Wanzala, Wycliffe; Mwangi, Dancan Murimi; Wanjala, Cornelius C. W.(Research Gate, 2016)
Soil is a natural resource and a mixture of many varied abiotic and biotic components, which give its true identity
and value as the main component of the earth's ecosystem and a precious “skin of the earth” with ...
Methyl ammonium lead iodide has become a burgeoning class of hybrid halide perovskites of
solution-processed semiconductors. Advancements in its processing and characterization underscore
structural, optical, and electronic ...
Leaf and nut blight (Cryptosporiopsis sp.) of cashew is a very common and destructive
disease in Tanzania. Symptoms coincide with flushing of shoots and flowering from July to
December. Cashew leaf and nut blight infects ...
Motochi, I.; Mathe, B. A.; Naidoo, S. R.; Derry, T. E.(ScienceDirect, 2016)
Acoustic waves occurring within an ion-damaged region of CVD diamond were studied using surface Brillouin
scattering (SBS). By indirect scattering, the surface acoustic wave (SAW)-like mode of pure diamond, as well as
those ...
Background/Objectives: Efforts have been put in the synthesizing of the ZnS nanomaterials in order to reduce
dimensions for high quantum efficiencies. The objective of this study was to synthesize ZnS nanoparticles, ...
The chapters in this module are called units. Each unit contains a self - diagnosis, a list of specific objectives, an introduction, the unit text, an overview, questions, and notes, activities written exercises, written ...
Wanzala, Wycliffe; Wagacha, John M.; Dossaji, Saifuddin F; Gakuubi, Martin Muthee(2016)
Mexican marigold (Tagetes minuta L.) and its accruing products have a long worldwide history of human uses such as food, therapeutics and aromatherapy which are inherent in the plant’s unique chemical composition and ...
Sugarcane farming is the main agricultural activity done on a large scale in South Nyanza zone of Western Kenya. Farmers apply high rates of nitrogenous fertilizers for maximum yields. High rates of fertilizer application ...
Background/Objectives: Efforts have been put in the synthesizing of the ZnS nanomaterials in order to reduce dimensions for high quantum efficiencies. The objective of this study was to synthesize ZnS nanoparticles, ...
Omwoyo, W. Nyaigoti; F.Silas, Mutinda; Oyaro, Nathan; Oloo, Florence(2016)
Contamination of underground and surface water by industrial and agricultural activities is a great threat to environmental health. Easy and economically cost effectively available technology for removal of these toxic ...
Menge, D.; Makobe, M.; Agboton, B.; Shomari, S.(2016)
Occurrence of blight on the four cashew clones named AC4, AC10, AZA2 and AZA17 was investigated under in vitro and field conditions, and the resistances of different clones to the disease were analyzed. AC10 (2.27 x 107) ...
The evaluation of the possibility of exploiting Ampelomyces quisqualis, mycoparasitic fungi for the biocontrol of cashew powdery mildew (Oidium anacardii) was studied. An in vitro biological control test on detached leaves ...
W. Wanzala; E.M. Osundwa; O.J. Alwala; M.M. Gakuubi(2016)
Ethnopharmacologically, Tithonia diversifolia has a lot of applications in the history of human life. The current study aimed at characterizing the essential oil from fresh aerial parts of T. diversifolia. The plant materials ...
In thin film nano-crystals studies, electron energy levels are known not continuous in the bulk thin films but are rather discrete(finite density of states) because of confinement of their electron wave functions to the ...
Sugarcane farming is the main agricultural activity done on a large scale in South Nyanza zone of Western Kenya. Farmers apply high rates of nitrogenous fertilizers for maximum yields. High rates of fertilizer application ...
Fuel is a major cost in logging and is also relied on by logging contractors in New Zealand to adjust unit logging rates in dollars per cubic metres ($/m3). There is however, no benchmark on fuel consumption rates in litre ...
Juliana J. Cheboi; Miriam G. Kinyua; Paul K.Kimurto; Oliver K. Kiplagat; Bernard K.Towett; Stella C. Kirui; Gaudencia J. Kiptoo; N.V.P.R Gangarao(2016)
Pigeonpea is an important crop in Semi- Arid tropical and sub- tropical areas. Although it is reported to have wide adaptability to different climates and soils, 98.7% of its production in Kenya is concentrated mainly in ...
Abstract
A cross sectional study was carried out to investigate the prevalence of subclinical mastitis in dairy cattle, determine the most frequent of intramammary infections and evaluate associated risk factors affecting ...
Jinbao Zhang; Meysam Pazoki; Justus Simiyu; Malin B.Johansson; Ocean Cheung; LeifHäggman; Erik M.J.Johansson; Nick Vlachopoulos; Anders Hagfeldt; Gerrit Boschloo(2016)
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Photoelectrochemical polymerization of poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiphene) (PEDOT) has recently been introduced and widely investigated for fabrication of the hole transporting material (HTM) in highly efficient solid ...