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Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization
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3 papers
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Emily Kipsura, Robert Koech, Simon Mwangi…·Christine C. Bii
This study compares the biochemical composition of tea extracts from different solvents, finding that ethyl acetate yields high polyphenols, methylene chloride isolates caffeine, and water provides high yield for polyphenols.
Robert Koech, Pelly M. Malebe, Christopher Nyarukowa…·Zeno Apostolides
The paper evaluates genome-enabled prediction models for black tea quality and drought tolerance traits using genomic data from segregating populations and validation cultivars.
Robert Koech, Richard Mose, Samson Machohi Kamunya, Zeno Apostolides
This study combines linkage and association mapping to identify QTLs associated with black tea quality and drought tolerance traits, finding additional QTLs related to secondary metabolites and abiotic stress.