Browsing Journal Articles by Author "Kivaisi, Amelia"

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Evaluation of Enzymatic Activity during Vegetative Growth and Fruiting of Pleurotus HK 37 on Agave sisalana Saline Solid Waste

Muthangya, Mutemi; Mshandete, Antony M.; Hashim, Suhaila O.; Amana, Mzee J.; Kivaisi, Amelia (2013)

Mushroom cultivation is an effective method for the production of nutritional food in addition to offering a holistic approach to agro waste management by utilization of the abundant lignocellulosic waste including sisal ...
Nutritional and antioxidant analysis of pleurotus hk 37 grown on agave sisalana saline solid waste

Muthangya, Mutemi; Mshandete, Antony M.; Amana, Mzee J.; Hashim, Suhaila O.; Kivaisi, Amelia (Universal Research Publications, 2014)

Mushrooms consumed in recent times have increased both in the amounts as well as the number of species consumed. The main bioactive components in mushroom are phenolic compounds, ascorbic acid, β-carotene and lycopene. ...
Optimization of Pleurotus Mushroom Cultivation on Saline Sisal Solid Waste

Muthangya, Mutemi; Hashim, Suhaila O.; Amana, Mzee J.; Mshandete, Antony M.; Kivaisi, Amelia (2013)

Mushrooms are a primary part of managing solid waste, building organic soil and returning minerals to the soil. Sisal processing in Kenya generates an estimated 611,875 tonnes of solid waste annually, which is discarded ...

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