July 2020

Oxygen demand of bean bruchids (Acanthoscelides obtectus Say)

The common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L) is an important crop in many countries and its safe storage is crucial in maintaining a sufficient and high quality food supply for the community. A non-chemical storage technique, hermetic storage, is being used to control the bean bruchid (Acanthoscelides obtectus Say), a beetle which can cause large losses to stored beans. Experiments were carried out using hermetically sealed...

Author(s): Jeffrey Askey, Carl Bern, Thomas Brumm and Joel Coats  

September 2020

Effect of treatments with bunch bagging on production, fruit quality and damage by thrips of banana

The effect of treatments of banana with blue polyethylene bag covering bunches on the production parameters at harvest, fruit quality during ripening and damage by thrips has been determined. Nine treatments with banana bunch blue polyethylene bags, including the control were evaluated. A complete randomized block design was used. Four replicates per treatment were used with five bunches each. Bunch weight, finger...

Author(s): Pedro Antonio Moscoso-Ramírez and Augusto Peña-Peña  

October 2020

Maize farmers’ knowledge and perception of improved postharvest storage technologies in Kilolo District, Tanzania

This study assessed small-scale maize farmers’ knowledge and perception on the use of improved postharvest storage technologies in Kilolo District, Tanzania. The participants of the study include 260 farmers who were randomly selected from four villages. Data were collected by using interview schedule, questionnaire, Focus Group Discussions (FGD) and personal observation. Descriptive statistics such as means,...

Author(s): Athman Kyaruzi Ahmad and Gosbert Lukenku Shausi