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1 online resource (ix, 194 pages) : illustrations, maps |
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Special publication ; no. 321 |
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Special publication (Royal Society of Chemistry (Great Britain)) ; no. 321.
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| Contents |
Challenges and opportunities for Africa : an overview of key themes from the PACN Biodiversity Conference / S.C. Smith -- Exploring the therapeutic potentials of African medicinal plants / C. Wambebe -- Natural products from plant biodiversity and their use in the treatment of neglected diseases / J.O. Midiwo -- In vitro and in vivo antiplasmodial activity of Kenyan medicinal plants / M.O. Nanyingi [and others] -- Anti-larval activity of crude plant extracts from Vitex schliebenii and Vitex payos (Verbenaceae) / G.N. Mokua [and others] -- Natural products as leads for new and innovative crop protection chemicals / J.M. Clough -- Exploiting phytochemical diversity to control pests of agriculture and vectors of human and animal disease / A.M. Hooper [and others] -- Root chemicals could offer opportunities for breeding for sweet potato resistance to the weevil Cylas puncticollis Boheman (Coleoptera: Apionidae) / H. Muyinza [and others] -- The role of biotechnology in meeting the biodiversity conservation challenge of Africa / A.B. Salifu -- Farmers as a treasure chest of biodiversity -- the case of sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench) in Ethiopia, a five decade analysis / F. Mekbib -- Delivery of appropriate cattle genotypes to eastern African smallholder farmers through in-vitro embryo production technologies -- the technical procedures, prospects and challenges / H.M. Mutembei [and others] -- Levels of some nutrients and non-essential metals in cows' whole milk from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia / E. Admasu [and others] -- Water, water everywhere and when found not fit to drink / S.O. Wandiga -- Foundation for analytical science and technology in Africa and its role in the preservation of endangered species / S. Lancaster, N. Richards and A. Gachanja -- Jua Kali metallurgical industries as point sources of the heavy metals lead and cadmium to aquatic systems in Kenyan urban areas / S.M. Mule and C.M. Nguta -- An assessment of effluent treatment to reduce heavy metal levels in effluent from a battery manufacturing concern / E. Muleya and F. Chiumira -- Spectroscopic detection of gaseous ammonia in the environment / C.B.O. Kowenje and D.C. Doetschman -- Jatropha curcas L. as a source for the production of biodiesel in Kenya / A.W. Wagutu [and others] -- Jatropha biodiesel as an alternative transport fuel in Zimbabwe / C.S. Shonhiwa, F.P. Gudyanga and Z. Chiguvare -- Biomass, bio-based products and bioenergy / P.C. Vieira -- Municipal solid waste as a resource rather than a waste. A preliminary study of biomass from Githurai Market, an open market on the outskirts of Nairobi City / N. Muriithi, C. Soi and J.M. Keriko |
| Summary |
This book is the proceedings of the Pan Africa Chemistry Network Biodiversity Conference which was held in September 2008. A key aim of the RSC/Syngenta Pan Africa Chemistry Network (PACN) is to connect African scientists through a cycle of conferences and workshops and this conference held at the University of Nairobi was the first of these. It brought together 26 speakers from nine African countries - Kenya, Ethiopia, Tanzania, South Africa, Nigeria, Botswana, Uganda, Zimbabwe and Sudan - plus the UK and Brazil. The lectures covered topics such as making the best use of the diversity of Afri |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Biodiversity -- Africa -- Congresses
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Biodiversity conservation -- Africa -- Congresses
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Biodiversity
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Biodiversity conservation
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Biodiversität
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Africa
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Afrika
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| Genre/Form |
Conference papers and proceedings
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Midiwo, J. O. (Jacob Ogweno), 1953-
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Clough, J. M. (John M.)
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Royal Society of Chemistry (Great Britain)
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| ISBN |
9781847559647 |
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1847559646 |
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