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    • Carrot-Weed: A Noxious Plant That Threatens Biodiversity in Africa 

      Mtenga, Neema; Tarimo, Thadeo; Ndakidemi, Patrick; Mbega, Ernest (Scientific Research Publishing, 2019-03-20)
      Carrot-weed ( Parthenium hysterophorous L.) is a flowering plant of the As- teraceae family (tribe: Heliantheae). The weed became famous due to its no- torious invasive role in the environment and agricultural fields. ...
    • Status of sucking insect pests in cashew growing locations of South and Central Zones, Tanzania 

      Assenga, Bobnoel; Masawe, Peter; Tarimo, Thadeo; Kapinga, Fortunus; Mbega, Ernest (International Journal of Biosciences, 2020-04-14)
      Cashew (Anacardium occidentale L.) is an economically important cash crop for many rural households in Tanzania. However, its production is constrained by some insect pests and diseases. As a precondition for the development ...