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Effective microorganisms and their influence on growth and yield of pigweed (amaranthus dubians)
(African Ethnomedicines Network (Nigeria), 2010-01)
Pigweed (Amaranthus dubians) plants grow widely in many parts of the world. It is a very popular indigenous
wild vegetable and is usually utilized by many communities as a nutritional additive. Pigweed is becoming very ...
Allelopathic potential of mexican sunflower [tithonia diversifolia (hemsl) a. gray] on germination and growth of cowpea seedlings (vigna sinensis l.)
(2015)
Invasive plant species when introduced into new environments may result into a number of ecological problems (Howard et al., 2000). They may influence other species through pathways such as allelopathy or phytotoxicity ...
Effects of fresh leaf materials of sesbania sesban (l.) merrill on the growth and photosynthetic pigments of nightshade (solanum nigrum l. var. popolo)
(INNSPUB, 2014-05-15)
Solanum nigrum L. is one of the African leafy vegetable consumed in Kenya. High cost of inorganic fertilizers has
made it inaccessible by smallholder farmers leading to low yields. A study was conducted at Maseno ...
The use of phytochemical composition of fifty (50) selected plants found in the university botanic garden, Maseno, Kenya to show
(2015-08-02)
Qualitative phytochemical analysis of 50 plants, five each from 10 selected families is presented. The ten
plant families were selected based on their high plant frequency of occurrence within the botanic garden. The
powdered ...
Responses of slenderleaf rattlebox (crotalaria ochroleuca) to water deficit
(2017)
Water deficit affects plant growth and development thus affecting crop productivity. It is the major a biotic stress experienced in the vast semi arid and arid regions of Kenya and the world as a whole. Water deficit mainly ...
Heavy metal distribution in soils of some urban and peri-urban horticultural farms in Botswana
(RUFORUM, 2014-07)
Despite the fact that there is high usage of agrochemicals and use of urban waste water for
irrigation, the concentration of potentially toxic metals in urban and peri-urban agriculture
(UPA) farms has not been widely ...
Health implications of heavy metals in soil, scalp hair and selected food crops within Eldoret Municipality, Kenya
(Journal of environmental science, toxicology and food technology, 2013)
Heavy metals were analyzed in soils, food crops and male scalp hair samples collected from two age
group subjects; adults (18 - 45 years) and old age (46 - 55 years) males from polluted and relatively less
polluted areas ...
Projected rainfall and temperature changes over Bungoma county in western Kenya by the year 2050 based precis modeling system
(Dept. of Geography, Bahir Dar university, 2016)
This study investigated projected changes in rainfall and temperature over Bungoma
County by the year 2050 based on the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
Special Report on Emission Scenarios (SRES) A1B and ...
Contextualized science teaching and student performance: The case of a kenyan girls science class
(Instituto de relaciones internacionales daza de valdes, 2017)
This paper is about a case study that investigated the impact of contextualized science teaching and learning onperformance of a Form three (Grade 11) class in one of Kenya’s girls high schools. The class experienced nine ...
Kenyan students’ resonance with contextualized science: Critical reflections on traditional science curriculum and instruction
(Eldoret Polytechnic, 2013)
Despite the centrality of the informal manufacturing sector (Jua Kali) to the Kenyan
society and its richness in scientific phenomena, there is no strong link between activities in the Jua Kali
and school science. And, ...