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Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences
Department of Food Science

Taylor, JRN

PhD(CNAA) DSc(Pret) Post Grad Cert Educ(Nottingham) - Professor

NRF Rating: B1

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Contact Details:

Telephone number: 012 420 4296
Fax number: 012 420 2839
E-mail address: john.taylor@up.ac.za

Research Interests:

The influence of cooking processes on the ultrastructural components of plant seeds

Grain quality

Value addition to underutilized SA foodstuffs

Research Output:

Research articles in refereed specialist journals:

Taylor JRN, Emmambux MN: 2010. Developments in our understanding of sorghum polysaccharides and their health benefits. Cereal Chemistry, 87 (4), pp 263-271.

Siwela M, Taylor JRN, de Milliano WAJ, Duodu KG: 2010. Influence of phenolics in finger millet on grain and malt fungal load, and malt quality. Food Chemistry, 121, pp 443-449.

Nuwamanya E, Baguma Y, Emmambux MN, Taylor JRN, Rubaihayo P: 2010. Physicochemical and functional characteristics of cassava starch in Ugandan varieties and their progenies. Journal of Plant Breeding and Crop Science, 2 (1), pp 1-11, Full Text

Chapters in books:

Henley EC, Taylor JRN, Obukosia SD: 2010. The Importance of Dietary Protein in Human Health: Combating Protein Deficiency in Sub-Saharan Africa through Transgenic Biofortified Sorghum. In Advances in Food and Nutrition Research, (2), Academic Press - Elsevier, pp 21-52.

Taylor JRN, Duodu KG: 2010. Sorghum and millets: Characteristics and quality requirements. In Cereal Grains: Assessing and Managing Quality, (10), CRC Press and Woodhead Publishing, pp 237-266.

 

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