Browsing Faculty of Agriculture & Veterinary Medicine (FAg / FVM) by Author "Upadhyaya, M K"
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Influence of Preharvest Water Stress on Postharvest Weight Loss of Carrots (Daucus carota L.)
Shibairo, Solomon I; Upadhyaya, M K; Toivonen, P M A (Department of Plant Science and Crop Protection, University of Nairobi, 1998)To understand the relationship between preharvest water stress and postharvest weight loss, carrot cultivars Eagle and Paramount were grown in muck soil in 6-L pots (eight carrots per pot) in a greenhouse at the Univ. of ... -
Potassium nutrition and postharvest moisture loss in carrots (Daucus carota L.)
Toivonen, P M A; Upadhyaya, M K; Shibairo, S I (Faculty of Agriculture, 1998)The effect of potassium (K) nutrition on the shelf life of carrots was studied using a hydroponics system involving rockwool slabs as support. Carrots were grown for 192 days under greenhouse conditions and supplied with ... -
Replacement of Postharvest Moisture Loss by Recharging and Its Effect on Subsequent Moisture Loss during Short-term Storage of Carrots
Upadhyaya, M K; Shibairo, Solomon I; Toivonen, P M A (Department of Plant Science and Crop Protection, University of Nairobi, 1998)Replacing postharvest moisture loss in carrots (Daucus carota L., `Caro-choice') by single and repeated recharging (rehydration in water) treatments, interaction between the duration of recharging and temperature during ...