Search Results - "Njoroge, S"
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Progress in research on site-specific nutrient management for smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa
Published in Field crops research (15-05-2022)“…Increasing fertilizer access and use is an essential component for improving crop production and food security in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). However, given the…”
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Phosphorus agronomic efficiency in maize-based cropping systems: A focus on western Kenya
Published in Field crops research (20-08-2013)“…•Omission of P and N result in a 50% and 43% reduction in yield, respectively, relative to a full NPK treatment.•The role of nitrogen to increase phosphorus…”
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Modular Microsystem for the Isolation, Enumeration, and Phenotyping of Circulating Tumor Cells in Patients with Pancreatic Cancer
Published in Analytical chemistry (Washington) (01-10-2013)“…In this manuscript, we discuss the development and clinical use of a thermoplastic modular microsystem for the high-throughput analysis of CTCs directly from…”
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Maize response to macronutrients and potential for profitability in sub-Saharan Africa
Published in Nutrient cycling in agroecosystems (01-07-2016)“…Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is plagued by low productivity and little research is available on the attainable responses and profitability to applied nutrients…”
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Occurrence and distribution of aflatoxin contamination in groundnuts (Arachis hypogaea L) and population density of Aflatoxigenic Aspergilli in Malawi
Published in Crop protection (01-12-2012)“…Groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.) is susceptible to pre- and post-harvest infections by Aspergillus spp. Aflatoxin B1 (AFB1), is the contaminant produced by the…”
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Phenological and Phytochemical Changes Correlate with Differential Interactions of Verticillium dahliae with Broccoli and Cauliflower
Published in Phytopathology (01-05-2011)“…Cauliflower (Brassica oleracea var. botrytis subvar. cauliflora) is susceptible to wilt caused by Verticillium dahliae but broccoli (B. oleracea var. italica…”
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Isolation and identification of the genera Acetobacter and Gluconobacter in coconut toddy (mnazi)
Published in African journal of biotechnology (18-08-2008)“…This study investigated the occurrence and identified the dominant spoilage genera of acetic acid bacteria in coconut wine (mnazi), by plating the dilution…”
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Volatile Constituents of Redblush Grapefruit (Citrus paradisi) and Pummelo (Citrus grandis) Peel Essential Oils from Kenya
Published in Journal of agricultural and food chemistry (14-12-2005)“…The volatile constituents of cold-pressed peel essential oils of redblush grapefruit (Citrus paradisi Macfadyen forma Redblush) and pummelo (Citrus grandis…”
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Effectiveness of incinerators in the management of medical wastes in hospitals within Eldoret municipality
Published in East African journal of public health (01-09-2011)“…Medical waste incinerators release into the air a host of pollutants that have serious adverse consequences on public health and the environment. This study…”
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A successful treatment of a Kenyan case of unresponsive cutaneous leishmaniasis with a combination of pentostam and oral allopurinol: case report
Published in East African medical journal (01-12-2010)“…A nine year aged male presented with facial lesions and the problem of responding to conventional treatment of leishmaniasis. Multiple injections of antimony…”
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Feed the Crop, Not the Soil!: Explaining Variability in Maize Yield Responses to Nutrient Applications in Smallholder Farms of Western Kenya
Published 01-01-2019“…Crop productivity intensification in smallholder farming systems of sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is urgently required to improve food self-sufficiency. Increased…”
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Feed the Crop, Not the Soil!: Explaining Variability in Maize Yield Responses to Nutrient Applications in Smallholder Farms of Western Kenya
Published 01-01-2019“…Crop productivity intensification in smallholder farming systems of sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is urgently required to improve food self-sufficiency. Increased…”
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Analytical Discrimination of the Cold-Pressed Oils of Mandarins and their Hybrids
Published in The Journal of essential oil research (01-05-2002)“…Volatile compositions of the cold-pressed peel oils of a Satsuma mandarin cultivar, from Japan, and four other cultivars of mandarin hybrids such as Temple,…”
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Changes in the Volatile Composition of Yuzu (Citrus junos Tanaka) Cold-Pressed Oil during Storage
Published in Journal of agricultural and food chemistry (1996)“…The changes of 34 components constituting a relative 97.6% of the total volatiles of yuzu (Citrus junos Sieb. ex Tanaka) cold-pressed peel oil and the possible…”
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Effects of postharvest handling practices on quality of groundnuts and aflatoxin contamination
Published in Novel research in microbiology journal (01-06-2019)“…The increased cases of aflatoxin contamination are exacerbated by poor post-harvest management practices, coupled with adverse climatic conditions at harvest…”
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Comparative analysis of infection of broccoli and cauliflower by a GFP-tagged Verticillium dahliae isolate
Published in Phytopathology (01-06-2008)“…The response of broccoli cv. Patriot and cauliflower cv. White Rock to infection by a gfp-tagged Verticillium dahliae isolate was compared. Seedlings were…”
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Chemical Composition of Peel Essential Oils of Sweet Oranges (Citrus sinensis) from Uganda and Rwanda
Published in Journal of essential oil-bearing plants (Dehra Dun) (01-01-2009)“…The chemical composition of cold-pressed peel essential oils of common sweet oranges (Citrus sinensis [L.] Osbeck) from Uganda and Rwanda were analyzed by GC…”
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Pythium spp. inoculum density and disease development under different soil solarization strategies in South Carolina
Published in Phytopathology (01-06-2005)“…A solarization study was initiated in the summer of 2003 to monitor Pythium spp. inoculum density, disease incidence, and yield of fall-grown broccoli…”
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MOLECULAR CHARACTERISATION AND ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE PATTERNS OF ESCHERICHIA COLI ISOLATES FROM GOATS SLAUGHTERED IN PARTS OF KENYA
Published in East African medical journal (01-03-2013)“…To determine the antibiotic resistance patterns of pathogenic Escherichia coli on goat meat carcass at Huruma and Kiserian abattoirs in Kenya. Laboratory based…”
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Effect of biofumigation with brassica crops on population densities of soilborne pathogens in South Carolina
Published in Phytopathology (01-06-2006)“…Fungitoxic or fungistatic isothiocyanates can be produced when brassica crops are disked into soil. Use of biofumigation to reduce populations of soilborne…”
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