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Agro-Morphological Exploration of Some Unexplored Wild Vigna Legumes for Domestication
(MDPI, 2020-01-13)
The domestication of novel or hitherto wild food crops is quickly becoming one of the
most popular approaches in tackling the challenges associated with sustainable food crop production,
especially in this era, where ...
Physicochemical Properties, Fatty Acid Composition, and the Effect of Heating on the Reduction of Cyclopropenoid Fatty Acids on Baobab (Adansonia digitata L.) Crude Seed Oil
(Hindawi, 2020-12-14)
The baobab seed oil has been consumed by humans due to its medicinal and nutrient values for many years. However, the
consumption of baobab seed oil has been perceived by different communities as a health risk caused by ...
Linking rhizosphere bacterial diversity and soil fertility in tobacco plants under different soil types and cropping pattern in Tanzania: A pilot study
(Heliyon, 2020-07-08)
Tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum L.), one of the major crop plants in Tanzania, cropping affects the level of soil fertility, but the reason has not been known. Plant rhizosphere plays an important role in affecting soil fertility ...
Quality Assessment of Formulated Osmotically Dehydrated Cashew Apple (Anacardium occidentale L.) Slices Dried using Hot air and Solar Driers
(International Journal of Biosciences, 2020-12-28)
Cashew apples are rich in phytochemicals particularly vitamin C and yet are highly underutilized in low
technological countries. This study investigated the effect of drying methods on quality attributes of osmotically
...
Correlates of diarrhea and stunting among under-five children in Ruvuma, Tanzania; a hospital-based cross-sectional study
(Elsevier, 2020-07)
Undernutrition affects 20% of children under five in the developing world. Stunting is a form of undernutrition when children have low height for their age. Global prevalence of stunting in 2019 was 21.4%, while current ...
Challenges and opportunities toward sustainable consumption and value addition of cashew apples in Tanzania
(SAGE Publications, 2020-07-31)
Cashew apple is an important healthy fruit due to its high nutrient contents, particularly vitamin C. However, its full potential is yet to be realized in low technological countries. This paper explores farmers’ consumption ...
Performance analysis of an improved solar dryer integrated with multiple metallic solar concentrators for drying fruits
(Elsevier Ltd., 2020-07-01)
Reducing postharvest losses (PHL) of fresh perishable agro-produce is a key strategic pathway to increasing incomes, food and nutrition security in East Africa. In response, an improved Hybrid Indirect Passive (HIP) solar ...
Mechanisms for salmonella infection and potential management options in chicken
(The Journal of Animal and Plant Sciences, 2020-03-02)
Salmonella enterica is the largest species in genus Salmonella with its serovars responsible for infection in chickens and
other warm-blooded hosts. After oral ingestion, Salmonella penetrates the mucosal layer of the ...
Molecular detection of Coxiella burnetii infection in small mammals from Moshi Rural and Urban Districts, northern Tanzania.
(John Wiley & Sons Ltd, 2020-12-05)
Coxiella burnetii is an obligate intracellular bacterium that causes Q fever, a zoonotic disease of public health importance. In northern Tanzania, Q fever is a known cause of human febrile illness, but little is known ...
Protocol for the trial to establish a causal linkage between mycotoxin exposure and child stunting: a cluster randomized trial.
(BMC Public Health, 2020-05-01)
Background: The number of stunted children has fallen globally but continues to increase in Africa. Stunting is
estimated to contribute to 14–17% of child deaths under 5 years of age and is a risk factor for poor cognitive ...