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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 ...
Characterization and detection of maize-associated pteridovirus (MaPV), infecting maize (Zea mays) in the Arusha region of Tanzania
(Springer Nature, 2019-03-01)
Maize lethal necrosis disease (MLND) is currently threatening maize production in a large area of East Africa. Synergistic infections of Maize chlorotic mottle virus (MCMV) and members of the Potyviridae family are known ...
Effects of Growth Conditions on the Forms of Xenorhabdus nematophila: A Symbiotic Bacterium of the Entomopathogenic Steinernema carpocapsae
(Ingenta, 2019-06)
Xenorhabdus nematophila (X . nematophila) is a mutualistic gram negative bacterium, associated with the entomopathogenic nematodes of the genus Steinernema. The nematode-bacterial complexes increase the pathogen's ability ...
Tomato Leafminer, Tuta absoluta (Meyrick 1917), an emerging agricultural pest in Sub-Saharan Africa: Current and prospective management strategies
(Academic Journal, 2017-02-17)
Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) is an important vegetable crop for income and nutrition of smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa. However, it is attacked by many insect pests that cause high
economic losses. This ...
Tomato Leafminer (Tuta absoluta Meyrick 1917): A Threat to Tomato Production in Africa
(Journal of Agriculture and Ecology Research International, 2016-11-28)
Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) is an important vegetable crop for income, food and nutrition in Africa. Production of the crop is currently threatened by leaf miner [Tuta absoluta (Meyrick) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae)]. ...
Socio-Economic Factors for Anthill Soil Utilization by Smallholder Farmers in Zambia
(MDPI, 2019-09-05)
In this study, we surveyed two districts of Zambia—Choma and Pemba. The aim of this study was to obtain the perspective of farmers on anthill soil utilization practices for key information that could contribute towards the ...
The potential of anthill soils in agriculture production in Africa: A review
(International Journal of Biosciences, 2017-11-30)
In this review, we have attempted to highlight the critical role which anthills could play in sustainable agriculture
practices as a locally available resource for the benefit of financially and soil fertility challenged ...
Current Status of Cashew Leaf and Nut Blight Disease (Cryptosporiopsis spp.) and Screening of Elite Cashew Hybrids Developed in 1996 and 1998 against the Disease in Eastern and Southern Tanzania
(Research in Plant Disease, 2018-12-31)
Cashew (Anacardium occidentale L.) is an export crop and source of income in Tanzania. However, its productivity is challenged by insect pests and diseases. Cashew Leaf and Nut Blight Disease (CLNBD) caused
by Cryptosporipsis ...
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, ...
Molecular characterization of Morogoro maize-associated virus, a nucleorhabdovirus detected in maize (Zea mays) in Tanzania.
(Springer Vienna, 2019-06-01)
RNAtag-seq of maize samples collected in Tanzania revealed the presence of a previously undescribed nucleorhabdovirus, tentatively named "Morogoro maize-associated virus" (MMaV), in three samples. The MMaV genome is ...