Browsing Faculty of Agriculture & Veterinary Medicine (FAg / FVM) by Subject "Storage"
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Effects of processing conditions and storage on honey quality
(Department of Food Science, Nutrition and Technology, University of Nairobi, 1991-12)Fresh Kenya crude honey was collected from two districts and analyzed for their physico-chemical properties before and after heat processing at each of the temperatures for 20, 25 and 30 minutes 50° , 55° The ... -
Evaluation of indigenous methods for the control of the maize weevil sitophilus zeamais (coleoptera: curculionidae) in stored maize
(Department of Plant Science and Crop Protection, University of Nairobi, 2008)A survey carried out in three divisions of Bungoma district, Western Kenya, confirmed that Sitophilus zeatnais was the predominant pest in the farm stores. Of the 100 farmers interviewed, 9g% stored maize on their farms, ... -
Prediction of bulk potato temperature during free natural ventilation storage
(Department of Agricultural Engineering, University of Nairobi, 1999)The broad objective of this research was to predict bulk potato temperatures at vanous locations and at different times of storage in boxes under free natural ventilation using both theoretical and physical experimental ...