August 2024

Comparative Study of Organic Manures on Post-Harvest Quality of Cauliflower

Cauliflower (Brassica oleracea var. botrytis L.) an important crop species of the Brassicaceae family is among the highly grown vegetable crop in Nepal. In Nepal cauliflower is grown mostly by using a combination of organic and inorganic manures where the ratio of inorganic manures dominates the organic one. Inorganic manures are also important as these provide nutrients to the soil which in turn provide them to crops...

Author(s): Prakash Awasthi and Shiva Prasad Adhikari  

September 2024

Integrated processing: An approach towards small diameter logs utilization and product diversification for commercial forestry in Tanzania

To meet the ever-increasing demand for timber, it is necessary to maximize the utilization of trees. Forestry practices have traditionally harvested only large-diameter trees (DBH > 25 cm), overlooking the vast potential residing in small-diameter stems (DBH < 15 cm) and the top parts of large-diameter trees. This issue is also evident in Tanzania, causing the industry to face underutilization of small-diameter...

Author(s): Ntalikwa S. J., Nordfjell T., Abeli W. S., Shemwetta D. T. K. and Mwanja C. K.,