College of Biological and Physical Sciences (CBPS): Recent submissions
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Effect of Hexanal as a Post-harvest Treatment to Extend the Shelf-life of Banana Fruits (Musa acuminata var. Sweet Banana) in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2019)The short shelf-life of fruits in the tropics continues to be a pressing problem for farmers and other value chain actors. Hexanal is a naturally occurring compound that has received attention as a novel postharvest ... -
Variation in Morphological and Agronomic Traits of Selected African Eggplant Accessions
(University of Nairobi, 2020)The African eggplant is an important indigenous vegetable crop in Africa. However, there is limited information on variations among the wild species that could potentially act as a source for crop improvement. A study ... -
Effect of Water Stress on Growth and Yield Components of Selected Spider Plant Accessions
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Spider plant (Cleome gynandra L.) is one of the most popular underutilized African Indigenous Vegetables due to its known nutritional and health benefits. Currently, little information is available on its adaptability ... -
Tectonic Structures Across The East African Rift Based On The Source Parameters Of The 20 May 1990 M7.2 Sudan Earthquake
(Universty of Nairobi, 2014)Earthquakes in Kenya are common along the Kenya Rift Valley due to the slow divergent movement of the rift and hydrothermal processes in the geothermal fields. This implies slow but continuous radiation of seismic energy ... -
Alienusolin, a new 4α-deoxyphorbol ester derivative, and crotonimide C, a new glutarimide alkaloid from the Kenyan Croton alienus.
(2013-12)Two novel compounds, alienusolin, a 4α-deoxyphorbol ester (1), crotonimide C, a glutarimide alkaloid derivative (2), and ten known compounds, julocrotine (3), crotepoxide (4), monodeacetyl crotepoxide (5), dideacetylcrotepoxide, ... -
“Field IT for East Africa”: training young African scientists in Lake Naivasha (Kenya)
(University Of Nairobi, 2010)
