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Increasing agricultural soil phosphate (P) status influences water P levels in paddy farming areas: Their implication on environmental quality
(Elsevier Ltd., 2022-10-03)Intensive paddy farming activities involve higher use of irrigation water and agrochemicals to increase crop productivity per unit area. However, a practice may result in environmental challenges due to nutrient loss and ... -
Indigenous vegetables: a sustainable approach to improve micronutrient adequacy in Tanzanian women of childbearing age
(Springer Nature, 2021-02-02)Background/objectives Increasing dietary diversity is a viable strategy for addressing micronutrient malnutrition in women of childbearing age (WCA) from low-income countries. Recently, it has been demonstrated that some ... -
Infant and Young Child Feeding Practices and Mycotoxin Contamination of Complementary Food Ingredients in Kongwa District, Tanzania
(Elsevier, 2023-02)Background: Inadequate infant and young child feeding (IYCF) practices in low income countries contribute to poor child growth and development. Objectives: To assess IYCF practices and mycotoxin contamination in complementary ... -
Infestation assessment of banana weevil (cosmopolites sordidus germar) in different banana-based farming systems in Arusha and Kilimanjaro regions, Tanzania
(NM-AIST, 2017-12)The present study was conducted to determine population size, infestation level and farmer’s understanding of banana weevils in different banana-based farming systems (BFS) namely banana monoculture, banana-beans, banana-coffee ... -
Influence of cattle movement, ecological and risk factors on trypanosome infections of cattle in Simanjiro and Monduli districts, Tanzania
(NM-AIST, 2020-03)African animal trypanosomiasis is a neglected tropical disease with significant impacts on pastoral community livelihoods. This study sought to determine the influence of seasonal cattle movements and risk factors including ... -
Influence of farmers’ socio- economic characteristics on nutrient flow and implications for system sustainability in smallholdings: a review
(Frontiers in social science, 2023-04-14)The rise in global human population, coupled with the effects of climate change, has increased the demand for arable land. Soil fertility has been the most affected, among other things. Many approaches to soil fertility ... -
Influence of farmers’ socio-economic characteristics on nutrient flow and implications for system sustainability in smallholdings: a review
(Frontiers, 2023-04-14)The rise in global human population, coupled with the effects of climate change, has increased the demand for arable land. Soil fertility has been the most affected, among other things. Many approaches to soil fertility ... -
Influence of fluoride on the prevalence of diabetes mellitus in selected fluoride endemic areas of Tanzania
(International Journal of Biosciences, 2019-11-15)Diabetes Mellitus prevalence in developing countries and globally is on the increase due to various factors and its association with excessive fluoride contamination is not much elucidated. This study aims to determine ... -
Influence of Land Cover and Host Species on Trypanosome Infection in Cattle and its Socio-Economic Impacts to Pastoralists of the Maasai Steppe, Tanzania
(Journal of Infectious Diseases and Epidemiology, 2020-01-27)Introduction Trypanosome infections result into trypanosomosis in cattle and this is an infection detrimental to pastoralist income. The patterns of transmission are thought to be influenced by ecological factors including ... -
Influence of Metal Oxides Nanoparticles on Pathogenicity of Steinernema carpocapsae Nematodes Against Lepidopteran Galleria mellonella
(American Scientific Publishers, 2020-03-01)Entomopathogenic nematodes (EPNs) have been cited as a safe and effective method for pest management. Their virulence against lepidopterans and other foliar pest has been demonstrated in the laboratory, but achieving field ... -
Influence of Nicotine Released in Soils to the Growth of Subsequent Maize Crop, Soil Bacteria and Fung
(International Journal of Agriculture and Biology, 2019)Nicotine is a major secondary metabolite of tobacco plant. Nicotine is secreted from the tobacco plant roots, while it is stored in leaf vacuoles. However, some amount of nicotine is released to the soil environment ... -
Influence of Rhizobia Inoculation and supplementation with phosphorus and potassium in soybean-maize intercropping system
(NM-AIST, 2017-12)A field experiment was carried out at Tanzania Coffee Research Institute (TaCRI) farm, for two consecutive years (2015 and 2016). The objective of this study was to assess the effects of cropping systems, Rhizobium inoculation ... -
Influence of Seasonal Cattle Movement on Prevalence of Trypanosome Infections in Cattle in the Maasai Steppe, Tanzania
(Journal of Infectious Diseases and Epidemiology, 2019)Animal African Trypanosomosis is a Neglected Tropical Disease with significant impacts to pastoral community livelihoods. Our study sought to determine the influence of seasonal cattle movements on the prevalence of ... -
Influence of Tobacco Plant on Macronutrient Levels in Sandy Soils
(MDPI, 2020-03-19)Tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum L.) is associated with great uptake of soil macronutrients. Following the need to understand the macronutrients levels before and after tobacco cultivation, research was conducted in loamy sand ... -
Influence of Water Stress and Rhizobial Inoculation on Accumulation of Proline in Selected Cultivars of Phaseolus vulgaris (L.)
(International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences, 2017)A two season field experiment and a single season screen house experiment were conducted to assess the effect of water stress periods and rhizobial inoculation in five (5) P. vulgaris (L.) cultivars. The experiment ... -
Influence of water, sanitation and hygiene interventionson common infections and nutritional status amongunder-five children in semi-pastoral communities, Arusha
(NM-AIST, 2019-03)Under-nutrition and common infections among children aged below five years in semi-pastoral communities of northern Tanzania could be contributed by poor water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) practices. The burden of these ... -
Influence of Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Practices on Common Infections among Under-Five Children in Longido and Monduli Districts of Arusha, Tanzania.
(Hindawi, 2017-09-25)The study aimed at assessing water, sanitation, and hygiene practices and their influence on infectious diseases among under-five children in semipastoral communities of Arusha. The study was cross-sectional in design. ... -
Innate Immune Genes Associated With Newcastle Disease Virus Load in Chick Embryos From Inbred and Outbred Lines
(Frontiers in Microbiology, 2019-06-20)Newcastle disease virus (NDV) causes substantial economic losses to smallholder farmers in low- and middle-income countries with high levels of morbidity and mortality in poultry flocks. Previous investigations have suggested ... -
Insect pollination is important in a smallholder bean farming system.
(PeerJ, 2020-10-20)Many crops are dependent on pollination by insects. Habitat management in agricultural landscapes can support pollinator services and even augment crop production. Common bean ( L.) is an important legume for the livelihoods ... -
Insect visitation and pollination networks across traditional rangeland management categories in a Northern Tanzanian rangeland
(Elsevier B.V., 2023-07-17)The structure of pollination networks is critical to ecosystem stability and functioning. We investigated pollinator-plant interactions to understand the foraging preference and develop pollination networks in a semi-arid ...