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Coffee Breeding in Kenya: Achievements, Challenges and Current Focus
(2015)
Coffee production in Kenya is seriously constrained by two fungal diseases namely Coffee Berry Disease (CBD) caused by Colletotrichum kahawae (Waller & Bridge) and Coffee Leaf Rust (CLR) caused by Hemileia vastatrix (Berk. ...
Genetic Characterization of Arabusta Coffee Hybrids and their Parental Genotypes using Molecular Markers
(2015)
Twenty coffee genotypes were characterized comprising of eleven F1 interspecific Arabusta hybrids,
three induced tetraploid Robusta parental genotypes, four Arabica parental genotypes, one diploid
Robusta accession and ...
Coffee Sustainability in Kenya: Role Played by Improved Varieties
(2015)
Coffee production in Kenya has been sinking since 1980s. The condition has been worsened by
climate change phenomenon which has brought new production challenges in recent years. The
biggest challenge is the changing ...
Performance of a convective, infrared and combined infrared-convective heated conveyor-belt dryer
(Springer, 2015-05)
A conveyor-belt dryer was developed using a combined
infrared and hot air heating system that can be used in
the drying of fruits and vegetables. The drying system having
two chambers was fitted with infrared radiation ...
Mechanical expression of oil from grated and preheated coconut meat Botswana Journal of agricultural sciences
(2015)
Coconut oil was extracted from grated coconut using a hydraulic pressing method after the coconut gratings were preheated at heating medium air temperature in the range of 30-90oC and heating durations ranging from zero ...
The Contribution of Occult Precipitation to Nutrient Deposition on the West Coast of South Africa
(2015-05)
The Strandveld mediterranean-ecosystem of the west coast of South Africa supports floristically diverse vegetation growing on mostly nutrient-poor aeolian sands and extending from the Atlantic Ocean tens of kilometers ...
Performance of a convective, infrared and combined infraredconvective heated conveyor-belt dryer
(Association of Food Scientists & Technologists, 2015-05)
A conveyor-belt dryer was developed using a combined
infrared and hot air heating system that can be used in
the drying of fruits and vegetables. The drying system having
two chambers was fitted with infrared radiation ...
Structure,morphologyandopticalpropertiesofundopedand MN-doped ZnO(1 x)Sx nano-powderspreparedbyprecipitation method
(Elsevier, 2015-08)
The undopedandMn-dopedZnO(1 x)Sx nano-powders weresuccessfullysynthesizedbyprecipitation
method withoutusinganycappingagent.Itsstructure,morphology,elementalanalysis,opticaland
luminescence propertiesweredeterminedbysc ...
The Effect of Credit Information Sharing on Loan Performance in Commercial Banks in Nairobi County
(2015)
Information remains a crucial input in the banking industry. Banks are confronted with asymmetric information problems because of borrowers' informational opacity. Banks overcome this problem by accumulating information ...
Information Technology Innovation and Organizational Policy
(2015)
Issues relating to workplace privacy and how organizations address privacy have sparked a lot of public debate in recent
years. Research reveals that potential employers have exploited employees seeking job opportunities ...