Mrs Christinah Matsuane
Senior Lecturer
Faculty of Agriculture
Department of Crop and Soil Sciences (CSS)
Dr Matsuane is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, BUAN. She has teaching experience of more than 10 years in the field of fruit and vegetable production. She lectures undergraduate students and supervises their research projects. During her postgraduate studies, she worked on production and its nutrition of papaya and strawberries. She was recently nominated as a research scholar by the Young Female Scientist Programme (UNCTAD) where she researched on gibberellin effects on grapes quality at Okayama University, Japan.
- Horticulture
- Fruit and Vegetable Production,
- Postharvest Physiology
- Plant Propagation
Hemp research project
Matsuane, C., Kiage, B.N., Karanja, J., Kavoo, A.M. & Rimberia, F.K. (2023). Hypolipidaemic Effects of Papaya (Carica papaya L.) Juice on Rats Fed on a High Fat and Fructose Diet. Journal of Nutritional Science, 12(e76); 1-6
Matsuane, C., Kavoo, A.M., Kiage, B.N., Karanja, J. & Rimberia, F.K. (2023). Quality Changes in Papaya Fruit Under Different Storage Temperatures and Duration. Journal of Agriculture, Science and Technology, 22(3): 64-78
Matsuane, C., Kavoo, A.M., Kiage, B.N., Karanja. J. & Rimberia, F.K. (2023). Nutrient Content and Biochemical Analysis of Papaya (Carica papaya L.) Hybrids Grown in Central Kenya. Plant Science Today, 10(2): 263–8
Matsuane, C., Oseni, T.O and Masarirambi, M.T. (2016). Effects of Gibberellic Acid on the Growth, Fruit Yield and Quality of Strawberry (Fragaria × ananassa) in a subtropical environment. UNISWA Journal of Agriculture, 19:44-60
Matsuane, C., Oseni, T.O and Masarirambi, M.T. (2016). Effects of Crop Biolife on the Growth, Fruit Yield and Quality of Strawberry (Fragaria × ananassa) in a subtropical environment. UNISWA Journal of Agriculture, 19: 61-77
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