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High-Density Linkage Map Construction and Mapping of Salt-Tolerant QTLs at Seedling Stage in Upland Cotton Using Genotyping by Sequencing (GBS)
(Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2017-11-05)Over 6% of agricultural land is affected by salinity. It is becoming obligatory to use saline soils, so growing salt-tolerant plants is a priority. To gain an understanding of the genetic basis of upland cotton tolerance ... -
Higher assimilation than respiration sensitivity to drought for a desert ecosystem in Central Asia
(Elsevier, 2017)Responses of ecosystem assimilation and respiration to global climate change vary considerably among terrestrial ecosystems constrained by both biotic and abiotic factors. In this study, net CO2 exchange between ecosystem ... -
Impacts of selective logging on population structure and dynamics of a canopy tree (Oleacapensis) in Kakamega forest
(African journal of Ecology, 2010-08-03)This study assessed the impacts of logging on the population structure and dynamics of Elgon teak (Olea capensis), a canopy dominant in Kakamega forest. The objective was to ascertain and determine the regeneration status ... -
Implementation of Technology and Innovation Support Centers (Tiscs) in Kenya: Challenges and Opportunities
(Elsevier, 2022-02)Technology and Innovation Support Centers (TISCs) were established by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) in 2009 to support innovations in least developed countries. They facilitate innovators to access ... -
Implication of pollen character coding and their diagnostic value in the determination of taxonomic resemblance among indigofera linn species
(International Journal of Life Sciences Research, 2017)Whereas phenetics emphasizes the use of maximum characters as practicable, decisions on how observations are translated to characters is of importance in systematics in order to partition objects in to nonoverlapping ... -
In vitro antimicrobial activity of methanolic extracts of different Senna didymobotrya (Fresen.) H. S. Irwin & Barneby plant parts
(Editorial Manager® and ProduXion Manager® from Aries Systems Corporation, 2015)Background: Herbal medicines are used widely for primary health care in Kenya among rural populations where modern medicines are not affordable. The flowers, roots, stems and leaves of Senna didymobotrya have both antifungal ... -
Incremental modernization of statistics teaching and curriculum at Maseno University, Kenya
(ISI/IASE], 2010)Modernisation of statistics teaching is a continual problem the world over. The advances in statistical methods and tools along with the growing demand of applied practitioners creates a dual need of people with the ... -
Independent and Interactive Effect of Plant and Mammalian Based Odors on The Response of the Malaria Vector, Anopheles Gambiae.
(Science Direct, 2018-05-02)Several studies have shown that odors of plant and animal origin can be developed into lures for use in surveillance of mosquito vectors of infectious diseases. However, the effect of combining plant- and mammalian-derived ... -
Inherently delayed germination of Elgon Teak (Olea capensis) seeds in Kakamega Forest, Kenya
(Kamla-Raj, 2010)Olea capensis in Kakamega forest does not show any evidence of natural regeneration under the parent trees. This study sought to determine the factors that may be responsible for the lack of natural regeneration under the ... -
Innovative Tools and OpenHDS for Health and Demographic Surveillance on Rusinga Island, Kenya
(BMC, 2015-09-01)Health in low and middle income countries is on one hand characterized by a high burden associated with preventable communicable diseases and on the other hand considered to be under-documented due to improper basic health ... -
Integrated Approach to Wetland Protection: A Sure Means for Sustainable Water Supply to Local Communities of Nyando Basin, Kenya
(The International Journal of Engineering and Science (IJES), 2017)Wetlands have a buffering role particularly the ones at the lake shore, functioning like living filters by removing dissolved and suspended pollutants, thereby contributing to keeping lake waters clean and clear. They also ... -
Integrating Black Soldier Fly (Hermetia illucens) Larvae Meal in Aquaponics System for Lettuce (Lactuca sativa) Production
(East African Journal of Agriculture and Biotechnology, 2024)The adoption of aquaponics systems faces challenges due to the high cost of fish feed, lack of sustainability, and reliance on fishmeal as a primary input. One potential solution to replace fishmeal is the use of black ... -
The inter-play of the opto-electrical properties of cuprite and tenorite semiconductors for solar cell application
(American Journal of Nano Research and Applications, 2017)The electrical and optical properties of cuprous oxide (Cu2O) thin films prepared by D.C. reactive magnetron sputtering technique have been systematically studied. The influence of the film deposition conditions on the ... -
Interactive influence of livestock grazing and manipulated rainfall on soil properties in a humid tropical savanna
(Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2018)Purpose The effect of uncontrolled grazing and unpredictable rainfall pattern on future changes in soil properties and processes of savanna ecosystems is poorly understood. This study investigated how rainfall amount at ... -
International Journal of Statistics and Applied Mathematics 2018; 3(4): 74-84 Reconstructing earth observation vegetation index records with a Bayesian spatiotemporal dynamic model
(International Journal of Statistics and Applied Mathematics, 2018-01)Long-term vegetation index records derived from Earth observation facilitate the characterization of ecosystem response to climate variability and change. The presence of atmospheric components and radiometric inconsistencies ... -
Invasive Species Population Status Modeling Using Stage Based Matrix: Mount Elgon Ecosystem
(Mathematical Theory and Modeling, 2019)The matrix models have been applied to evaluate the impacts and management of tree species. Modeling of invasive species using stage based matrix methods has not been exploited to understand the population structure of the ... -
Inventory, reward value and diversity of Apis mellifera nectariferous and polleniferous forage in Eastern Mau forest, Kenya
(International Journal of Scientific and Research Publications, 2020-02)The study was conducted in Eastern Mau is one of the East Mau forest is an important watershed within the Mau Forest Complex, feeding major rivers and streams that make up the hydrological systems of Lake Victoria and ... -
Isolation, Characterization and Biological Activities of Phytoconstituents from Lonchocarpus Eriocalyx Harms Leaves
(Trends in Phytochemical Research (TPR), 2018-09-27)The plant species Lonchocarpus eriocalyx Harms (Fabaceae) is a deciduous slender tree or shrub which grows up to 15 m tall. It is an important medicinal plant in Kenya used to treat a wide range of ailments including eye ... -
Jump Diffusion Logistic Brownian Motion with Dividend Yielding Asset
(International Journal of Mathematics And its Applications, 2021)Jump diffusion processes have been used in modern finance to capture discontinuous behavior in asset pricing. Logistic Brownian motion for asset security prices shows that naturally asset security prices would not usually ... -
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
(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 ...