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A survey of the applications and use of ethnomedicinal plants and plant products for healthcare from the ukambani region in Eastern Kenya
(IJEPP, 2016-01-01)
The Akamba people of Kenya have a long history of ethnobotany, dating back to the pre-colonial era. Building on the Akamba’shistorical businesses involving the trade of various plants and plant products called ‘Miti,’ ...
Determination of tannin concentrations in african indigenous vegetables, grains and cassava roots from Emuhaya District, western Kenya
(Sciknow Publications Ltd : American Journal of Nutrition and Food Science, 2014-01-01)
The studyevaluated tanninconcentrations in four vegetables, three grains and cassava roots as the most common foodstuffs in the diet of local communities from Emuhaya district in western Kenyaand their nutritional health ...
Characterization and evaluation of repellent effect of essential oil of mangifera indica l. from Kenya
(Journal of Essential Oil Bearing Plants, 2013-03-12)
Ethnopharmacologically, the mango has a lot of applications in life in humanhealth and ethnoveterinary medicines since ancient times. The study aimed at characterizing theessential oil of Mangifera indica L. leaves and ...
Traditional herbal preparations for indigenous poultry health management in Western Kenya
(Livestock Research for Rural Development, 2007-01-01)
Conventional disease prevention methods are geared towards birds in confinement and not free range in an indigenous poultry production system. However, the existing indigenous technical knowledge inherited from past ...
Nutrient reduction in runoff water from sugarcane farms by sedimentation method
(Environmentalist Journal, 2012-09-02)
Due to intensive use of agronomic inputs in sugarcane farming, runoff water from these farms is loaded with high concentrations of nutrients. These nutrients find their way into rivers, lakes and sinks, eutrophicating them. ...
Efficacy of Tephrosia vogelli and Vernonia amygdalina as anthelmintics against Ascaridia galli in indigenous chicken
(Livestock Research for Rural Development, 2007-01-01)
The efficacy of Tephrosia vogelli and Vernonia amygdalina leaf extracts as anthelmintic against Ascaridia galli was determined in-vitro and in-vivo.The extracts whose chemical constituents included rotenoids, sesquiterpene ...
Sorption and Availability of Potassium in selected Soils from Kenya: Effects of organic matter and pH on concentration of adsorbed potassium in sugarcane and maize growing zones
(Lambert Academic Publishing, 2013-01-01)
Potassium fertilizers have been found to increase yields of food crops in soils of Kenya and the world. The availability of potassium in maize and sugarcane growing soils in Kenya is unknown and this could be causing the ...
Assessment of water flow and sedimentation processes in irrigation schemes for decision-support tool development: a case review for the Chókwè irrigation scheme, Mozambique
(Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2019-02-28)
Water flow and sedimentation processes have been significantly erratic at the Chókwè
Irrigation Scheme (CIS) and have affected its hydraulic performance. Given its expansion there
is need to understand these processes ...
Analysis of spatial and temporal drought variability in a tropical river basin using palmer drought severity index (PDSI)
(Academic Journals, 2017-08-31)
Analysis of spatial and temporal drought variability in the upper Tana River basin using Palmer Drought
Severity Index (PDSI) was conducted. The drought is critical for formulation of mitigation measures in
the river ...
Analysis of drought and wet-events using SWSI-based severity-duration-frequency (SDF) curves for the upper Tana river basin, Kenya
(Science Publishing Group, 2018-06-12)
Drought and wet-event patterns in the Upper Tana River basin have significantly been changing due to variation
of climatic and human-induced factors. This paper presents the analysis of drought and wet-events using ...