ABSTRACT: A systematic survey was carried out to determine the incidence and distribution of tomato virus diseases in Ethiopia. Fifty seven tomato fields were inspected, 570 plant samples were collected and tested by DAS-ELISA against eight tomato infecting viruses. The presence of a Tomato yellow leaf curl virus (TYLCV) in selected symptomatic samples was confirmed by immunocapture-polymerase chain reaction (IC-PCR)…
Tags: Begomoviruses, DAS-ELISA, IC-PCR, Tomato
ABSTRACT: Browse species serve as the main feed sources for pastoralists’ livestock especially during the dry season when herbaceous feed sources are exhausted. The study was conducted in Aba’ala District, Afar Regional State of Ethiopia to assess the indigenous knowledge on browse ecology and use and to investigate the browse selection by animals…
Tags: Acacia species, Browse preference, Diet selection, Nutritive value
ABSTRACT: A very long history of human interference and pressure from population growth has imparted different land use types in the Chilimo forest: shrub land, closed forest, Cupressus lusitanica plantation, Eucalyptus plantation, Juniperus procera dominated stand, Olea europaea subsp. cuspidata dominated stand, open forest, Podocarpus falcatus dominated stand, abandoned arable land, and grassland…
Tags: Afromontane, Forest degradation, Restoration, Soil seed bank, Species diversity
ABSTRACT: Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) association of Mangifera indica (mango), Musa acuminate (banana), Carica papaya (papaya), Citrus limon (lemon), Persea americana (avocado), and Psidium guajava (guava) was investigated from a lowland area of Showa Robit…
Tags: Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi, Claroideoglomus, Fruit crops, Glomus, Root colonization.
ABSTRACT: An attempt was made to optimize protein extraction from sweet orange wastes (SOW) and orange pulp wastes (OPW) using Aspergillus niger isolate No. 5 by solid state fermentation…
Tags: Aspergillus niger isolate, Orange wastes, Protein enrichment, Solid state fermentation, Standardization of protein