Browsing Department of Crop Science by Subject "adsorption"

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Control of Bacterial Wilt in Tomato Using Chitosan Intercalated with Tea Extracts.

Gatahi, Dennis; Kihurani, Agnes; Harrison, Wanyika (OJS/PKP, 2022-04-21)

In this study, tea extracts were intercalated in chitosan gel to enhance the inhibitory effect of the complex on bacterial wilt in tomato. The disease caused by Ralstonia solanacearum can result in 100% crop loss under ...
Synthesis of Nylon-ferrous Oxide Chitosan Immobilised Silica Nanoprobe for Detection of Ralstonia solanacearum

Wanjiru, Kihurani Agnes; Adhiambo, Odingo Dezzline; Njuma, Wanyika Harrison; Maina, Gatahi Dennis (Journal of Agriculture and Ecology Research International, 2016)

Accurate detection of plant pathogen precedes control. Misdiagnosis of diseases results in chemical waste, crop damage and ultimately income loss. Precision in pathogen detection has been made possible by advances in plant ...