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Recent advances in tea research
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Role of Fatty Acids of Milk and Dairy Products in Cardiovascular Diseases: A Review
(AJOL, 2007)There are increasing global concerns about the role of foods in health and chronic diseases. Milk and dairy products are important sources of dietary protein and fat in the diets of many cultures including African communities. ... -
Role of Knowledge Management in Achieving Food Security and Nutrition in Garissa County, Kenya
(European Journal of Education Studies, 2020)Food is a primary need that is basic to all human needs and a fundamental human right (Maxwell, 2001; Ingram, 2011). Improved food security is vital in the alleviation of poverty, promotion of people’s health and labor ... -
Role of Zinc in Human Health with Reference to African Elderly: A Review
(African Journal of Food, Agriculture, Nutrition and Development, 2012-10)This review of the literature was conducted to assess dietary zinc intake among the African elderly, discuss the potential impact of current levels of zinc intake on their health, and to recommend strategies for improving ... -
Salinity tolerance, growth and survival of three Artemia franciscana (Kellogg, 1906) populations under laboratory conditions
(Wiley, 2024-04-17)In the 1980s, Artemia franciscana from San Francisco Bay (SFB) was introduced into Kenyan saltworks, where it has colonized and established stable populations. However, little is known about its biology, particularly with ... -
Salinity tolerance, growth and survival of three Artemia franciscana (Kellogg, 1906) populations under laboratory conditions
(Wiley, 2024-04)In the 1980s, Artemia franciscana from San Francisco Bay (SFB) was introduced into Kenyan saltworks, where it has colonized and established stable populations. However, little is known about its biology, particularly with ... -
Scope for genetic enhancement of the parasitisation potential of four native strains of Trichogrammatoidea sp. nr. lutea Girault (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae
(Taylor & Francis, 2007-09)In response to emerging interest in commercial mass production of Trichogramma for Helicoverpa armigera biocontrol in eastern Africa, laboratory experiments were undertaken to assess the scope for genetic enhancement of ... -
Seasonality and potential of Ceranisus menes for control of thrips on French beans
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Sensory Acceptability of Cookies Fortified with Tilapia Fish Bone Powder
(Kenya Institute of Food Science and Technology, 2020-09)A large percentage of fresh tilapia fish, including bone, is inedible and largely considered as waste. In order to find some use for waste fish bone, this study was conceived and conducted. Its aim was to determine the ... -
Sensory Profile and Consumer Preference of Novel Probiotic Yoghurt Enriched with Orange Sweet Potato (Ipomoea batatas)
(African Journal of Food, Agriculture, Nutrition and Development, 2020-09)Due to increased consumer demand for appealing healthy foods, there is a rising global trend of developing nutritious commercial yoghurts with attractive sensory attributes. The success of formulating a food product is ... -
Sensory Profile and Consumer Preference of Novel Probiotic Yoghurt Enriched with Orange Sweet Potato(Ipomoea batatas)
(African Journal of Food, Agriculture, Nutrition and Development, 2020-09)Due to increased consumer demandforappealing healthyfoods,there is a rising global trend of developing nutritious commercial yoghurts with attractivesensory attributes.The success of formulating a food product is dependent ... -
Socioeconomic Determinants of Banana Farmers’ Perception to Climate Change in Nyeri County, Kenya.
(Journal of Arts & Humanities, 2019-08-29)Climate change is one of the key constraints to banana production globally. The extent of the climate change impacts depends largely on farmers’ awareness, perceptions and responses to climate change. This study examined ... -
Sorghum [sorghum bicolor (l.) Moench] seed quality as affected by variety, harvesting stage and fertilizer application in Bomet county of Kenya
(African Journal of Food, Agriculture, Nutrition and Development, 2013-09)A set of laboratory experiments were conducted to evaluate the physiological quality of Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench seeds subjected to different field cultural management practices. The main aim of this study was to ... -
Spatio-temporal change of selected soil physico-chemical properties in grevillea-banana agroforestry systems.
(Elsevier Ltd, 2023-09-18)In Africa, banana is mainly produced by small-scale farmers under complex production systems for both home consumption and income generation. Low soil fertility continually constraints its production and farmers are embarking ... -
SUSCEPTIBLE ONION GROWTH STAGES FOR SELECTIVE AND ECONOMIC PROTECTION FROM ONION THRIPS INFESTATION
(Karatina University, 2008-03)The growth of the bulb onion is subject to significant stress and yield reduction caused by sap feeding onion thrips. In Kenya, the general control recommendation is to spray the crop with insecticides as soon as the ... -
Synthesis of Nylon-ferrous Oxide Chitosan Immobilised Silica Nanoprobe for Detection of Ralstonia solanacearum
(Journal of Agriculture and Ecology Research International, 2016)Accurate detection of plant pathogen precedes control. Misdiagnosis of diseases results in chemical waste, crop damage and ultimately income loss. Precision in pathogen detection has been made possible by advances in plant ... -
Tea and biofertilizers: A below ground biodiversity sustainable approach
(2015)Tea is produced in the humid tropical and sub-tropical regions, which are home to rich biodiversity. The tea plantation environments have the potential to conserve a rich biodiversity which could serve as a source of ... -
Tea trade in Kenyan markets: Effects of marketing strategies on sustainable domestic market and return to the smallholder tea enterprise
(2015)Kenya is the third largest tea producer and the leading producer of black tea in the world. It exports over 99% of her tea as black CTC of which 88% is exported in bulk form while the rest as value added tea. Kenyan tea ... -
Transcriptome-based identification of drought responsive genes in the tea plant
(2015)Tea (Camellia sinensis L. (O) Kuntze) is one of the most widely consumed beverages worldwide. Tea growing areas in Kenya often experience drought periods which cause accumulated soil water deficit. These adversely affect ...