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Growth chamber and field evaluation of physiological factors of two watermelon genotypes.
(Elsevier B.V, 2021-05-28)Drought is a major threat to food security worldwide, and drought-tolerant plants are a convenient model to study the mechanisms underlying drought tolerance. Some of the studies on drought tolerance mechanisms have been ... -
Evaluation 16 elite sugarcane lines for ethanol yield and yield related traits under rainfed conditions.
(Southern Cross Publishing, 2021-07-01)The world demand for clean renewable energy has seen a rise in use of sugarcane in production of bioenergy products like bioethanol which is produced from molasses and extracted juice of stalk. This then brings a competition ... -
Proximate composition and determination of the physicochemical characteristics of Mmilo (Vangueria infausta) oil from Botswana
(Greener Journal of Biological Sciences, 2021-07-07)Mmilo (Vangueria infausta) is an indigenous fruit that is available in parts of Botswana and is well consumed in several countries in Southern Africa. This study investigated the physicochemical properties of Mmilo oil ... -
Beekeeping Practices, Physiochemical Properties and Consumer Acceptability of Honey Collected from the Forest and Backyard Hives in Pandamatenga, Botswana.
(Junghaengsa, Inc, 2021-11-15)Beekeeping is an important agricultural activity in Botswana and supports the livelihoods of many people in the country. However, there is limited documented evidence on apicultural practices and quality of honey produced ... -
Antioxidant and cytotoxicity to liver cancer HepG2 cells in vitro of Korarima (Aframomumcorrorima (Braun) P.C.M. Jansen) seed extracts.
(Taylor and Francis Group., 2021-12-27)This study examined the total phenolic contents, in vitroantioxidant activity and anti-cancer effect of petroleum ether and aqueous: methanol (20:80, v/v) seed extracts of Aframomum corrorima (Ethiopian cardamom). The ... -
Bio-based smart materials for fish product packaging: a review.
(Taylor & Francis Online, 2022-04-25)Conventional packaging offers protection, containment, communication, and convenience to packaged food. The most commonly used packaging materials are petrochemical-based plastics which generate massive wastes that persist ... -
Effects of Bambara groundnut and Butternut blending on functional and sensory properties of sorghum flour porridge.
(AIMS Press, 2022-05-06)Mageu is a non-alcoholic fermented gruel processed from cereal grains, mostly maize and is widely consumed in the Southern African region. The refined maize meal used for mageu processing is limited in dietary fiber, ... -
An alternative food neophobia scale (FNS-A) to quantify responses to new foods.
(Elsevier, 2022-05-13)An alternative Food Neophobia Scale (FNS-A) was developed in three studies to measure food neophobia (reluctance to eat and avoidance of trying new foods). In Study 1, the original food neophobia scale, FNS (Pliner, & ... -
Genotypic variation in response to drought stress is associated with biochemical and transcriptional regulation of ureides metabolism in common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.).
(University of Ljubljana, 2022-05-29)Ureidic legumes such as common bean (Phaseoulus valgaris L.) plants export nitrogen from the nodules to shoots and leaves as ureides during symbiotic biological nitrogen fixation. Common bean gene encoding allantoinase ... -
Effects of Moringa oleifera seeds on the physicochemical properties and microbiological quality of borehole water from Botswana
(IWA Publishing, 2022-09-07)This study was conducted to determine the effects of Moringa oleifera seeds on the physicochemical properties and microbiological quality of borehole water collected from Thamaga village in Botswana. Borehole water samples ... -
Indigenous and under-utilised oil seeds of Botswana: proximate composition, phytochemical screening and antioxidant activity.
(Society of Phamarceutical Sciences and Research, 2022-10-01)Proximate composition, qualitative screening for phytochemicals (terpenoids, steroids, tannins, oxalates, coumarins, phenols, saponins, and flavonoids) and antioxidant properties in four selected indigenous oilseeds: morama ... -
Analysis of land cover land use change in the greater Gaborone area of South Eastern Botswana
(Ecological Society of China, 2023)Changes in land cover land use (LCLU) have long been considered to be among the many factors responsible for global environmental challenges. This study focused on assessing LCLU changes in the Greater Gaborone area of ... -
Review on edible water lilies and lotus: Future food, nutrition and their health benefits
(Elservier, 2023)Water lilies and lotus are regarded as good source of food, nutrition, and medicinal purposes. This review assessed scientific evidence for application of fifteen species of water lilies and lotus as functional and ... -
Nutritional composition, bioactive components and antioxidant activity of Moringa stenopetala and Moringa oleifera leaves grown in Gaborone, Botswana
(BioMed Central, 2023)Moringa is a multipurpose tree and an important vegetable crop elsewhere. However, it is recently introduced to Botswana and grown in the backyards of households as a shade. Its uses are generally unknown to the community, and ... -
Drought stress tolerance mechanisms and their potential common indicators to salinity, insights from the wild watermelon (Citrullus lanatus): A review
(Frontiers Media S.A., 2023-02-06)Climate change has escalated the effect of drought on crop production as it has negatively altered the environmental condition. Wild watermelon grows abundantly in the Kgalagadi desert even though the environment is ... -
Bioactive compounds, antioxidant capacity, functional and sensory properties of optimized complementary weaning flour processed from sorghum, soybean, and karkade (Hibiscus sabdariffa L.) seeds
(Elservier, 2023-03)The study aimed to formulate and optimize complementary weaning flours for better antioxidants and sensory acceptability. D-optimal constrained mixture design was used to generate Eighteen formulations with a range of ... -
Camel milk products: innovations, limitations and opportunities.
(BMC, 2023-03-04)Camel milk is the mainstay for millions of people in arid and semi-arid environments. In these areas, it is mainly consumed raw or after it spontaneously turns sour. Although some attempts have been made to produce dairy ... -
Physical and mechanical properties of morula (Sclerocarya birrea subsp. Caffra) nuts.
(Int. Comm. of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, 2023-06-28)Morula nuts were characterized for several physical and mechanical properties relevant to food process engineering. Mean moisture content of the nuts which had been naturally dried under the sun was 7.65% (w.b.). Mean nut ... -
Hypolipidaemic effects of papaya (Carica papaya L.) juice on rats fed on a high fat and fructose diet.
(Cambridge University Press, 2023-07-10)Papaya (Carica papaya L.) is a highly nutritious and less-caloric fruit, commonly consumed for its minerals and vitamins and hence may help in controlling obesity and abdominal discomforts. The present study investigated ... -
Terminalia Prunioides pods herbal tea: Antioxidant activity, proximate, and metal content analysis.
(Elsevier Ltd, 2023-10)Growth in the demand for herbal teas has led to an increase in their research and commercial activities. In this study, the quantitative assessment of Motsiara (Terminalia prunioides) pods herbal tea was performed by ...