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Nutritional evaluation and consumer preference of legume fortified maize-meal porridge
Maize-meal porridge is commonly consumed meal for the adults as breakfast food and for the children as complementary food. Food-to-food fortification was employed in order to improve the protein content of maizemeal porridge ...
Pest risk analysis for Xanthomonas campestris pv. musacearum
Xanthomonas campestris pv. musacearum (Xcm) is the causative pathogen for banana Xanthomonas wilt (BXW). Commonly known as Xanthomonas wilt, it was reported first in Ethiopia on enset and later observed on banana in Uganda, ...
From best fit technologies to best fit scaling: incorporating and evaluating factors affecting the adoption of grain legumes in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Sub-Saharan Africa is characterised by diverse and heterogeneous environments
(World Bank, 2009), languages, cultures, institutions and histories (Hopkins, 2009)
and farming systems (Giller et al., 2011b; Tittonell et al., ...
Reducing spatial variability of soybean response to rhizobia inoculants in farms of variable soil fertility in Siaya County of western Kenya
Soybean grain yields in sub-Saharan Africa have remained at approximately 50% below those attained in South America despite numerous efforts. A study was conducted in Siaya County (western Kenya) involving 107 farms with ...
Loop-mediated Isothermal Amplification (LAMP) assay protocol for field detection of Ralstonia solanacearum spp
Loop-mediated Isothermal Amplification (LAMP) assay protocol for field detection of Ralstonia solanacearum spp
Facultative nitrogen fixation by legumes in the central Congo basin is downregulated during late successional stages
The contribution of the legume community to the nitrogen cycle during natural forest regeneration remains poorly understood. We systematically assessed the changes in abundance and nodulation status of all legumes, across ...
Sweetpotato Pot Study Data Summary
Banan fibre paper provides protection of sweet potato against root knot nematodes in pots, improving crop productivity and quality of tubers.
Fast Tracking of Certified Seed Potato Through the Use of Field Deployable LAMP Assay
Fast Tracking of Certified Seed Potato Through the Use of Field Deployable LAMP Assay.
Emerging and Re-emerging Ralstonia Solanacearum Species Complex straining causing Bacterial Wilt of Potato in Sub-Saharan Africa
Potato is a staple food and a major source of household income in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Despite its importance, yields remain low due to lack of proper agronomic practices, inadequate supply and use of high-quality ...
Understanding variability in soybean yield and response to P-fertilizer and rhizobium inoculants on farmers' fields in northern Nigeria
Soybean yields could benefit from the use of improved varieties, phosphate-fertilizer and rhizobium inoculants. In this study, we evaluated the results of widespread testing of promiscuous soybean varieties with four ...