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Selected soil properties for prediction of plague vectors and reservoirs in Mavumo area, Lushoto district, Tanzania

John, B. H.; Msanya, B. M.; Kimaro, D. N.; Meliyo, J. L.; Mulungu, Loth S.; Kihupi, N. I.; Gulinck, H. (RUFORUM, 2010-09)

The importance of selected soil properties with respect to occurrence of plague vectors and reservoirs was studied in Lushoto District, Tanzania. Plague reservoirs showed significant correlation (p<0.05) with subsoil ...
Evaluation of the soil fertility status in relation to crop nutritive quality in the selected physiographic units of Mbeya Region, Tanzania

Amuri, N.; Semu, E.; Msanya, B. M.; Mhoro, L.; Anthony, J. M. (RUFORUM, 2010-09)

This study is assessing soil fertility status in Mbeya region of Tanzania in terms of adequacy for crop growth and crop nutrient status in terms of human nutrition. It will examine levels of macro and micronutrient. The ...
Growth of Streptomyces isolates from four soils in Morogoro, Tanzania, under culture-media pH conditions other than their original environmental pH

Semu, Ernest; Akishule, Doris (Sokoine University of Agriculture, Tanzania., 2011-12)

A study was conducted to assess the ability of Streptomyces isolates to grow under pH conditions other than their original environmental pH. The study involved isolation of Streptomyces from soils in four different locations ...
Contents of micronutrients in different vegetables grown in different locations in Tanzania: implications for soil fertility and nutrition potential of the vegetables

Semu, Ernest; Mlaki, J. S. (Sokoine University of Agriculture, Tanzania., 2012)

Samples of twenty two different vegetables were collected from different locations in Tanzania, in three replicates, with the objective of determining their micronutrient contents. The samples were washed, dried, ground, ...
Dynamics of land use and land cover changes in the Pugu and Kazimzumbwi Forest Reserves

Mdemu, M.; Kashaigili, J. J.; Lupala, J.; Levira, P.; Liwenga, E.; Nduganda, A.; Mwakapuja, F. (Proceedings of the first Climate Change Impacts, Mitigation and Adaptation Programme Scientific Conference, 2012)

Urban growth contributes to land use and land cover changes in protected forest reserves primarily through conversion of peri-urban areas into settlements, agriculture and unsustainable harvesting of ecosystem services ...
Chemical properties of travertine from different sources in Rwanda with regards to their calcium oxide and magnesium oxide contents

Sirikare, N.S.; Naramabuye, F.X.; Marwa, E; Semu, E. (Sokoine University of Agriculture, Tanzania., 2012)

This study was conducted in the districts of Rusizi, Korongi and Musanze districts, Rwanda in areas where travertine is found. The objective of the study was to characterize the chemical compositions of travertine for ...
Understanding Farmers Information Communication Strategies for Managing Climate Risks in Rural Semi-Arid Areas, Tanzania

Churi, Ayubu J; Mlozi, Malongo R. S; Tumbo, Siza D; Casmir, Respickius (International Journal of Information and Communication Technology Research, 2012)

Crop production risk caused by climate variability cannot be managed in the absence of climate information. Despite the use of various communication strategies by rural communities in Tanzania, access and use of agricultural ...
Impact of projected climate change on agricultural production in Semi-arid areas of Tanzania: a case of Same district

TUMBO, S.D; KAHIMBA, F.C; MBILINYI, B.P; RWEHUMBIZA, F.B; MAHOO, H.F; MBUNGU, W.B; ENFORS, E (African Crop Science Society, 2012-01)

Sub-Saharan Africa is one of the most vulnerable regions in the World to climate change because of widespread poverty and limited adaptive capacity. The future climate change is likely to present an additional challenge ...
Pedological characteristics and implication on soil fertility of selected soils of Mbeya Region, Tanzania

Amuri, N.; Mhoro, L.; Munishi, J. A.; Msanya, B. M.; Semu, E.; Malley, Z. (RUFORUM, 2012-09)

Understanding the soil origin and its fertility in a given climatic conditions is important for efficient and sustainable utilization of soils. The composition of parent material determines the mineral nutrient content ...
Contribution of legume rotations to the nitrogen requirements of a subsequent maize crop on a rhodic ferralsol in Tanga, Tanzania

Marandu, A. E. T.; Semu, E.; Mrema, J. P.; Nyaki, A. S. (2013)

Industrial fertilizers are expensive for small-scale farmers who, as alternative, rely on legume crops for providing N for a subsequent maize crop. A legume-maize rotational experiment was carried out on a Rhodic Ferralsol ...
Evaluation of Aqueous Extracted Moringa Leaf Meal as a Protein Source for Nile Tilapia Juveniles

Madalla, N.; Agbo, N.W.; Jauncey, K. (2013)

This study was conducted to evaluate suitabi lity ofmor inga leaf meal (MLM) as an alternative source of protein for Oreochromis niloticus. MLM was soaked overnight in tap water at 1:1 w/v to remove saponins and other ...
Lepus conference soils, land use and plague Lushoto, Tanzania

Hieronimo, P.; Meliyo, J.; Gulinck, H.; Kimaro, D.; Msanya, B.; Mulungu, L.; Kihupi, N.; Deckers, S.; Leirs, H.; Leirs, H. (Sokoine University of Agriculture, 2013-08)

This excursion guide leads you to the case study area of the LEPUS project. The study area is located in a 200 km2 section of the Western Usambara Mountains and within the Lushoto district (map 1 ). I t is centred over ...
Enhancing child nutrition and livelihoods of rural households in Malawi and Tanzania through postharvest value-chain technology improvements in groundnuts

Spieldoch, A.; Cardwell, A.; Fleckenstein, M.; Clarke, S.; Schafer, B.; Siambi, M.; Gondwe, L.; Madzonga, O.; Msere, H.; Muzanila, Y.; Chove, B.; Lyimo, M.; Remmy, E. (2013-09-30)

Historically, investments in improved groundnut production through agricultural research and development efforts have been devoted to increased productivity and production in the field (i.e. preharvest) whereas much less ...
Incorporating pigeon pea compost with minjingu fertilizer brands to determine their effects on maize production in Morogoro, Tanzania

Kisetu, Eliakira; Mtakimwa, Ziada Salum (World Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 2013-10-24)

This study intended to find alternative ways of increasing phosphorus (P) in soils using Minjingu fertilizer brands since maize yield in Tanzania has been retarded by low soil fertility. Maize (Zea mays L.) var. TMV-1 ...
Effects of elevated copper levels on biological nitrogen fixation and occurrence of rhizobia in a Tanzanian coffee-cropped soil

Tindwa, H.; Semu, E.; Msumali, G. P. (Sokoine University of Agriculture, 2014)

A study was conducted to investigate the effects of increasing copper concentration in soil on rhizobial occurrence and the process of biological nitrogen fixation. Two slow-growing bradyrhizobial strains CP, and GM, and ...
Agronomic management strategies for adaptation to the current climate variability: the case of North-Eastern Tanzania

Tumbo, Siza D.; Rwehumbiza, Filbert B.; Kahimba, Frederick C.; Enfors, Elin; Mahoo, Henry F.; Mbilinyi, Boniface P.; Mkoga, Zacharia; Churi, Ayubu (2014)

Rainfed agriculture in semi-arid areas of sub-Saharan Africa faces a great challenge due to increasingly high variability and unreliability of rainfall. Two of the effective adaptive responses to reduce the vulnerability ...
Status of Selected Properties of Soils under Crop Livestock Farming System in Eastern Ethiopia

Wogi, Lemma; Msaky, J. J; Rwehumbiza, F. B. R; Kibret, Kibebew (Science Domain, 2014)

nformation on soil properties and fertility status of soils at farm levels under particular farming system is essential for boosting farm productivity and for sufficient food production. This study was conducted to ...
Uranium contamination in drinking water and foodstuffs in Bahi District, Central Tanzania

Marwa, Ernest M.M; Mziray, Zainab J; Chove, Bernard E; Kaaya, Abel K (JCEE, 2014)

A field survey was conducted in Bahi District in Central Tanzania to investigate uranium levels in drinking water and to evaluate its contamination in some foodstuffs as proxy to their safety for human and animal ...
Phosphorus Adsorption Isotherm: A Key Aspect for Soil Phosphorus Fertility Management

Wogi, Lemma; Msaky, J. J; Rwehumbiza, F. B. R; Kibebew, Kibret (Science Domain, 2014)

Characterization of soils in terms of phosphorus adsorption capacity is fundamental for effective soil phosphorus fertility management and for efficient utilization of phosphorus fertilizers. Thus, this study was ...
Response of Irish potato to NPK fertilizer application and its economic return when grown on an Ultisol of Morogoro, Tanzania

Shaaban, Husna; Kisetu, Eliakira (Scienceweb Publishing, 2014)

A field experiment was conducted to determine the effects of different rates of NPK fertilizer on performance of Irish potato (Solanum tuberosum L.). This experiment employed use of 150 and 300 kg ha-1 of NPK (23:10:5) ...

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