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Wild Mushrooms from Tanzania: Characterization and their Importance to the Rural Communities
(Current Research in Environmental & Applied Mycology, 2015-10)Tanzania has a rich diversity of wild mushrooms, both edible and inedible which are used as food and medicinal resources. Despite of their nutritional and medicinal importance, few studies have been done on their ... -
Managing Semi-Arid Rangelands for Carbon Storage: Grazing and Woody Encroachment Effects on Soil Carbon and Nitrogen.
(PLOS ONE, 2015-10-13)High grazing intensity and wide-spread woody encroachment may strongly alter soil carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) pools. However, the direction and quantity of these changes have rarely been quantified in East African savanna ... -
Prospects of Biotechnology in Grape Breeding
(Journal of Advances in Agriculture, 2015-10-19)Genetic improvement of grape cultivars to obtain high quality wine and table grape varieties by conventional breeding methods has been difficult and time consuming. The elite grape varieties developed by conventional ... -
Genetic diversity of grapevine (Vitis vinifera L.) from Tanzania as revealed by ISSR markers
(Journal of Advances in Agriculture, 2015-10-19)Grapevine (Vitis viniferaL.) is a perennial horticultural crop which is used worldwide for production of wine, table grapes, dried fruits and grape juice. In spite of its importance as a cash crop, the purity of each variety ... -
Screening for resistance of grape varieties to powdery mildew (Erysiphe necator) disease
(Journal of Advances in Agriculture, 2015-10-20)This study was conducted to evaluate the susceptibility of grapevine varieties to powdery mildew. Powdery mildew is a disease caused by a fungal, Erysiphe necator, and an obligate parasite of grapevine (Vitis vinifera L.). ... -
Prevalence of Hypertension and Associated Risk Factors among Maasai Communities in Simanjiro, Tanzania
(Archives of Current Research International, 2015-10-30)Aims: This study was conducted within a rural pastoral community of Maasai in Simanjiro District of Tanzania to determine prevalence of hypertension and its determinants. Study Design: This study was a population based ... -
Feeding practices and nutrient content of complementary meals in rural central Tanzania: implications for dietary adequacy and nutritional status
(Kulwa et al. BMC Pediatrics, 2015-11-06)Background: Stunting and micronutrient deficiencies are significant health problems among infants and young children in rural Tanzania. Objective of the study was to assess feeding practices, nutrient content of complementary ... -
Risk Factors of Type 2 Diabetes among Maasai Pastoral Communities in Simanjiro, Tanzania
(Open Access Library Journal, 2015-11-13)Background: The prevalence of non-communicable diseases in particular diabetes is rising worldwide especially in low income countries. Information on the risk factors at the community level is of paramount importance to ... -
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 ... -
Quantifying the Occurrence and Ameliorating the Properties of Non-responsive Soils by Inorganic and Organic Fertilizers
(International Journal of Plant & Soil Science, 2015-11-30)Conventionally, crop production in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) depends primarily on natural soil nutrients. Application of inorganic and organic fertilizers is an important way for maximizing agriculture in SSA that targets ... -
Molecular Detection of Group A Rotavirus in Children under Five in Urban and Peri-urban Arusha, Tanzania
(British Journal of Medicine & Medical Research, 2015-12-16)age of five years worldwide. However, very little information is available on Rotavirus status in Tanzania. Aims: The project aimed at investigating Rotavirus infection in Tanzanian children to reflect prevalence post ... -
Nanomedicine: Past, present and future - A global perspective.
(Elsevier Inc, 2015-12-18)Nanomedicine is an emerging and rapidly evolving field and includes the use of nanoparticles for diagnosis and therapy of a variety of diseases, as well as in regenerative medicine. In this mini-review, leaders in the field ... -
Comparison of antibiotic resistant Escherichia coli obtained from drinking water sources in northern Tanzania: a cross-sectional study
(BMC Microbiology, 2016)Background: Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a growing and significant threat to public health on a global scale. Escherichia coli comprises Gram-negative, fecal-borne pathogenic and commensal bacteria that are ... -
Demonstrative effects of crude extracts of Desmodium spp. to fight against the invasive weed species Tagetes minuta
(Elsevier, 2016)Threats on native flora and fauna by invasive plant species represent one of the main conservation and management challenges in rangelands. Methods that are both effective and ecologically safe to suppress invasives ... -
Load and Prevalence of Antimicrobial-Resistant Escherichia coli from Fresh Goat Meat in Arusha, Tanzania
(Journal of Food Protection, 2016)Given the potential public health risks associated with a burgeoning goat meat industry in Tanzania, we estimated the load of Escherichia coli and the prevalence of antibiotic-resistant strains for goat meat by using a ... -
Prevalence Of Brucellosis In Livestock And Incidences In Humans In East Africaprevalence Of Brucellosis In Livestock And Incidences In Humans In East Africa
(African Crop Science Journal, 2016)Brucellosis is an emerging zoonotic disease that poses a threat to both livestock and public health in east Africa. There are several reports of occurrence of the disease in livestock populations especially in Tanzania ... -
IncF Plasmids Are Commonly Carried by Antibiotic Resistant Escherichia coli Isolated from Drinking Water Sources in Northern Tanzania
(Hindawi Publishing Corporation International Journal of Microbiology, 2016)The aim of this study was to identify the replicon types of plasmids, conjugation efficiencies, and the complement of antibiotic resistance genes for a panel of multidrug resistant E. coli isolates from surface waters in ... -
Solar-Drying of Vegetables for Micronutrients Retention and Product Diversification
(American Journal of Research Communication, 2016)Micronutrients retention of solar-dried vegetables were studied with an aim of increasing iron, zinc and β-carotene bioaccessibility as well as product diversification. Iron, zinc and β-carotene contents in fresh and dried ... -
Prevalence of Antibiotic-Resistant Fecal Escherichia coli Isolates from Penned Broiler and Scavenging Local Chickens in Arusha, Tanzania
(Journal of Food Protection, 2016)We compared the prevalence of antibiotic-resistant Escherichia coli isolates from household-level producers of broiler (commercial source breeds) and local chickens in the Arusha District of Tanzania. Households were ... -
Chemical composition of ethanolic extracts of some wild mushrooms from Tanzania and their medicinal potentials
(Begell House Inc., 2016)The ethanolic extracts of 5 edible and inedible wild mushrooms collected from the Southern Highlands of Tanzania were characterized by gas chromatography–mass spectrometry. A total of 75 chemical compounds were obtained, ...