Department of Botany: Recent submissions
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Conservation and seed production of African leafy vegetables at Maseno University botanic garden, Kenya
(African Crop Science, 2005-12)African leafy vegetables (ALVs) have been grown for centuries on the African continent. Although neglected they havemany advantages that include, nutritional and medicinal value, agronomic advantages and potential as ... -
Water Hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) Management and Utilization in the Lake Victoria Region
(Department of Horticulture Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, JKUAT, 2002)Water hyacinth has long been perceived as a problem for shipping and fishing industries and only more recently as a threat to bio-diversity. It can undergo rapid proliferation, forming dense mats of plants that cover water ... -
Potential salinity resistance in spiderplant (Cleome gynandra L.)
(2002)Seeds of spiderplant (Cleome gynandra L.) were sown in soil-filled 20-litre plastic pots. The study was conducted to investigate the potential for the existence of salinity resistance in C. gynandra. The experimental design ... -
Performance of African kale (Brassica carinata) to intercropping with other Indigenous Vegetables
(Egerton University, 2006)The use of African indigenous vegetables (AIVs) among the many communities has gained widespread popularity. These vegetables have a wide range of usage that include provision of food, medicine, income and employment. ... -
Taxonomic Identification and Characterization of African Nightshades (Solanum L. Section Solanum)
(African Journal of Food, Agriculture, nutrition and developmen, 2007)African nightshades play an important role in meeting the nutritional needs of rural households, and are reported as being particularly rich in protein, vitamin A, iron and calcium. Nightshades are among three top priority ... -
Responses in dry matter production of NERICA to soil moisture stress
(CROP SCIENCE SOCIETY OF JAPAN, 2007)NERICA (new rice for Africa) developed by Africa Rice Centre (ARC) in West Africa has a reputation for high production under rainfed cultures. These genotypes have been widely adopted by farmers in West African countries ... -
The task of University Botanic Garden in education and plant conservation
(Botanic Gardens Conservation International, 2007)Biological conservation is a complex undertaking especially in the developing countries where large populace still relies on the forest products for their daily survival. Majority of these people live below the poverty ... -
Parameters of Avocado Seedlings Growing Under Saline Conditions
(Asian Network for scientific information, 2007)Under natural conditions, photosynthesis and stomatal conductance are normally limited by Photosynthetically Active Radiation (PAR), temperature, water stress and salinity. A study was conducted at Maseno University, Kenya ... -
δ13 values of the Centrospermeae species and their ecological implications in the semi arid conditions
(Asian Network for scientific infomation, 2008)13C values of the Centrospermeae species are presented. 69.5, 28.45, 1.25 and 0.8% of the total species are C3, C4, C3-C4 and CAM photosynthetic species. The δ13C values are species dependent. δ13C values for the C3 range ... -
Effect of planting density on yield components of nightshade
(International Symposium on Underutilized Plants for Food Security, Nutrition, Income and Sustainable Development 806, 2008-03-03)Nightshade species (Solanum L. section Solanum, e.g., S. scabrum, S. tarderomotum, S. villosum, S. americanum and S. grossidentatum) are widely cultivated in East and West Africa due to their potential nutritional and ... -
Effect of N-fertilization on yield components of nightshade
(International Symposium on Underutilized Plants for Food Security, Nutrition, Income and Sustainable Development, 2008-03-03)Nightshades (Solanum L. section Solanum, e.g., S. scabrum, S. tarderomotum, S. villosum, S. americanum and S. grossidentatum) are widely cultivated in East and West Africa due to their potential nutritional and economic ... -
The Kakamega Forest medicinal plant resources and their utilization by the adjacent Luhya community.
(Medwell Online, 2009)Kakamega Forest in Kenya is a rich natural setting endowed with abundant flora and fauna used by the local communities who once lived within the forest and those who now border it. There has been scarcity of information ... -
The distribution of C3 and C4 photosynthetic species of the Centrospermeae along an altitudinal gradient in Western Kenya.
(ANSInet, Asian Network for Scientific Information, 2009)Two hundred and seventy eight species of the Centrospermeae were collected at different sites in Western Kenya representing gradients of altitude and aridity. Climate data were obtained from meteorological research stations. ... -
Female gametophyte in two Kenyan species of Inversodicraea (Podostemaceae).
(Academic Journals, 2009)The ontogeny and organization of the female gametophyte in I. bifurcata and Inversodicraea keniensis sp. nov. in Kenya were studied. The ontogeny of the female gametophyte was classified under the Apinagia type. The primary ... -
Carbon dioxide compensation points of some dicots of the Centrospermeae species and their ecological implications for agroforestry.
(ANSInet, Asian Network for Scientific Information, 2009)The present studies on carbon dioxide compensation point (Γ) considered species from tropical semi-arid, snowline and saline ecosystems. The aim of the study was to establish the ecological range of the CO2 compensation ... -
Annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Kakamega Forest, Western Province, Kenya
(Nature Kenya/East African Natural History Society, 2012-12)An annotated checklist of the Kakamega Forest in Kakamega District is presented. The checklist includes the plants found mainly in Buyangu National Reserve, and the Nature Reserves of Isecheno and Yala. It also includes ... -
Evaluation of ecologies and severity of Striga weed on rice in sub-Saharan Africa
(Science Hub, LLC, 2011)Striga spp. is renowned for causing great losses in cereal production in sub-Saharan Africa. Crop competitiveness with parasitic weeds such as Striga is an important criterion for selection in an initiative to produce ... -
Pedological perspective of gully erosion sites within Kendu escarpment-Sondu Miriu Region, West Kenya
(2011)Gully erosion is a common feature in western Kenya, rendering large expanses of otherwise arable land uncultivable and uninhabitable. Gully erosion in the area was classified into two types: the Awach-type and the Sondu-type. ... -
Field evaluation of selected NERICA rice cultivars in Western Kenya
(Academic Journals, 2011-01-04)Food shortage is a major problem in sub-Saharan Africa as population increases. NERICA (New Rice for Africa), the high yielding rice cultivars with short growth cycle were developed to solve the food crisis. The progeny ... -
Spatial heterogeneity in ecosystem structure and productivity in a moist Kenyan savanna
(Springer Netherlands, 2011-05-01)Topographic variations and disturbances are key sources of spatial heterogeneity in the ecosystem and may influence its functioning, productivity, and carbon (C) storage. In water controlled ecosystems, structural and ...
