Willis Owino

Effect of Hexanal as a Post-harvest Treatment to Extend the Shelf-life of Banana Fruits (Musa acuminata var. Sweet Banana) in Kenya

Peninah Yumbya, Margaret Hutchinson, Jane Ambuko & Willis Owino · International Journal of Plant & Soil Science · 2019

The short shelf-life of fruits in the tropics continues to be a pressing problem for farmers and other value chain actors. Hexanal is a naturally occurring compound that has received attention as a novel postharvest compound preservative. This study was conducted to determine the...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ijpss/2019/v29i230140

Effect of Dolomitic Lime and Muriate of Potash on Jelly Seed Disorder and Fruit Tissue Mineral Content in Mango (Mangifera indica L.)

Joseph Njuguna, Jane Ambuko, Margaret Hutchinson & Willis Owino · International Journal of Plant & Soil Science · 2016

One of the factors contributing to mango (Mangifera indica L) losses in Kenya and other parts of the world is jelly seed physiological disorder. It is thought to be related to imbalances of N, K, Mg and Ca supply to the fruit. The objective of this study was to establish the effe...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/IJPSS/2016/28652

Incidence of Jelly Seed Disorder in ‘Tommy Atkins’ and ‘Van Dyke’ Mangoes as Affected by Agro-Ecological Conditions in Kenya

Joseph Njuguna, Jane Ambuko, Margaret Hutchinson & Willis Owino · International Journal of Plant & Soil Science · 2016

Jelly seed disorder is one of the major problems in mango production in Kenya as well as other mango producing countries in the world. This problem manifests itself through breakdown of tissues around the seed of the  affected fruits resulting in unmarketable fruits. Although the...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/IJPSS/2016/26447