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Biomonitoring of Acetylcholinesterase (AChE) Activity among Smallholder Horticultural Farmers Occupationally Exposed to Mixtures of Pesticides in Tanzania
(Hindawi, 2019-09-11)
Biomonitoring of pesticides exposure has currently become a matter of great public concern due to the potential health effects of
pesticides. ,is study assessed levels of acetylcholinesterase (AChE) inhibition and associated ...
Assessment of Farmers’ Indigenous Knowledge and Preferences: A Tool for Sustainable Lablab Bean (Lablab purpureus. L. Sweet) Improvement and Utilization in Northern Tanzania
(Journal of Advances in Biology & Biotechnology, 2019-03-27)
Participatory farmers’ selection of preferred lablab bean (Lablab purpureus L. Sweet) was
conducted in Moshi Rural, Kilimanjaro in northern Tanzania to identify farmers preferred traits and
accessions. An experimental ...
Assessment of Water Absorption Capacity and Cooking Time of Wild Under-Exploited Vigna Species towards their Domestication
(MDPI, 2019-09-04)
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 ...
Influence of Nicotine Released in Soils to the Growth of Subsequent Maize Crop, Soil Bacteria and Fung
(International Journal of Agriculture and Biology, 2019)
Nicotine is a major secondary metabolite of tobacco plant. Nicotine is secreted from the tobacco plant roots, while it is stored
in leaf vacuoles. However, some amount of nicotine is released to the soil environment ...
Dynamics of nicotine across the soil–tobacco plant interface is dependent on agro-ecology, nitrogen source, and rooting depth
(Elsevier, 2019-12)
Tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum L.) is the primary nicotine producing plant through its root system (Steppuhn et al., 2004; Shoji et al., 2008). It produces nicotine to as high as 4% of its leaf content compared with potato, ...
Integrating UAV Technology in an Ecological Monitoring System for Community Wildlife Management Areas in Tanzania
(MDPI, 2019-11-03)
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) have recently emerged as a new remote sensing
aerial platform, and they are seemingly advancing real-time data generation. Nonetheless,
considerable uncertainties remain in the extent to ...
Productivity of intercropping with maize and common bean over five cropping seasons on smallholder farms of Tanzania
(Elsevier B.V., 2019-11-14)
Intercropping with maize (Zea mays L.) and common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) is one of the widely used practices of producing food crops on smallholder farms in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). However, the knowledge on the ...
Different Plant Extracts against Phytophthora infestans (Mont.) de Bary in Tomato in Vitro
(Scientific Research Publishing Inc., 2019-04-30)
The objective of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of plant extracts in
managing late blight disease in tomato, in vitro. Crude extracts were from
Plectranthus barbatus , Tephrosia vogelii , Sphaeranthus suaveolens ...
Field Margin Vegetation in Tropical African Bean Systems Harbours Diverse Natural Enemies for Biological Pest Control in Adjacent Crops
(MDPI, 2019-11-14)
Non-crop vegetation around farmland can be valuable habitats for enhancing ecosystem
services but little is known of the importance of field margins in supporting natural enemies of
insect pests in tropical agriculture. ...
Survey and conventional management methods of bacterial wilt disease in open fields and greenhouses in Tanzania
(Springer International Publishing, 2019-06-12)
A study was conducted from January to February 2018 to determine bacterial wilt disease (BWD) incidence and severity in open-field and greenhouse environments in twelve tomato growing districts in Tanzania. About 220 farmers ...