The objective of this study was to isolate and identify atoxigenic and toxigenic strains of Aspergillus section Flavi in southern Tanzania, and investigate possible application of atoxigenic strains in control of aflatoxin ...

The insu cient food supply due to low agricultural productivity and quality standards is one of the major modern challenges of global agricultural food production. Advances in conventional breeding and crop domestication ...

Heavy metals and pesticide residues in prawns, water and sediments, and sources of contamination were determined. Prawns, sediments and water samples were collected from agricultural farms and estuarine, along the coastline ...

The effects of blanching and drying on micro-nutrients: β-Carotene, Vitamin C, Folic acid, Iron (Fe), Zinc (Zn), Phosphorus (P) and anti-nutrients: Tannins and Oxalates composition of False Sesame Leaves (FSL) and Common ...

Some phenotypic traits from wild legumes are relatively less examined and exploited towards their domestication and improvement. Cooking time for instance, is one of the most central factors that direct a consumer’s ...

This study investigated the proximate composition, selected minerals potassium (K), calcium (Ca), iron (Fe) and zinc (Zn) and some quality attributes of fifteen Mchare cooking bananas mainly consumed in northern Tanzania. ...