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Lenticels are sites of initiation of microcracking and russeting in ‘Apple’ mango by Athoo, Thomas O, Winkler, Andreas, Owino, Willis O, Knoche, Moritz

“…The mango cultivar ‘Apple’ is an important fruitcrop in Kenya, but it is highly susceptible to russeting. The objective was to establish whether lenticels…”
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Mango Fruit Processing: Options for Small-Scale Processors in Developing Countries by Owino, Willis O., Ambuko, Jane L.

“…Postharvest losses of mango fruit in a number of developing countries in Africa and Asia have been estimated to be as high as over 50%, especially during the…”
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Comparative transcriptome analysis reveals distinct ethylene-independent regulation of ripening in response to low temperature in kiwifruit by Asiche, William O, Mitalo, Oscar W, Kasahara, Yuka, Tosa, Yasuaki, Mworia, Eric G, Owino, Willis O, Ushijima, Koichiro, Nakano, Ryohei, Yano, Kentaro, Kubo, Yasutaka

“…Kiwifruit are classified as climacteric since exogenous ethylene (or its analogue propylene) induces rapid ripening accompanied by ethylene production under…”
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Effects of grain source and processing methods on the nutritional profile and digestibility of grain amaranth by Grundy, Myriam M.L., Momanyi, Dorah K., Holland, Claire, Kawaka, Fanuel, Tan, Serene, Salim, Malinda, Boyd, Ben J., Bajka, Balazs, Mulet-Cabero, Ana-Isabel, Bishop, Jacob, Owino, Willis O.

“…[Display omitted] •Processing of amaranth grain impacts lipid and protein digestion.•Amaranth flours were digested to a greater extent than the puffed…”
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Surface Moisture Induces Microcracks and Increases Water Vapor Permeance of Fruit Skins of Mango cv. Apple by Athoo, Thomas O., Winkler, Andreas, Owino, Willis O., Knoche, Moritz

“…Exposure to surface moisture triggers cuticular microcracking of the fruit skin. In mango fruit cv. apple, microcracking compromises postharvest performance by…”
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Exploring the Status of Preference, Utilization Practices, and Challenges to Consumption of Amaranth in Kenya and Tanzania by Nyonje, Winnie A., Yang, Ray-Yu, Kejo, Dyness, Makokha, Anselimo O., Owino, Willis O., Abukutsa-Onyango, Mary O.

“…African leafy vegetables such as amaranth have been utilized since time immemorial both as food and as medicine. These vegetables grew naturally in most rural…”
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Efficacy of Hexanal Field Spray on the Postharvest Life and Quality of Papaya Fruit (Carica papaya L.) in Kenya by Hutchinson, Margaret J., Ouko, John R., Yumbya, Peninah M., Ambuko, Jane L., Owino, Willis O., Subramanian, Jayasankar

“…Papaya is a thin-skinned fruit that ripens and softens over a very short time, usually in 3 days, predisposing the fruit to physical damage and phyto-pathogen…”
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The Effect of Waxing Options on Shelf Life and Postharvest Quality of “ngowe” Mango Fruits under Different Storage Conditions by Owino, Willis O., Hutchinson, Margaret J., Ambuko, Jane, Maina, Benson

“…Mango is an economically important fruit crop but with a very short shelf life of about 4–9 days in ambient and between 2 and 3 weeks in cold storage…”
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Effectiveness of Selected Cold Chain Management Practices to Extend Shelf Life of Mango Fruit by Amwoka, Emmanuel M., Ambuko, Jane L., Jesang’, Hutchinson M., Owino, Willis O.

“…An on-farm study was conducted among smallholder mango farmers in Embu County of Kenya to demonstrate the effectiveness of simple harvest and postharvest…”
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Baobab pulp authenticity and quality control by multi-imaging high-performance thin-layer chromatography by Chepngeno, Joyce, Imathiu, Samwel, Owino, Willis O., Morlock, Gertrud E.

“…•Method for detecting adulteration of baobab fruit pulp samples was developed.•Efficiency and effectiveness of the method in resource utilization was…”
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Effect of drying methods on the retention of bioactive compounds in African eggplant by Mbondo, Naomi N., Owino, Willis O., Ambuko, Jane, Sila, Daniel N.

“…African eggplants (Solanum aethiopicum L.) are a rich source of bioactive compounds and functional constituents that are beneficial to human health. However,…”
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Metabolomic analyses to evaluate the effect of drought stress on selected African Eggplant accessions by Mibei, Elias K, Owino, Willis O, Ambuko, Jane, Giovannoni, James J, Onyango, Arnold N

“…BACKGROUND Drought stress is one of the main abiotic stresses that affect crops. It leads to biochemical changes that can have adverse effects on plant growth,…”
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Carotenoid profiling of the leaves of selected African eggplant accessions subjected to drought stress by Mibei, Elias K., Ambuko, Jane, Giovannoni, James J., Onyango, Arnold N., Owino, Willis O.

“…African eggplants (Solanum aethiopicum and S. macrocarpon) are among the most economically important and valuable vegetable and fruit crops. They are a major…”
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Effect of nixtamalization of maize and heat treatment of soybean on the nutrient, antinutrient, and mycotoxin levels of maize-soybean-based composite flour by Matendo, Rehema Esther, Imathiu, Samuel, Udomkun, Patchimaporn, Owino, Willis O.

“…Poor energy and nutrient-dense complementary food for infants have resulted in malnutrition and poor growth. Some processes are known to improve the…”
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Combined signal sequence trap and macroarray analysis identifies genes associated with differential fruit softening characteristics during ripening in European and Chinese pears by Mwaniki, Mercy W., Mitalo, Oscar W., Mworia, Eric G., Owino, Willis O., Hiwasa-Tanase, Kyoko, Rose, Jocelyn K.C., Aoki, Koh, Esumi, Tomoya, Kawai, Takashi, Nakano, Ryohei, Ushijima, Koichiro, Kubo, Yasutaka

“…•YSST identified ethylene-dependent and independent genes encoding secreted proteins.•Eight of the identified genes showed different expression in ‘La France’…”
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Effect of pretreatments prior to drying on antioxidant properties of dried mango slices by Nyangena, Isaac O., Owino, Willis O., Imathiu, Samuel, Ambuko, Jane

“…Chemical, thermal or osmotic pretreatments prior to drying can improve the quality aspects of dried foods. Three pretreatments prior to drying were evaluated…”
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Gaps in food security, food consumption and malnutrition in households residing along the baobab belt in Kenya by Momanyi, Dorah Kwamboka, Owino, Willis O, Makokha, Anselimo, Evang, Esther, Tsige, Habte, Krawinkel, Michael

“…Purpose This paper aims to describe food insecurity status, food consumption patterns of households and nutritional status of families residing along the…”
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Africa’s wooden elephant: the baobab tree (Adansonia digitata L.) in Sudan and Kenya: a review by Gebauer, Jens, Adam, Yahia O., Sanchez, Aida Cuní, Darr, Dietrich, Eltahir, Muneer E. S., Fadl, Kamal E. M., Fernsebner, Gabriele, Frei, Michael, Habte, Tsige-Yohannes, Hammer, Karl, Hunsche, Mauricio, Johnson, Henry, Kordofani, Maha, Krawinkel, Michael, Kugler, Florian, Luedeling, Eike, Mahmoud, Tarig E., Maina, Anthony, Mithöfer, Dagmar, Munthali, Chimuleke R. Y., Noga, Georg, North, Rabea, Owino, Willis O., Prinz, Kathleen, Rimberia, Freda K., Saied, Amina, Schüring, Martin, Sennhenn, Anne, Späth, Martin A., Taha, Mohamed E. N., Triebel, Andreas, Wichern, Florian, Wiehle, Martin, Wrage-Mönnig, Nicole, Kehlenbeck, Katja

“…Wild edible fruits hold great potential for improving human diets, especially in agricultural societies of the developing world. In Africa, a well-known…”
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Melon, an alternative model plant for elucidating fruit ripening by Ezura, Hiroshi, Owino, Willis O.

“…Ethylene perception has been studied using Arabidopsis and tomato as model plants during last two decades. Arabidopsis has been an ideal model system for gene…”
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Quantitative and quality losses caused by rodents in on-farm stored maize: a case study in the low land tropical zone of Kenya by Edoh Ognakossan, Kukom, Mutungi, Christopher M., Otieno, Tobias O., Affognon, Hippolyte D., Sila, Daniel N., Owino, Willis O.

“…Rodents are one of the major storage pests in on-farm maize storage in the tropics. However, information on actual magnitude of weight and quality losses…”
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