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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 ...
Agricultural Drainage Water Assessment for Possible Reuse: A Case Study from Pandamatenga Commercial Arable Farms in Botswana
(International Journal For Multidisciplinary Research, 2023-09-10)
This study set out to assess the quality of water in the drainage channel located in the northern plain of the Pandamatenga Commercial Arable farms in Botswana for possible agricultural reuse. This was achieved by analysing ...
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 ...
Non-seasonal Landsat based bare area gain detection in Botswana during 2002 to 2020 Period using Maximum Likelihood Classifier (MLC).
(South African Journal of Geomatics, 2022-09-04)
This paper estimates bare area gain detected using cloud free Landsat 7 (ETM+) and Landsat 8 (OLI) in Botswana. From 2002 to 2020, agricultural fields shrunk by 76.4%, while built-up increased by 49.2%, and bare areas ...
Potential Use of Compatible Osmolytes as Drought Tolerance Indicator in Local Watermelon (Citrullus lanatus) Landraces.
(Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI), 2024-05)
Watermelons are one of the most important crop species, and they are enjoyed across the globe; however, the cultivation of watermelon commercial varieties in arid regions is challenging, as they are highly susceptible to ...
The Association of General and Central Obesity with Dietary Patterns and Socioeconomic Status in Adult Women in Botswana.
(Hindawi, 2020-09-01)
Dietary patterns and their association with general and central obesity among adult women were studied using a cross-sectional survey with multistage cluster sampling in urban and rural areas nationwide in Botswana. The ...
Spatial and temporal variation of soil properties and soil organic carbon in semi-arid areas of Sub-Sahara Africa
(Elservier, 2024-03)
Land cover land use (LCLU) patterns play a crucial role in shaping the biosphere and global climate. This influence is especially pronounced in arid and semi-arid regions, where environmental vulnerabilities are heightened. ...
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 ...
Assessing accumulation (growth and internal mobility) of Salmonella Typhimurium LT2 in fresh-cut cantaloupe (Cucumis melo L.) for optimization of decontamination strategies
(Elservier, 2023-08)
Fresh cantaloupe flesh has intercellular spaces, which may be the route for internalization of gram-negative bacteria. Growth of Salmonella Typhimurium LT2 was described by the Baranyi growth model, while and exponential ...
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 ...