November 2009

Agricultural biodiversity for food and nutrient security: The Kenyan perspective

  Agricultural biodiversity is the first link in the food chain, developed and safeguarded by indigenous people throughout the world and it makes an essential contribution to feeding the world. Kenya has an estimated 35,000 known animal, plant and micro-organism species. Ancient Kenyans participated in farming, hunting and gathering to acquire a variety of foods and they also utilized insects as sources of...

Author(s): Ekesa Beatrice Nakhauka

November 2009

In vitro embryogenesis and marker guided analysis of podophyllum hexandrum: An endangered medicinal plant

  For in vitro embryogenesis, excised embryos germinate within a week of inoculation on Murashige and Skoog basal medium supplemented with different concentrations of Plant growth regulators, BA (1.0 - 4.0 mg/l) and IAA (0.5 - 2.0 mg/l). Basal medium with BA concentration (0.5 mg/l) and IAA (1.0 mg/l) showed better results than other combinations and was therefore adopted for further studies. The...

Author(s): Phalisteen Sultan, A. S. Shawl, A. Sheikh Fayaz and P. W. Ramteke