Browsing by Author "Kavoo, Agnes Mumo"
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Biorational Preservation of Rose (Rosa hybrida L.) Cut-Flower Using Stevia (Stevia rebaudiana B.) and Thyme (Thymus vulgaris L.) Extracts
Kiige, John Kamanthi; Mathenge, Patrick Wachira; Kavoo, Agnes Mumo (SciPress Ltd, 2018)Rose cut flower is one of the widely grown cut flowers in Kenya. However, most roses have a challenge of short vase life. This study aimed at determining the efficacy of plant extracts from thyme and stevia in preservation ... -
A Gold Nanoparticle-Based Colorimetric Probe for Detection of Gibberellic Acid Exuded by Ralstonia solanacearum Pathogen in Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.)
Aoko, Ivy Lynn; Ondigo, Dezzline; Kavoo, Agnes Mumo; Wainaina, Cornelius; Kiirika, Leonard (International Journal of Horticultural Science and Technology, 2021-01-27)We report a simple colorimetric probe based on gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) for detecting Ralstonia solanacearum. The AuNPs were synthesized through reduction with citrate ion and characterized by ultraviolet-visible ... -
Water Resources and Management under Increasing Urban Demography: A Kenyan Perspective—A Review
Ondigo, Deziline Adhiambo; Kebwaro, Jeremiah; Kavoo, Agnes Mumo (Journal of Water Resource and Protection, 2018)The United Nations classifies Kenya as a water-scarce country since it has less than 1000 m3 per capita of renewable freshwater supplies. Numerous factors including global warming, contamination of drinking water, and a ...