Exploring agro-ecological significance, knowledge gaps, and research priorities in arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi.

Unlabelled: This systematic review examines the global agricultural relevance and practical environmental implications of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) within the phylum Glomeromycota. Following PRISMA guidelines, ensuring a comprehensive and unbiased literature review, a literature search was conducted, focusing on the functional roles of AMF in enhancing crop productivity, nutrient uptake, and soil health. Key findings reveal that AMF contribute significantly to sustainable agriculture by reducing the need for chemical fertilizers and increasing plant resilience to environmental stressors like drought, salinity, or pest resistance.

Impact of sowing date and level of phosphorus application on economic returns in cotton.

This study explored the economic dynamics of cotton ( L.) production in Msilale village, Chato District, Tanzania. The experiment utilized a factorial design with sowing dates on November 25, December 15, and January 4, and phosphorus levels at 0, 20, 40, and 60 kg P ha, replicated three times.

Effect of weeding methods and weeding time on flushing and flowering of cashew ( L.) in South-Eastern, Tanzania.

Background: Weeds are important biotic agents that have a big impact on plant yields and growth. In southern Tanzania, the timing and effects of weeding were studied in relation to cashew flushing and flowering.

Methods: For the study, three cashew development centers (CDC) were chosen.

Exploring urban green packages as part of Nature-based Solutions for climate change adaptation measures in rapidly growing cities of the Global South.

Given a lot of elusive information on the use and implementation of Nature-based Solutions (NbS) in the Global South, this review provides a synthesis of the evidence on the: - (1) distribution of urban green technologies in form of arboriculture and urban agriculture as a part of NbS packages for the sustainability of cities against population growth and impact of climate change; and (2) options of integrating and mainstreaming various NbS packages into city development policies, planning processes, and decision-making agendas. The sustainability of urban green as part of NbS packages and the usefulness for improvement of livelihoods is determined by the spatial (geographical location) and temporal (time of action) scales, and socio-ecological and institutional factors. Various NbS packages have shown the ability for use as climate change adaptation measures throughout the world.

Intensification of common bean and maize production through rotations to improve food security for smallholder farmers.

A field experiment was conducted to understand whether non-formalized monocultures of maize could be substituted by the rotations with common bean on smallholder farms. This study was installed in the northern highlands of Tanzania along the slopes of the highest African peak of Mt. Kilimanjaro with the predominance of smallholder farmers.

Unravelling disposal benefits derived from underutilized brewing spent products in Tanzania.

The valorization of raw materials including grain barley, hops, and yeasts, consumption of natural resources like water and energy (heat and electric), use of fertilizers and/or organic substrates, and pesticides in brewing is a global concern. The disposal benefits associated with the spent grain, surplus hops, and surplus yeast is economically and environmentally unrecovered in Sub-Saharan Africa, in which Tanzania is also included. Literature synthesis showed that Tanzania is the 8th worldwide in brewing producing over 4.