The inhibitory activity of selected invasive alien species leaf extracts against tomato bacterial wilt was studied in vitro and greenhouse. In vitro inhibitory activity was undertaken in a disc diffusion sensitivity test. ...

Eighty one isolates of Ralstonia solanacearum-like bacteria on triphenyl tetrazolium chloride (TTC) medium were collected from different Solanaceae crops (i.e. potato, tomato and pepper plants and potato tubers) at various ...

Apricots are highly desirable aromatic fresh fruits, although their high respiration rates as climacteric fruit limits their shelf life. Thus, they are often preserved as dried fruits or jams for enjoyment throughout the ...

Landsat data were used to assess urbanization-induced dynamics in Land use/cover (LULC), surface thermal intensity, and its relationships with urban biophysical composition. The study was undertaken in Addis Ababa city, ...

Abstract: The effect of maize, malted barley and roasted pea blending ratio on mineral, total carotenoids and anti-nutritional contents of complementary foods were evaluated. Malted barley was used as a source of amylases, ...

Arabica coffee (Coffea arabica L.) is an economically important crop, which is contributing the highest of all export revenues in Ethiopia. There has been no systematic diversity analysis carried out in Limu coffee germplasm ...

Morphological characterization of coffee accessions is a precondition for the improvement of coffee varieties for yield and disease resistance. A total of 133 coffee accessions collected from Bale and West Arsi zone were ...

An experiment was conducted at Dugda district in the Central Rift Valley of Ethiopia under field conditions to determine the impacts of tillage levels, N and P fertilizers on growth and yield of maize (Zea mays L.). Two ...

In vitro germination, callus induction and plant regeneration has been established for dingetegna, Taverniera abyssinica. The best in vitro germination of seeds and vigorous seedlings growth as a prerequisite for the ...