Browsing by Author "Agong, Stephen Gaya"
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Biogenically Synthesized Silver/Gold Nanoparticles, Mechanism and their Applications: A Review
Odongo, Stephen Adongo; Lugasi, Solomon Omwoma; Onani, Martin Opiyo; Agong, Stephen Gaya; Lagat, Silas C. (Asian Journal of Chemical Sciences, 2022-02-28)As a result of climate change and rapid urbanization, attention increasingly turns to the management of water resources. Proper management of water resources has become a core concern for development practitioners and ... -
Co-Creating Value in Ecotourism Experiences (Tour Guides, Craft Makers And Tourists in Dunga Beach, Kisumu City)
Wanga, Joshua Otieno; Hayombe, Patrick Odhiambo; Onyango, Maria; Agong, Stephen Gaya (International Journal of Development Research, 2014-11)Ecotourism, which is currently the fastest growing form of global tourism in the world, is more prevalent today than ever before. Communities that once had very little industry and misguided management systems have now ... -
Comparative Transcriptome Analysis Reveals Evolutionary Divergence and Shared Network of Cold and Salt Stress Response in Diploid D-Genome Cotton
Xu, Yanchao; Magwanga, Richard Odongo; Jin, Dingsha; Cai, Xiaoyan; Hou, Yuqing; Juyun, Zheng; Agong, Stephen Gaya; Wang, Kunbo; Liu, Fang; Zhou, Zhongli (Springer Nature, 2020-11-12) -
An Examination of the Changing Population Patterns, Plant Diversity and the Origins of Food Plants in Western Kenya since Pre-Colonial Times
Hayombe, Patrick Odhiambo; Odede, Fredrick Z.A.; Were, Pamela; Agong, Stephen Gaya (International Journal of Research in Agricultural Sciences, 2017-10)This article aims at examining the link between the changes in diverse food and medicinal plants and the changing population patterns in Western Kenya region. The paper involved a comparative approach in a regional landscape ... -
Experiential value co-creation: what’s the significance of the co-created value to providers?
Awuor, Frankline Otiende; Hayombe, Patrick Odhiambo; Ayieko, Monica Awuor; Agong, Stephen Gaya (International Journal of Business and Social Research, 2015-10)This study aimed at exploring the value providers derive from experiential value co-creation according to the sixth fundamental principle of the Service Dominant Logic. We use kayaking tour guides as cases and use data ... -
From a Waste Cemetery to a Waste Hospital: Recreating Kisumu City’s Waste Management System
Awuor, Frankline Otiende; Oloko, Michael; Onditi, Arvin Lucy; Agong, Stephen Gaya (Science and Education Publishing, 2020-12-21)With the new constitutional dispensation in Kenya, counties, cities and towns are creating and recreating their solid waste management systems. Taking Kisumu as a case, this study assesses the existing solid waste management ... -
Identification of QTLs and Candidate Genes for Physiological Traits Associated with Drought Tolerance in Cotton
Magwanga, Richard; Lu, Pu; Kirungu, Joy Nyangasi; Cai, Xiaoyan; Zhou, Zhongli; Agong, Stephen Gaya; Wang, Kunbo; Liu, Fang (Springer Nature, 2020-02-02) -
Knockdown of Cytochrome P450 Genes Gh_D07G1197 and Gh_A13G2057 on Chromosomes D07 and A13 Reveals Their Putative Role in Enhancing Drought and Salt Stress Tolerance in Gossypium Hirsutum
Magwanga, Richard Odongo; Lu, Pu; Kirungu, Joy Nyangasi; Dong, Qi; Cai, Xiaoyan; Zhou, Zhongli; Wang, Xingxing; Hou, Yuqing; Xu, Yanchao; Peng, Renhai; Agong, Stephen Gaya; Wang, Kunbo; Fang, Liu (Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2019-03)We identified 672, 374, and 379 CYPs proteins encoded by the CYPs genes in Gossypium hirsutum, Gossypium raimondii, and Gossypium arboreum, respectively. The genes were found to be distributed in all 26 chromosomes of the ... -
Knockdown of Ghalba_4 and Ghalba_5 Proteins in Cotton Inhibits Root Growth and Increases Sensitivity to Drought and Salt Stresses
Magwanga, Richard; Kirungu, Joy Nyangasi; Lu, Pu; Cai, Xiaoyan; Xu, Yanchao; Wang, Xingxing; Zhou, Zhongli; Hou, Yuqing; Agong, Stephen Gaya; Wang, Kunbo; Liu, Fang (Frontiers, 2019-10-15)We found 33, 17, and 20 Alba genes in Gossypium hirsutum, Gossypium arboretum, and Gossypium raimondii, respectively. The Alba protein lengths ranged from 62 to 312 aa, the molecular weight (MW) from 7.003 to 34.55 kDa, ... -
Map-Based Functional Analysis of the GhNLP Genes Reveals Their Roles in Enhancing Tolerance to N-Deficiency in Cotton
Magwanga, Richard Odongo; Kirungu, Joy Nyangasi; Lu, Pu; Cai, Xiaoyan; Zhou, Zhongli; Xu, Yanchao; Hou, Yuqing; Agong, Stephen Gaya; Wang, Kunbo; Liu, Fang (Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2019-10-08)Nitrogen is a key macronutrient needed by plants to boost their production, but the development of cotton genotypes through conventional approaches has hit a bottleneck due to the narrow genetic base of the elite cotton ... -
Nexus between Urban Food System and Other Urban Systems: Exploring Opportunities for Improving Food Security in Kisumu, Kenya
Opiyo, Paul Otieno; Agong, Stephen Gaya (Science and Education Publishing, 2020-10-14)The world population is growing and shifting in character from to predominantly rural to increasingly urban. It is projected that by 2050, two thirds of the world’s population will be living in urban areas. The food system ... -
Participatory and Innovative Design Guidelines to Planning and Managing Urban Green Spaces to Transform Ecotourism
Owino, Fredrick Omondi; Hayombe, Patrick Odhiambo; Agong, Stephen Gaya (International Journal of Current Research, 2014-12-27)Community participation has been seen as an effective process towards implementation and sustainability of development projects. quality of urban green spaces in Kisumu city through public involvement. The objective of the ... -
Upscaling Tourism Product Development for Enhancing Local Livelihoods at Dunga and Miyandhe Beach Destinations in Kisumu City, Kenya: A Co-Production Approach
Odede, Fredrick; Hayombe, Patrick Odhiambo; Agong, Stephen Gaya; Owino, Fredrick Omondi (American Journal of Tourism Management, 2020-09-15)Ecotourism is emerging as an alternative development path that can enhance environmental conservation, promote participation and collaboration of various stakeholders towards achieving sustainable livelihoods along the ... -
Urban Dynamics of Food Loss and Waste: Challenges and Opportunities for Improving Food Security in Kisumu, Kenya
Opiyo, Paul Otieno; Agong, Stephen Gaya; Awuor, Frankline Otiende; Gilani, Munira (Science and Education Publishing, 2020-12-08)The 21st Century has witnessed a rapid growth in global population characterized by an increasing proportion of urban dwellers. While feeding this growing urban population is a challenge, estimates indicate that one-third ...