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Determination of mineral content in sugar bean, lentils and groundnuts sold by the roadside in Gaborone, Botswana
(Human Journals, 2020-06-20)
Samples of raw lentils, sugar beans and groundnuts were bought from a street vendor by the roadside at Gaborone Bus Station. Sample preparation was carried out by microwave digestion process. The digests were analyzed for ...
Potentials of Guinea Grass (Panicum maximum) as Forage Crop in Livestock Production
(Asian Network for Scientific Information, 2004)
Panicum maximum (guinea grass) is native to Africa but this grass was introduced to almost all tropical countries as a source of animal forage. It grows well on a wide variety of well drained soils of good fertility and ...
Assessing the impact of climate change on the staple baskets of Botswana and South Africa.
(World Scientific PublishingEurope Ltd, 2021-04-13)
Today, the world is, figuratively speaking, much “smaller” than it was about 50years ago. Rapid advances in information and telecommunication technologies, aswell as frequent international discourses, cause our ...
Evaluating different soil tillage surface conditions on their rainwater harvesting potential in Botswana
(African Journal of Rural Development (AFJRD), 2015-10-03)
Rain water harvesting (RWH) is described as concentration, collection, storage and use of rain fall via runoff for various purposes such as domestic, livestock and agricultural use. RWH systems can be classified as macro, ...
Factors Influencing Methane (CH4) and Nitrous oxide (N2O) Emissions from Soils: A Review
(International Journal of Forest, Soil and Erosion, 2013-08)
Methane (CH4 ) and nitrous oxide (N2O) are the two most important non-carbon dioxide (CO2 ) greenhouse gases (GHGs) that play a critical role in shaping the global climate. Their concentrations in the atmosphere have been ...
Elephant impact on shoot distribution on trees and on rebrowsing by smaller browsers
(Elservier, 2006-10)
In order to determine the effects of a megaherbivore, the African elephant (Loxodonta africana) on browse available for mesoherbivores, we assessed the vertical distribution of shoots (< 6 mm in diameter) on trees with ...
Yield and Yield Attributes of Tomato as Influenced by Organic Fertilizer
(SCIENCEDOMAIN international, 2016-03-31)
A field experiment was established at the Botswana University of Agriculture and Natural Resources to evaluate the effects of organic fertilizer on yield and yield attributes of tomato from October 2014 to March 2015. The ...
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 ...
Camels in Botswana: Herd dynamics and future development implications
(Botswana University of Agriculture and Natural Resources, 2019)
This study was conducted to assess the current status of camels kept at the Tsabong Ecotourism Camel Park (TECP) and to make recommendations for improvement of their productivity. A semi-structured questionnaire was prepared ...
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, ...