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Neodomestication and Its Effect on Growth and Production of Wild Yam in Baringo and Uasin Gishu Counties of Kenya
(African Environmental Review Journal, 2022)
Wild yam (Dioscorea spp.), particularly, Dioscorea schimperiana Kunth tubers have been used as food during times of severe famine. However, there is no documentation on attempted wild yam domestication in Kenya. Therefore, ...
Effect of Aflatoxin Laced Diet on the Utero-Fallopian Tube Histology in New Zealand White Rabbits
(African Journal of Education, Science and Technology, 2022-06-01)
Fungi are extremely adaptable organisms with the capacity to metabolize a large variety of
substrates over a wide range of environmental conditions and are produced only under
aerobic conditions. Aflatoxin contamination ...
Quantification of Physiochemical Characteristic Wastewater Effluents: A Case Study of Bata Tanneries, Kenya
(African Journal of Education, Science and Technology, 2022-06-01)
The tanning industry is well developed in Kenya and has been identified as one of the most
important sectors in economic development. However, depending on the leather process, it
generates large quantities of wastewater ...
Nutritive Value, Tannin Bioassay and Processing Effects of Acacia brevispica, A. mellifera and A. tortilis Pods as Potential Supplements for Growing Small East African Goats (SEAGs) in Baringo County-Kenya
(African Journal of Education, Science and Technology, 2022-06)
This study was conducted in Radat sub-location, Mogotio sub-county, Baringo county. The
objective of the study was to evaluate nutritive value, tannin bio assay and processing effects
of mature green Acacia species pods ...
Hatchability and Survival of silkworm Bombyx mori and Eri Worms under Controlled Environmental Conditions in Uasin Gishu County
(African Journal of Education, Science and Technology, 2022-06-01)
Eri worm (Samia Cynthia racini), a domesticated non-mulberry silkworm is polyphagous
and multivoltine, while mulberry silkworm (Bombyx mori) is bivoltine and feeds on mulberry
leaves. Domesticated silkworms are highly ...
Selected Heavy Metal (Zn, Pb and Cd) Pollution in Soil and Water from Marakwet East and Marakwet West, Elgeyo Marakwet County, Kenya
(African Environmental Review Journal, 2022-06)
Heavy metal pollution has become a global public health issue, aggravated by human activities in the world leading to food and drinking water quality challenges. The present study aimed at assessing selected heavy metal ...
Investigation of Pavonia urens as Potential Biosorbent in Phytoremediation of Metal Pollutants through Complexation
(African Environmental Review Journal, 2022-06)
Environmental pollution involving metal ions represents a potential threat to life. This is due to different chemical wastes discharged to the environment with no or minimal treatment to reduce and decrease the harmful ...
Distribution and Morphometric Characteristics of Domesticated Rabbit Breeds in North Rift and Western Regions, Kenya
(African Environmental Review Journal, 2022-06)
Rabbits (Otyctolagus cuniculus) occur throughout the world with their breeds distinctively identified phenotypically by coat color, body size and shape. The common rabbit breeds in Kenya are New Zealand White, Californian ...
Water Quality and Zooplankton Community Structure of Selected Sites within Chemususu Dam and its Associated Rivers, Baringo County, Kenya
(African Environmental Review Journal, 2022-06)
The main importance of zooplankton is that they have a crucial role in the food webs of the aquatic ecosystem. However, anthropogenic activities have potential hazardous impact on them. Zooplanktons respond rapidly to ...
Discovery of Withaphysalin A and Limonin as Potential SARS-COV2 Papain-Like Protease Inhibitors
(African Environmental Review Journal, 2022-06)
Protease inhibitors are strategically and functionally important components of drug-hunters’ arsenal against pathogenic viruses including SARS-COV2, SARS-COV, MERS, Ebola and HIV. Drug discovery efforts reported in this ...