Effects of grazing management practices, topographic position, and land cover type on soil organic carbon fractions in semi-arid rangelands of Kenya.

Background: This study evaluated the effects of grazing management practices, topographic position, and land cover types on mineral-associated organic carbon (MAOC) and particulate organic carbon (POC) in a semi-arid rangeland of Kenya. Research was conducted at Mpala Research Centre (controlled grazing) and Ilmotiok Community Group Ranch (continuous grazing) in Laikipia County. A factorial experimental design with a split-plot arrangement was used in this study.

Effects of changing farming practices in African agriculture.

Information on the effects of changing agricultural management on crop and livestock performance is critical for developing evidence-based policies, investments, and programs. Evidence for Resilient Agriculture (ERA) v1.0.

Simulation of transient heat transfer during forced convection cooling of cocoyam (L.) Schott tubers.

In this study, a prediction model based on transient heat transfer was modified and validated using experimental data. The time required to cool tubers from field temperature of 30 ± 2 °C to the target storage temperature of 12 ± 0.2 °C was predicted directly from the model.

Effect of humidity on aflatoxin contamination for selected African leafy vegetables.

In this study, the aflatoxin contamination level of selected freshly harvested and dried African leafy vegetables was investigated after inoculation with spores and incubation at 32%, 74%, 84%, and 96% static relative humidity. The study question was whether growth on selected vegetables: , and can produce aflatoxins. The experiment was replicated thrice and a control sample was included for each replicate.