Enzyme assisted juice extraction from Dacryodes macrophylla as a potential bio-resource for wine production.

Atom fruit () is a Non-timber Forest Product (NTFP) that comprises a large seed, thick pulp, and a thin hard outer covering. The structural component of its cell wall and thick pulp make it difficult in extracting the juice. Also, fruit is greatly underutilized, therefore the need to process and transform it into other value-added products.

Effect of Modified Greenhouse Drying Technology on the Physicochemical Quality of Cameroonian Cocoa Beans.

Several benefits give credence to the importance of maintaining the reference values of the physicochemical properties of cocoa beans at all stages along the cocoa chain. Every drying method confers significant effects on quality with implications on demand and prices. In this work, the modified greenhouse dryers were tested as potential equipment for the production of high quality cocoa beans.

Abundances and flux estimates of volatile organic compounds from a dairy cowshed in Germany.

Animal husbandry and manure treatment have been specifically documented as significant sources of methane, ammonia, nitrous oxide, and particulate matter. Although volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are also produced, much less information exists concerning their impact. We report on chemical ionization mass spectrometry and photo-acoustic spectroscopy measurements of mixing ratios of VOCs over a 2-wk measurement period in a large cowshed at the Federal Agricultural Research Centre (FAL) in Mariensee, Germany.