Fungi play an important role in environment and human welfare. For instance, some fungi are edible, some produce antibiotics and they are used in a wide range of industries. Fifteen cultures were examined for characters ...

The study aimed to assess the effect of post-harvest loss reduction of Irish potato on food security in Rwanda. Specifically the study aimed to map the key Irish potato value chain actors in Musanze district, to analyse ...

Dietary exogenous proteases (ENZ) can be used in poultry production to improve the growth of chickens fed low-protein (LP) diets. We hypothesized that ENZ supplemented in an LP diet would improve growth performance and ...

Savannahs make up about 20% of the world’s land surface, whereas African savannahs constitute 50% of the land area and have been used as parks to conserve nature and for outdoor recreation. However, conserving biodiversity ...

Field experiments were carried out in summer 2017 and 2018 at Zonal Agricultural Research Station (ZARS), University of Agricultural Sciences, GKVK, Bengaluru, India on red sandy loam soil. The main objective was to evaluate ...

Herbicide application has become a major breakthrough in agricultural productivity in the whole world since its benefit has been overwhelming over the years. Nevertheless, its harmful impact on the non-target soil ...

Xanthomonas wilt is a major constraint to banana production in the East and Central Africa. The disease can cause up to 100% yield losses if proper management strategies are not well implemented. Understanding of disease ...

Cellulases play an important role in biomass utilization. Many fungi produce cellulases with high activities. The aim of this study is to describe the optimization of process parameters for the production of extracellular ...

Potato is an important food commodity and efforts to increase its productivity should focus on addressing production limiting factors. Potato bacterial wilt (PBW) caused by Ralstonia solanacearum is one of the major ...