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Low-temperature-modulated fruit ripening is independent of ethylene in ‘Sanuki Gold’ kiwifruit
(Journal of Experimental Botany, 2011)Fruit ripening in response to treatments with propylene, 1-methycyclopropene (1-MCP), and low temperature was characterized in ‘Sanuki Gold’ kiwifruit,Actinidia chinensis Planch. Propylene treatment immediately induced ... -
Lymphosarcoma in Adult African Green Monkeys (Chlorocebus Aethiops)
(Journal of Laboratory Animal Scienc, 2007)The clinical observations and pathological manifestations of lymphosarcoma in two African green monkeys are described. Monkeys had been caught from the wild. Prior to the development of neoplasms one monkey had been ... -
Managing soybean for enhanced food production and soil bio-fertility in smallholder systems through maximized fertilizer use efficiency
(Scientific & Academic Publishing, 2013)The production of promiscuous soybean by smallholder farmers in Kenya would improve soil fertility through biological nitrogen fixation (BNF), boost food security, and contribute to generation of cash. The present study ... -
Mass Transfer Characteristics during Ultrasound-Assisted Osmotic Dehydration of Button Mushroom (Agaricus Bisporus)
(Springer, 2019)Button mushroom (Agaricus bisporus) slices were dehydrated using ultrasound-assisted osmotic dehydration (UOD), and three osmotic agents including sucrose, glucose and sodium chloride were investigated for their effects ... -
Microbiological quality of kachumbari, a raw vegetable salad popularly served alongside roast meat in Kenya
(Meru University of Science and Technology, 2022-06)Raw salads are regularly implicated in foodborne disease outbreaks globally. Consumption of kachumbari, a raw vegetable salad alongside roast meat is widespread in Kenya. This study aimed to evaluate the bacteriological ... -
Microwave Expansion of Imitation Cheese Containing Resistant Starch
(Elsevier, 2008)The objective of this study was to manufacture an imitation cheese that expands to a crispy product when heated in a microwave oven. Imitation cheese (∼18% w/w protein and 60% w/w moisture content) was formulated with ... -
Molecular Characterization and Genetic Variation of Root-knot Nematode (Meloidogyne spp.,) in Selected Legume Production Areas of Eastern Kenya
(Global Society of Scientific Research and Researchers, 2016)Root-knot nematodes are sedentary endoparasites of plant roots and the primary nematode pathogens of most cultivated crops worldwide, including legumes. Root- Knot Nematodes of the genus Meloidogyne is the most economically ... -
Molecular characterization of Echinococcus species in dogs from four regions of Kenya
(Elsevier, 2018-05-15)Cystic echinococcosis is endemic both in livestock and humans in many parts of Kenya. However, very little data exists on Echinococcus infections in dogs, and therefore their role in maintaining the transmission cycles and ... -
Molecular characterization of Echinococcus species in dogs from four regions of Kenya
(Elsevier, 2018-05)Cystic echinococcosis is endemic both in livestock and humans in many parts of Kenya. However, very little data exists on Echinococcus infections in dogs, and therefore their role in maintaining the transmission cycles and ... -
Molecular characterization of tsetse’s proboscis and its response to Trypanosoma congolense infection
(PLOS, 2017)Tsetse flies (Glossina spp.) transmit parasitic African trypanosomes (Trypanosoma spp.), including Trypanosoma congolense, which causes animal African trypanosomiasis (AAT). AAT detrimentally affects agricultural activities ... -
Mushroom: a potential anti-aging agent
(Meru University of Science and Technology, 2022-06)Aging is a progressive physiological change in an organism that lead to senescence or a decline of biological functions of the organism’s ability to adapt to metabolic stress. Aging takes place in a cell, an organ, or the ... -
Nanocomposite Packaging Delays Lignification of Flammulina Velutipes by Regulating Phenylpropanoid Pathway and Mitochondrial Reactive Oxygen Species Metabolisms
(Elsevier, 2020)Lignification is an important inducement of quality deterioration of postharvest Flammulina velutipes. In this study, phenylpropanoid pathway and mitochondrial reactive oxygen species (ROS) metabolisms were taken as ... -
Nanocomposite Packaging Regulate Respiration and Energy Metabolism in Flammulina velutipes.
(Elsevier, 2019)Energy metabolism is accompanied with postharvest senescence, deterioration and physiological disorder in Flammulina velutipes. In this study, nanocomposite packaging material (Nano-PM) inhibited rapid respiration thus ... -
Nanocomposite packaging regulates extracellular ATP and programed cell death in edible Mushroom (Flammulina velutipes)
(Elsevier, 2019)Our previous study indicated that nanocomposite packaging material (Nano-PM) containing nano-Ag, nano-TiO2, nano-SiO2 and nanoattapulgite alleviated postharvest senescence of Flammulina velutipes by regulating respiration ... -
Nitrogen fixation by common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) in pure and mixed stands in semi-arid south-east Kenya
(Elsevier, 2001)Research was carried out in the field on the effect of intercropping common bean and maize crops in a semi-arid zone of south-east Kenya over two rainy seasons in 1997. The experimental design was a randomised complete ... -
Nodulation and nitrogen fixation in promiscuous and non promiscuous soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merrill) varieties in Eastern Kenya
(Kenya Society of Microbiology, 2010)Soil nitrogen deficiency is a major factor limiting soybean production. This problem can be alleviated by the use of nitrogen fertilizers which on the other hand adversely affect the environment, are expensive and ... -
Nutritional Diversity of Leafy Amaranth Species grown in Kenya
(Elewa Bio Science, 2014)Objectives: Despite the availability of many species of amaranth in Kenya, there is inadequate information on their nutritional diversity and how they can be best used in mitigation of malnutrition. Hence, this study was ... -
Oil Content and Fatty Acid Composition of Five Linseed Varieties Grown In Two Agro-Ecological Locations of Kenya
(Journal of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, 2015)Linseed oil is rich in the health promoting fatty acids, alpha-linolenic acid (omega-3) and oleic acid (omega-9), and is increasingly being used as a nutraceutical. However, there is limited linseed production in Kenya ... -
Optical, microphysical and radiative properties of aerosols over a tropical rural site in Kenya, East Africa: Source identification, modification and aerosol type discrimination
(Pergamon, 2018)A better understanding of aerosol optical, microphysical and radiative properties is a crucial challenge for climate change studies. In the present study, column-integrated aerosol optical and radiative properties observed ...