Department of Plant Science: Recent submissions
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Evaluation of Quantitative Yield Performance of Pumpkin Accessions in Kenya Using Mother Trials
(2016)Quantitative yield performance of pumpkin (Cucurbita moschata (Lam.) Poir.) accessions was evaluated for two seasons in 2012 and 2013. Accessions were planted on-station in KALRO Kakamega and Embu farms at a spacing of 2 ... -
Participatory Germplasm Conservation and Seed Production of Naturalized Pumpkin Landraces in Kenya
(2016)Although seeds come first in the food chain, local and international companies find it unprofitable to invest in provision of African indigenous vegetable seeds to growers. The present study trained farmers in on-farm ... -
Fluorescent SSR Markers and Capillary Electrophoresis Reveal Significant Genetic Diversity in Naturalized Pumpkin Accessions in Kenya
(2017)This study was undertaken as a preliminary step in determining genetic diversity of naturalized pumpkins in Kenya. It entailed allelic patterns, frequency, inbreeding coefficient, molecular variance, cluster and ... -
Nutritive Value of Bakery Products From Wheat and Pumpkin Composite Flour
(2017)The pumpkin fruit of the species C. moschata Duchesne has great nutritional potential, but remains under-utilized in Kenya. The fruits have diverse health enhancing properties. This vegetable-fruit has potential to be ... -
Evaluation of Sensory Acceptability of Bakery Products Prepared from Blended Wheat and Pumpkin Composite Flour
(Society of Science and Nature, 2017)The pumpkin fruit of the species C. moschata Duchesne has great nutritional potential, but remains under-utilized in Kenya. The fruits have diverse health enhancing properties. This vegetable-fruit has potential to be ... -
Qualitative, Quantitative and Quality Variation of Naturalized Pumpkin Accessions in Mother and Baby Trials in Kenya
(2017)Pumpkin (Cucurbita moschata (Lam.) Poir.) is unsystematically produced in many tropical countries and development of standard cultivars using naturalised and adapted genetic resources has not yet been done. The present ... -
Effect of Drying Method on Nutrient Integrity of Selected Components of Pumpkin (Cucurbita moschata duch.) Fruit Flour
(2017-03)Pumpkin is a multi-purpose fruit and leafy vegetable with abundant nutritional value and economic potential as a food and industrial crop. Cucurbita moschata is the most common, heat-tolerant, better thriver in tropical ...