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Anti-inflammatory activities of dichloromethane-methanolic leaf and stem bark extracts of Ximenia americana in mice models
(2020)
Introduction: Ximenia americana is a highly branched shrub mainly found in tropics of Asia, Africa, New Zealand, Central and South America among others. In most parts of Africa, X. americana is used in folklore to treat ...
Effects of 2,4-D and Hexazinone Application on soil Dehydrogenase activity on Sugarcane Cultivated Soils in Nzoia Sugarcane Plantations, pp 361-371.
(2020-10)
Diversity of flowering plants, pollinators and microbial activity was assessed in five farms of Nzoia Sugar Company and one outgrower farm in Western Kenya. The overarching study objective was to determine differences in ...
Genetic and phenotypic diversity of selected Kenyan mung bean (Vigna radiata L. Wilckzek) genotypes
(Springer Open, 2021)
Background: Mung bean is a pulse crop principally grown in the tropic and subtropic parts of the world for its
nutrient-rich seeds. Seven mung beans accessions from Eastern Kenya were evaluated using thirteen phenotypic
traits. ...
Genetic and phenotypic diversity of microsymbionts nodulating promiscuous soybeans from diferent agro-climatic conditions
(Springer Open, 2022)
Background: Global food supply is highly dependent on feld crop production that is currently severely threatened by changing climate, poor soil quality, abiotic, and biotic stresses. For instance, one of the major challenges ...
Loss of the virulence plasmid by Shigella sonnei promotes its interactions with CD207 and CD209 receptors
(Journal of Medical Microbiology, 2021)
Introduction. Shigella sonnei, the cause of bacillary dysentery, belongs to Gram-negative enteropathogenic bacteria. S. sonnei
contains a 210kb virulence plasmid that encodes an O-antigen gene cluster of LPSs. However, ...