Browsing School of Pure and Applied Sciences by Subject "Biodegradation"

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Enhanced hexazinone degradation by a Bacillus species and Staphylococcus species isolated from pineapple and sugarcane cultivated soils in Kenya

Muendo, Boniface Mbithi; Shikuku, Victor Odhiambo; Getenga, Zachary Moranga; Lalah, Joseph Owuor; Wandiga, Shem Oyoo; Karau, Geoffrey Muriira; Rothballer, Michael (Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, 2022)

In this work, hexazinone-degrading bacterial strains from Kenyan tropical soils with long term application history were isolated and identified. Non-sterile soils from sugarcane and pineapple cultivated fields with over ...
Isolation and Identification of Hexazinone-Degrading Bacterium from Sugarcane-Cultivated Soil in Kenya

Ngigi, Anastasiah; Getenga, za; Boga, Hamadi; Ndalut, Paul (Springer US, 2014)

The s-triazine herbicide hexazinone [3-cyclohexyl-6-dimethylamino-1-methyl-1,3,5-triazine-2,4(1H,3H)- dione], is widely used in agriculture for weed control. Laboratory biodegradation experiments for hexazinone in ...