Browsing School of Agricultural Sciences by Author "Nyaberi, M. O."
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Bioactive fractions in the stem charcoal of Ozoroa insignis used by the pastoral communities in West Pokot to preserve milk
Nyaberi, M. O.; Onyango, C. A.; Mathooko, F. M.; Maina, J. M.; Makobe, M.; Mwaura, F. (2010-02-09)Objective: To determine the potential of Ozoroa insignis Del to preserve milk as practiced by the pastoralists of West Pokot, Kenya. Methodology and results:The aqueous and organic solvents extracts of the peeled stem ... -
Determining efficient extraction procedure of phytochemicals from the fruit paste of Ziziphus abyssinica and Tamarindus indica.
Nyaberi, M. O.; Onyango, C. A; Mathooko, F. M; Maina, J. M; Makobe, M (Elewa BioSciences, 2017)Objective: To determine the most effective method of extracting metabolites from the two herbs Ziziphus abyssinica and Tamaridus. Indicus. Methodology and results: The methods used included cold and soxhlet extraction ... -
Evaluation of phytochemical, antioxidant and antibacterial activity of edible fruit extracts of Ziziphus abyssinica A. Rich
Nyaberi, M. O.; Onyango, C. A; Mathooko, F. M; Maina, J. M; Makobe, M.; Mwaura, F (2010)The conventional chemicals used in preservation of meat are perceived as harmful by health conscious consumers due to their potential toxicity. This has resulted in a general shift of preference to the use of traditional ... -
Evaluation of Ziziphus abbysinica fruit paste as used by the pastoral community of West Pokot, Kenya for the preservation of fresh pork sausages
Onyango, C. A.; Nyaberi, M. O.; Mathooko, F. M.; Maina, J. M.; Makobe, M.; Mwaura, F. (2012)The pastoralists from West Pokot district have used the fruit paste of Ziziphus abyssinica A. Rich (AZA), to process and preserve meat over a long period of Time. This study tests the effectiveness the herb to preserve ... -
Preservative effect of various indigenous plants on fermented milk from Maasai community of Kajiado County
Onyango, C. A.; Gakuya, L. W.; Mathooko, Francis M.; Maina, J. M.; Nyaberi, M. O.; Makobe, M.; Mwaura, F (2014)Objective: This study was conducted to verify the claim that incorporation of indigenous plants in milk extends the shelf life of fresh milk for four days, and that of fermented milk for up to one a month without spoilag ...