Akpaneno, Chidinma A., Abdusalam, Bashirat A., Ahmed, Lawal N. & Chiegeiro, S.·Asian Food Science Journal·2025
Tomatoes (Lycopersicum esculentum) are widely cultivated, consumed, and extremely surplus during harvest season in Katsina State, Nigeria. However, post-harvest losses of the surplus to spoilage are common due to the absence of adequate local preservation methods. This makes toma...
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Research Article10.9734/afsj/2025/v24i8810
Muhammad Suhaib Ismayil M, N R Kiran, Kavya Thottempudi, Akash Yadav, R. Vinothini, Akshay Kisan Mundhe, Manisha Satyawan Mote & Shankar M·Microbiology Research Journal International·2024
Gene editing has emerged as a transformative tool in modern agriculture, offering new avenues for enhancing disease resistance in crops. By precisely modifying the DNA of plants, scientists can develop varieties that are better equipped to withstand the onslaught of pathogens, wh...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2024/v34i91485
Yao Konan Mathurin, Kambire Ollo, Yoro Thierry Dezay, Traore Safiatou & Rose Koffi-Nevry·Asian Food Science Journal·2021
Aims: The present work is part of a sanitary quality control of market garden products in Korhogo. The objective of this study was to know the microbiological quality of tomatoes (Solanum lycopersicum L.) sold on the markets of the city of Korhogo. Place and Duration of Study: Th...
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Research Article10.9734/afsj/2021/v20i1030355
The experiment was aimed at comparing the effect of preservation methods on proximate, vitamins and mineral composition of fresh, blanched and dried tomatoes. The tomatoes samples were divided into three; fresh, blanched and dried tomatoes. The research was conducted at the Depa...
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Research Article10.9734/afsj/2020/v18i430223
A study was conducted to assess the performance of evaporative coolers for the storage of fruits and vegetables. Two evaporative coolers [Aluminum-cladded burnt-clay-brick evaporative cooler (ABBEC) and non-cladded burnt-clay-brick evaporative cooler (NBBEC)] for the storage of f...
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Research Article10.9734/afsj/2019/v11i330063
This study investigated the microorganisms associated with the deterioration of fresh tomato, Lycopersicum esculentum, stored at ambient temperature. A total of 60 tomatoes obtained from three different markets in Owerri metropolis, Nigeria were sampled and a total of 134 bacteri...
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Research Article10.9734/MRJI/2018/45193