July 2018

Attenuation effect of plant canopy sizes on microclimate in urban greenspaces within Nairobi City, Kenya

Diversity of plant species could have a different influence on urban microclimate and thermal comfort. However, the magnitude of different plant species to ameliorate urban microclimate by cooling the urban microclimate and improving thermal comfort based on their allometric properties at any particular time of the day is unknown for urban environments. This paper presents the result of a study conducted in Kenya to...

Author(s): Matsaba Emmanuel Ochola, Adimo Aggrey Ochieng, Njoroge John Bosco, Wesonga John Mwibanda and Sodoudi Sahar  

July 2018

Effect of substrate media on growth, yield and nutritional composition of domestically grown oyster mushroom (Pleurotus ostreatus)

The effect of substrate (medium) on growth, yield and nutritional composition of domestically-grown oyster mushroom (Pleurotus ostreatus) was investigated. Six different substrates namely sawdust only (SDO), sawdust + corn waste + CaCO3 (SDW), sawdust + rice bran + CaCO3 (SDR), sawdust + banana leaves (SBL), sawdust + cassava peel (SDC) and cassava peel only (CPO) were used.  The substrates were pasteurized with...

Author(s): Onyeka, E. U., Udeogu, E., Umelo, C. and Okehie, M. A.