Botany
Description
Botany deals with the scientific study of plant life and development. It covers a wide range of scientific disciplines that study plants, algae, and fungi.
Publications
- Status of Eucalyptus in Meru Central, Kenya: A comparison between Cordia africana, Grevillea robusta and other trees commonly grown in the area.
- Gas exchange responses of eucalyptus, C. africana and G. Robusta to varying soil moisture content in semi-arid (Thika) Kenya
- Mating system and genetic diversity in natural populations of Nelumbo nucifera (Nelumbonaceae) detected by ISSR markers
- Variations of floral traits among different life forms illustrate the evolution of pollination systems in Potamogeton species
- Gas exchange and water use efficiency of trees and maize in agroforestry systems in semi-arid Kenya
- Chlorophyll content, gas exchange and water use efficiency of trees and crops in agroforestry systems in semi-arid Kenya.
- Bacteriological analysis of water from Ruiru River
- Rotavirus related diarrhea among patients in Kisumu, Bondo and Siaya Districts
- Bacteriological response to treatment of pulmonary Tuberculosis in patients receiving Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy (HAART) at Vihiga District Hospital.
- The challenge of antibiotic resistance (2008) Lead paper
- Isolation of 2-napthol utilising bacteria from Nairobi River
- Accessibility to and consumption of indigenous vegetables and fruits by rural households in Matungu Division - Western Kenya
- Population diversity of the medicinal plant Ocimum gratissimum L (mint) from Kenya based on AFLP markers
- Characterization of sheep populations of Kenya: Evidence of dilution in the indigenous Red Maasai breed
- Morphological markers cannot reliably identify and classify sweet potato genotypes based on resistance to sweet potato virus disease and dry matter content
- Isolation of 2-napthol utilising bacteria from Nairobi River.
- Comparative Performance and Water Use of Eucalyptus Hybrids, C. africana and G. Robusta in semi-arid (Thika) Kenya
- Pollination studies in various cropping systems in Mwingi: Case study of Agrobiodiversity
- Chloroplast DNA phylogeography of the endemic alpine quillwort Isoetes hypsophila Hand. -Mazz. (Isoetaceae)
- Within-season adjustment of sex expression in females and hermaphrodites of the clonal gynodioecious herb Glechoma longituba (Lamiaceae).
Theses
- Identification and quantification of vegetation in the proximity of maize fields in Trans-Nzoia District, Kenya.
- Characterization of antibiotic resistance in Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi isolates from recent outbreak in Kenya
- In vitro effects of selected Kenyan medicinal plant extracts on Mycobacterium tuberculosis and other human pathogens
- Effects of Bacillus thuringiensis delta-endotoxin on arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) (L.) Moench)
- Investigation of the possible role of termites of different feeding guilds and their microsymbionts in nutrient cycling in soils
- Evaluation of pathogenic fungi Beauveria bassiana and Metarhizium anisopliae for the control of Tobacco spider mite, Tetranychus evansi Baker & Pritchard (Acarina: Tetranychidae) infesting tomatoes
- Increased multidrug resistance among enterobacteriaceae shed by persons living with HIV/AIDS
- Isolation, characterization and identification of bacteria from the guts of fungus-cultivating termites (Macrotermes spp) capable of degrading some monoaromatic compounds
- Tissue culture, ethnobotanical studies, extraction and characterization of oil of Thevetia peruviana (Pers.) K. Schum. (the yellow and orange varieties) of Kenya.
- The ecobiodiversity and possible toxicity of traditional leafy vegetables of Nyang'oma Division, Western Kenya.
- Characterization of enterobacteriaceae isolated from wells in Juja, Thika District
- Bacterial diversity in the intestinal tract of fungus cultivating termites Macrotermes michaelseni Sjöstedt and Odontotermes somaliensis Sjöstedt
- Studies on the mating system and genetic diversity of Caldesia parnassifolia
- Vegetative propagation of bamboo for maximum production
- Enumeration and characterization of indigenous Rhizobia infecting velvet beans, Mucuna pruriens and the common bean Phaseolus vulgaris at Karibaribi in Thika District
- Characterization of human pathogenic Escherichia coli causing traveler's diarrhea isolated from food handlers working in tourist hotels in three areas of Kenya
- Studies in the developmental and reproductive biology of genus Isoetes
- Studies in the ecology of Genus Isoetes (Isoetaceae)
- Isolation and characterization of actinobacteria producing secondary metabolites with potential for control of Fusarium oxysporum, Fusarium Spp and Colletotrichum kahawae
- The antiviral activities of some medicinal plants against human herpes simplex virus and cytomegalovirus.