The aim of this study was to investigate processing quality of ten potato cultivars grown in Rwanda and their
potential utilization in food products. Potatoes were grown in Busogo farm in 2016/17. Specific gravity (SC), ...
Principal component analysis (PCA) was carried out to study the relationship between
24 meat quality measurements taken from beef round samples that were injected with
curing brines containing gum arabic (1%, 1.5%, 2%, ...
Fungi grow everywhere in agricultural produce, food and surface of
indoor and outdoor environment. The aim of this paper is to expand the growth and
synthesis contributing factors and prevention mechanisms of fungi and ...
Sodom apple (Solanum incanum L.) fruit extracts were tested for their potential to manage root knot disease caused by Meloidogyne
spp. in chil.li (Capsicum annuum L.). The effect of sodom apple fruit extracts at different ...
Medicinal plants present a plausible source for anticancer agents. Combination of plant extracts and
plant-derived compounds with the currently used cancer drugs has shown a marked improvement of
the conventional drugs‘ ...
Background: Aflatoxin contamination of grain is a major constraint to sustained quality cereal production. The
causative fungi, Aspergil/us species infect crops in the field and continue to do so post—harvest vvhere they ...
Tuberculosis (TB) continues to be a major cause of high morbidity and mortality in Kenya. Adherence to TB
treatment is one of the interventions that lead to increase in cure rate thus reducing mortality and emergence of ...
Water sources all over the world are constantly being polluted through disposal of untreated human and animal
wastes, agrochemicals and industrial effluents. Aquatic plants such as algae take up nutrients together with ...
Microwave blanching (MB) and hot water blanching (HB) samples of Ledodes
were first analysed by electronic tongue and then analysed by high perfor-
mance liquid chromatography (HPLC) for the content of non-volatile ...
Purpose: The purpose of the study was to investigate the concentration levels of total and
extractable selected heavy metals such as Cadmium (Cd), Chromium (Cr), Copper (Cu), Nickel
(Ni), Lead (Pb), and Zinc (Zn) in soils ...
BACKGROUND: Poor latrine conditions, structure, and design may deter latrine use and provoke reversion to open defecation (OD).
Statistics show that only 18% of the households in Turkana County, Kenya, have access to a ...
Advanced farming that involves modern
technology, especially in large scale, can aid in attaining food
security for any given oountry. In this study, the prospects of
automation, mechatronics and the developments for ...
Climate change and variability poses the greatest challenges to agricultural production in the
developing countries and especially drylands. Across Africa, yields of staple crops such as maize,
wheat, sorghum and a variety ...
Fish are a resource with great economic, nutritional and recreational benefits to hu-
mans on a global scale. In Kenya, fish represent an important source of food and
income through trade and employment to many communities. ...
Kenyan public secondary schools are supposed to operate at a cost that is both reasonable and
sustainable. Despite this, the cost of education in the majority of public secondary schools in Bomet
County remains high in ...
Occlusion of the stem vasculature by microorganisms that proliferate in the vase water, or the plant vessels, leads to water stress
symptoms that reduce postharvest quality of cut flowers. This study aimed to determine the ...
0gendi, George Morara et al.(Scientific Research Publishing, 2020)
Invasive plant species may significantly alter plant species community com-
position and structure thereby negatively impacting on ecosystem services.
Their impacts on plant communities may be both direct and indirect. ...
When wind turbine blades are icing, the output power of a wind turbine tends to
reduce, thus informing the selection of two basic variables of wind speed and power. Then other
features, such as the degree of power deviation ...
Fasciolosis is caused by digenean trematodes of the genus Fasciola. The principal definitive
hosts are cattle, sheep and goats. Humans are infected as accidental hosts. Fasciolosis is
one of the major neglected tropical ...
Background & Aim: Selection pressure has left traceable molecular selection
signatures within the human genomes. Identification ofselection signatures is vital for
understanding the evolutionary processes shaping human ...