Browsing by Author "Emongor, V.E."

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    • Chapter 24 Safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L.). 

      Emongor, V.E.; Emongor, R.A (Elsevier, 2023-01-01)
      Safflower is an annual underutilized and neglected multipurpose oilseed crop that is drought, heat, cold, and saline tolerant with many uses in food, textile, pharmaceutical, and industrial industries. Renewed interest in ...

    • Food and nutrition security and wildlife conservation: Case studies from Kenya. 

      Emongor, R.A.; Maina, F.W.; Nyongesa, D.; Ngoru, B.; Emongor, V.E. (Academic Press, 2020-01-01)
      Despite concerted efforts to improve food and nutrition security in many parts of the world, food and nutrition security still remains a challenge, especially in developing countries. In the face of the increasing human ...

    • Hot water treatment and duration alleviates chilling injury of mango (Mangifera indica L.). 

      Emongor, V.E.; Pholoma, S.B.; Tshwenyane, S.O. (International Society for Horticultural Science, 2020)
      Low temperature storage is the most effective method of extending postharvest life and marketing period and maintain fruit quality. Unfortunately, for chilling injury (CI) sensitive fruits, low temperature storage may be ...

    • Preharvest factors that predispose apples to superficial scald. 

      Emongor, V.E.; Murr, D.P.; Lougheed, E.C. (Elsevier, 1994-09)
      Preharvest factors during fruit ontogeny greatly affect fruit quality at harvest, modify fruit response to various treatments, development of physiological disorders, and retention of fruit quality at the end of storage ...

    • Treated sewage effluent (water) potential to be used for horticultural production in Botswana. 

      Emongor, V.E.; Ramolemana, G.M. (Elsevier, 2004-08)
      Botswana being semi-arid and arid country, the provision of drinking water and water for agricultural production is becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. Measures that can augment the available sources of water or ...