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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 ...
The potential for second generation bio-ethanol production from agro-industrial waste in South Africa
(Academic Journals, 2013)
There has been a sustained and growing interest in the production of liquid fuel from biomass in recent years. South Africa is a large producer of sugar, maize and wheat among other agricultural products that release big ...
The drying of onion slices in two types of hot-air convective dryers
(Academic Journals, 2012-08-07)
Drying experiments were carried out using two types of convective hot-air dryers such that the hot air passed perpendicularly through a thin layer of onion slices in one dryer while the air passed parallel to the thin layer ...
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 ...
Suitability of Selected Supplemented Substrates for Cultivation of Kenyan Native Wood Ear Mushrooms (Auricularia auricula)
(Academic Journals, 2011)
Different organic substrates namely maize cobs, wheat straw, grass straw and sugarcane bagasse supplemented with either wheat or rice bran were evaluated for production of two Kenyan native strains of wood ear mushroom ...
Comparative Antibacterial Effects of Raw Extracts and Essential Oils of Ocimum gratissimum L. against Ralstonia solanacearum (Smith)
(Knowledge Review, 2011)
Raw and processed products of Ocimum gratissimum reportedly contain some antibacterial effects. In this study, raw plant extracts and essential oils derived from leaves of Ocimum gratissimum were screened for their ...
Effects of Selected Plants' Extracts on in vitro Growth of Rahtonia slanacearum (Smith), the Causal Agent of Bacterial Wilt of Irish Potatoes
(Asian Network For Scientific Information, 2011)
The antibacterial effect of crude medicinal plant extracts of Ocimum gratissimum, Brassica oleracea var. botrytis and Ipomoea batatas on Rahtonia solanacearum (Smith) extracted from infected potato tubers was determined ...
Drought and heat tolerance in coffee: a review
(International Research Journals, 2012-12)
Climatic variability is the main factor responsible for the fluctuations in the coffee yield in the world.
The relationships between the climatic parameters and the agricultural production are quite complex,
because ...
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 ...