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Porous Polyethylene Composite as Biomass Carrier for Red Pigment Production Using Monosodium Glutamate Wastewater as Medium
(American Scientific Publishers, 2012-10-01)
Abundant acidic wastewater from monosodium glutamate production is difficult to treat, leading to serious water pollution. Utilization of monosodium glutamate wastewater (MSGW) with high concentration of COD (33170 mg/L) ...
Adherence to Iron-Folic Acid Supplementation and Associated Factors among Pregnant Women in Kasulu Communities in North-Western Tanzania
(Hindawi, 2020-06-05)
Introduction. Pregnant women are at a high risk of anaemia, with iron-folate deficiency being the most common cause of anaemia
among pregnant women. Despite the well-known importance of iron and folic acid supplementation ...
Allelopathic Effects of Sphaeranthus suaveolens on Seed Germination and Seedling Growth of Phaseolus vulgaris and Oryza sativa
(Hindawi, 2021-02-15)
Weeds with allelopathic effect have been reported to cause significant damage in agriculture particularly in smallholder farming
systems. ,is study assessed the allelopathic effects of different concentrations of crude ...
Characterization of rhizobacteria and their formulation into biofertilizers for potato (solanum tuberosum l.) growth promotion in Tanzania
(NM-AIST, 2021-07)
Rhizobacteria and their plant growth-promoting (PGP activities have widely been investigated as
biofertilizers for many crops but rarely for the potato (Solanum tuberosum L.). In the present
study, potato-grown soils ...
Effects of tobacco nicotine on maize yield and soil bacteria in Tabora western Tanzania
(NM-AIST, 2020-05)
Tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum L.) is globally known to be a primary source of nicotine
worldwide. This study was conducted to determine the effects of nicotine on the rhizosphere
and subsequent maize crop yield. Pot experiments ...
Ecology of bulinid snail intermediate hosts and transmission of schistosoma haematobium among school aged children in Shinyanga district, Tanzania
(2020-02)
This study investigated transmission of Schistosoma haematobium through longitudinal
parasitological, malacological and human water contact surveys. Urine samples collected
from school children were examined for S. ...
Epidemiology and impact of foot-and-mouth disease in districts located along the Uganda and Tanzania border
(2020-03)
The Uganda-Tanzania border area lies within the main risk areas for foot-and-mouth disease
(FMD) circulation. With the introduction of the progressive control pathway for FMD in
eastern Africa, reliable information on ...
Development of bio-pesticide for management of spodoptera frugiperda (j. e. smith) and other lepidoptera pests of maize in Tanzania
(NM-AIST, 2020-03)
This study was conducted to evaluate the infestation levels and develop management option
for a Lepidoptera namely fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda J. E. Smith). The survey
was carried out in three regions of northern ...
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 ...
Characterization of aeromonads and development of vaccine candidate from aeromonas hydrophila isolated from tilapia fish farms in Tanzania
(NM-AIST, 2020-06)
Tanzania produces less than half of the country annual demand in fish. Therefore, there is an
urgent need to produce more fish, particularly through fish farming. However, aeromonads
infections cause major lose in ...