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Detection and characterization of cashew leaf and nut blight-causing fungi in Southern and Eastern Tanzania
(NM-AIST, 2019-03)
Cashew (Anacardium occidentale L.) is an important crop for export, income and nutrition in Tanzania. However, its productivity is not optimal due to a number of factors including, growing un-improved cashew genotypes, ...
Evaluation of anti-cancer potential of crude extracts of Annona senegalensis Pers. and Allophylus africanus P Beauv.
(NM-AIST, 2019-10)
The medicinal plants Annona senegalensis Pers. and Allophylus africanus P Beav. are
traditionally used for the treatment of cancer in Tanzania. However, there is no scientific
documentation on their therapeutic ...
Wild herbivore vigilance and grass regrowth under livestock grazing in Ngorongoro, Tanzania
(NM-AIST, 2019-04)
Pastoralists consider wildlife the biggest competitors over resources for livestock while little
is known about the potentially positive or negative behavioural effects that livestock can have
on wildlife when foraging ...
Sustainability of the innovation platforms and associations among smallholder dairy farmers in Lushoto and Korogwe districts, Tanzania
(2019-04)
The study examines the sustainability of the innovation platforms (IPs) and associations among smallholder dairy farmers in Lushoto and Korogwe districts in Tanzania. Specifically, the study has characterized dairy IPs and ...
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 ...
Yield and economic viability of intercropping jute mallow (Corchorus Olitorius) with cereals in selected locations of Tanzania
(2020-04)
This study was conducted to evaluate the yield and economic viability of intercropping Jute
mallow with different cereal crop combinations so that farmers can maximize land use and
crop resources for improved crop ...
Effects of pesticidal plants on legume pollinators’ attraction in the field and bruchids control in storage
(NM-AIST, 2019-04)
A randomized complete block design was used to set up field and storage experiments to evaluate the effects of pesticidal plants on common bean pollinators’ attraction in the field and Callosobruchus maculatus control in ...
Evaluation of schistosomacidal activity of lannea schimperi and searsia longipes stem bark extracts
(NM-AIST, 2019-04)
Schistosomiasis is one of the chronic threatening but neglected parasitic disease caused by trematode worms under genus schistosoma. Praziquantel is the only drug recommended by WHO for the treatment of all forms of human ...
Manure management and utilization practices for enhancing smallholder dairy farming productivity in Lushoto and Korogwe districts, Tanzania
(NM-AIST, 2019-02)
The use of cattle manure in agricultural fields improves soil quality and contributes to nutrient recycling when applied back to the soil compared with synthetic fertilizers that are associated with high cost and limited ...
Determining aflatoxins contamination in locally processed peanut butter using fluorometry and hplc in Arusha city, Tanzania
(NM-AIST, 2019-02)
Food poisoning with mycotoxins produced by fungi is a global food safety issue. The consumption of mycotoxin-contaminated foods is responsible for several foodborne diseases outbreak worldwide. While peanuts are an important ...