortality and morbidity in children under five years old. In Kenya, it
has a 21% case fatality with Enteropathogenic E. coli, Campylobacter jejuni, Shigella spp. and Salmonella ...
Phytochemical and Antiepileptic Activity of the Ethanol Leaf Extracts of Culcasia falcifolia in Pentylenetetrazole Induced Seizure in Mice
(Annual Research & Review in Biology, 2018)
Aim: To investigate the phytochemicals and the anticonvulsant activity of the ethanol leaf extract of
Culcasia falcifolia used in the traditional medical treatment of epilepsy.
Methodology: The phytochemical screening ...
Evaluation of In vivo and In vitro Antioxidant properties of the Ethanol Leaf Extract of Culcasia falcifolia
(Journal of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2018)
Objective: To evaluate the in vivo antioxidant potential of the ethanol leaf extract of Culcasia falcifolia against
Pentylenetetrazole induced oxidative stress as well as its in vitro antioxidant effect.
Method: The ...
Evaluation of the antimicrobial activity and safety of Rhus vulgaris (Anacardiaceae) extracts
(BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies, 2020)
Background: Medicinal plants have been used in the treatment of various ailments in most developing countries.
Oral infections are the most prevalent diseases in man. The Rhus family has been found to have antimicrobial ...
TO EVALUATE THE OCCURRENCE, PREVALENCE AND DISTRIBUTION OF VARROA MITE (Varroa destructor) AND ASSOCIATED INSECT PESTS OF HONEY BEE (Apis mellifera) IN UASIN GISHU COUNTY, KENYA.
(University of Eldoret, 2017)
The loss of Apis mellifera colonies in recent years has been in many regions of the world been alarmingly high. No single cause has been identified for these losses, but the interactions between several factors (mostly ...
MANAGEMENT OF SORGHUM ANTHRACNOSE USING BIOCONTROL AGENTS PRODUCED BY SORGHUM RHIZOBACTERIA IN WESTERN KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2016)
The use of sorghum rhizobacteria antifungal agents in the management of sorghum anthracnose was made possible by isolating a total of 294 rhizobacterial isolates from sorghum rhizosphere soil of different agro-ecological ...