Detection of Plasmodium species by microscopy has been the gold standard for diagnosis
of malaria for more than a century. Despite the fact that there is a significant decline in the …

This study was carried out to determine banana production constraints in Embu County in
order to seal this production gap. A survey was conducted in the four sub-counties in Embu …

In photoperiod-sensitive genic male sterile rice (Oryza sativa L.) pollen abort in long day
and high temperature, and revert to fertility in short day length and low temperature growth …

The use of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) to enhance soil phosphate uptake is a
biological technique considered to cure phosphate deficiency in soils. This study investigated …

Dr Paul Njiruh Nthakanio is the Registrar in charge of Planning, Administration and Finance.
He joined University of Embu in year 2013 where he served as Chairman of the Department …

Azolla is a floating pteridophyte, which forms an association with an endosymbiont, the
nitrogen-fixing cyanobacterium Anabaena azollae. In Mwea Irrigation Scheme paddies, Azolla …

Photoperiod sensitive genic male sterile rice lines contain genes that induce complete sterility
in high temperature and long day light length period, and revert to fertility in optimum low …

Background and Objective: Banana (Musa spp.) fruit yields in Kenya ranges from 4.5-10 tons
per hectare per annum compared to the international levels of 40-50 t. This low production …

Photoperiod-sensitive genic male sterile rice (PGMS) lines IR-73827-23-76-15-7 S, IR-75589-31-27-8-33S
referred to as P1 and P2, and IR-77271-42-25-4-36S, thermo-sensitive genic …

The domination of “colonization shadow” may have reduced the manifestation of young
indigenous technologies and innovations that with minimal value addition could help local …