Low acceptance and adoption of farming technologies has been reported in various studies from both developed and developing countries. In Tanzania, an attempt to modernise cassava processing with modern technology has ...

Onion is one of the most important vegetable in Tanzania. However, yields are generally low weeds are among the major pests which reduce onion yields. A field experiment was conducted to assess the effectiveness of weed ...

Reuse of wastewater for vegetable irrigation is common in developing countries due to its accessibility and being rich in fertilizing elements thus improving crops yield. Regardless of these advantages, the practice plays ...

With an objective of developing high yielding drought tolerant rice genotypes, marker assisted selection was employed in the selection of suitable donor parents and subsequent introgression of the drought tolerant alleles ...

Nitrogen and water management practices are key components in Crop production. Plants cannot grow in soil without water, so too when soil is saturated with water. Plants lacking N show stunted growth and yellowish leaves. ...

Fruit flies are among the major pests of cucurbits in many parts of Tanzania. Studies on fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) attacking cucurbit in Morogoro were conducted at Sokoine University of Agriculture (SUA). ...

Cassava roots represent the future of food and income generation for over 800 million people in the world however, its production is threatened by virus disease; Cassava brown streak disease (CBSD). Biotechnology approaches ...

Studies were conducted to assess the morphological, physiological and genetic diversity of finger millet genotypes with respect to yield and drought tolerance in Tanzania. Alpha lattice field experimental design was ...

Background Coffee is the most important stimulant beverage in the world and a major form of cash income for millions of smallholder farmers. The world’s coffee trade is dominated by two types Arabica and Robusta. Arabica ...

Fall armyworm (FAW) Spodoptera frugiperda is one of the most devastating polyphagous field crop pests in many parts of the world, including Tanzania. This study aimed at determining the influence of altitude on the ...