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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 ...
The importance of nutrient hotspots for grazing ungulates in a Miombo ecosystem, Tanzania
(PLOS ONE, 2020-03-30)
While movement patterns of grazing ungulates are strongly dependent on forage quality their use of nutrient hotspots such as termite mounds or grazing lawns has rarely been quantified, especially in savanna ecosystems where ...
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 ...
Environmental and genotypes influence on seed iron and zinc levels of landraces and improved varieties of common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) in Tanzania
(Elsevier, 2020-05)
Phaseolus vulgaris L. (common bean) is a grain legume rich in proteins and micronutrients particularly iron and zinc. This study determined the concentration of iron and zinc in 99 common bean genotypes (landraces and ...
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 ...
Whole-Genome Sequences of Three Plant Growth-Promoting Rhizobacteria Isolated from Solanum tuberosum L. Rhizosphere in Tanzania.
(American Society for Microbiology, 2020-05-14)
We present here the complete genome sequences of plant growth-promoting sp. strain MPUS7, sp. strain NGAS9, and sp. strain LUTT5, isolated from rhizosphere soils and tubers of potato ( L.) plants growing in the northern ...
Potential of probiotics from fermented cereal-based beverages in improving health of poor people in Africa
(Springer Nature Switzerland AG., 2020-04-17)
Milk and milk products; particularly yoghurts have almost exclusively been used as media for probiotic delivery to human being for a very long time. Despite health benefits such products have to humans; that include supply ...
Bionomics of the African Apefly (Spalgis lemolea) as A Potential Natural Enemy of the Papaya Mealybug (Paracoccus marginatus) in Tanzania
(MDPI, 2020-04-14)
The African apefly (Spalgis lemolea Druce) is a potential natural enemy of the papaya mealybug (Paracoccus marginatus Williams and Granara de Willink). We studied the life history of apeflies in the laboratory at a temperature ...
Conservation and Management Challenges Facing a Medicinal Plant Zanthoxylum chalybeum in Simanjiro Area, Northern Tanzania
(MDPI, 2020-05-19)
The information on the medicinal use, availability, challenges, and future conservation strategies for the medicinal plant Zanthoxylum chalybeum were gathered by using a semi-structured questionnaire, focused group ...
Extracts of Common Pesticidal Plants Increase Plant Growth and Yield in Common Bean Plants.
(MDPI, 2020-01-23)
Common bean () is an important food and cash crop in many countries. Bean crop yields in sub-Saharan Africa are on average 50% lower than the global average, which is largely due to severe problems with pests and diseases ...