Browsing Life sciences and Bio-engineering by Subject "Research Subject Categories::FORESTRY, AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES and LANDSCAPE PLANNING"
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Assessing the accessibility, conservation and production of fodder for livestock for the agro pastoral societies in Magu district, Tanzania.
(NM_AIST, 2023-08)The access to adequate and high-quality livestock fodder has become a great challenge which in turn threatens the sustainability of the agro pastoral societies in Magu district. This study was done to assess the ... -
Balancing African Elephant Conservation with Human Well-Being in Rombo Area, Tanzania
(Hindawi Advances in Ecology, 2017-05-31)The critical assessment of the nature and extent of human-elephant conflict (HEC) and its impact on conservation efforts are essential if we are to meet the challenges related to extinction of local population, as well ... -
Connectivity between land, water, and people: integrating process concepts and assessment evidence across disciplines for co-design of soil erosion solutions
(Authorea, 2020-04-20)Soil resources in East Africa are being rapidly depleted by erosion, threatening food-, water- and livelihood security in the region. Here we demonstrate how integration of evidence from natural and social sciences has ... -
A deconvolutional Bayesian mixing model approach for river basin sediment source apportionment
(Scientific Reports, 2018-08-30)Increasing complexity in human-environment interactions at multiple watershed scales presents major challenges to sediment source apportionment data acquisition and analysis. Herein, we present a step-change in the ... -
Detection and management of phytophthora infestans on tomato in Iringa and Arusha regions, Tanzania
(NM-AIST, 2019-04)A study was conducted in Iringa and Arusha regions of Tanzania to determine the status of the of Late blight disease (LBD) on tomato and effect of synthetic fungicides on the disease. Leaf samples with symptoms of the LBD ... -
Efficacy of land use designation in protecting habitat in the miombo woodlands: Insights from Tanzania
(Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, 2017-03-17)Loss of natural landscapes surrounding major conservation areas compromise their future and threaten long-term conservation. We evaluate the effectiveness of fully and lesser protected areas within Katavi-Rukwa and ... -
Evaluation of maize accessions for diversity, yield and tolerance to maize lethal necrosis disease in Tanzania
(NM-AIST, 2017-12)Maize (Zea mays L.) is among the most important crops in Tanzania with still low average yield of 1.2 metric tonnes per hectare as compared with potential yields of 4 to 5 metric tonnes per hectare. Low yield is due to a ... -
Extracts from Field Margin Weeds Provide Economically Viable and Environmentally Benign Pest Control Compared to Synthetic Pesticides
(Plos One, 2015-11-23)Plants with pesticidal properties have been investigated for decades as alternatives to synthetics, but most progress has been shown in the laboratory. Consequently, research on pesticidal plants is failing to address ... -
Honeybees’ foraging patterns and their relation to honey antimicrobial activity
(NM-AIST, 2023-06)Honeybees’ existence is highly influenced by the availability of their preferred foraging plants. This study assessed honeybees’ foraging patterns and their relationship to honey antimicrobial activity in Same ... -
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 ... -
Integrating evidence of land use and land cover change for land management policy formulation along the Kenya-Tanzania borderlands
(Elsevier, 2019-11)This paper presents an overview of the scientific evidence providing insights into long term ecosystem and social dynamics across the northern Tanzania and southern Kenya borderlands. The data sources covered a range from ... -
Maize store‒time marketing model for northern zone of Tanzania
(NM-AIST, 2019-04)This study was carried out to create a marketing model that integrate maize store-time with five storage methods namely Perdue Improved Cowpeas Storage bags (PICS), Metal Drums, Kihenge, Polyethylene bags with insecticides ... -
Mapping QTL for bruchid resistance in rice bean (Vigna umbellata)
(Springer Netherlands, 2016-06)The damage caused to stored seed by bruchids (Callosobruchus maculatus) is considered to be a major production constraint in rice bean (Vigna umbellata). Breeding for genetically determined resistance is the most environmentally ... -
Morphological screening and farmers’ acceptability of selected lablab bean (lablab purpureus) accessions in Moshi district, Tanzania
(NM-AIST, 2019-04)A set of 41 lablab bean accessions were evaluated based on morphological characteristics and farmers’ participatory selection was performed based on agronomic and sensory traits. An experimental plot was laid down in ... -
The potential of field margin pesticidal plants on bean production and ecosystem services in Arusha, Tanzania
(NM-AIST, 2017-12)An experiment was undertaken in NM-AIST farms in Arusha Tanzania from January to July 2017 to assess the potential of pesticidal plants on supporting the beneficial insects, controlling pests’ and influencing bean growth ...